The Careful InvestorJ.B. Lippincott, 1914 - 289 páginas |
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... increase the security of invest- ments . Improvement has proceeded so far that it is now possible to offer the investor thoroughly safe bonds which will yield a much higher rate of interest than was , until recent years , thought con ...
... increase the security of invest- ments . Improvement has proceeded so far that it is now possible to offer the investor thoroughly safe bonds which will yield a much higher rate of interest than was , until recent years , thought con ...
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... well for the American people if the present dullness in brokerage circles , in so far as this dullness represents increasing knowledge of the pitfalls of margin speculation , shall continue . For 25 A LAMB IN THE STOCK MARKET.
... well for the American people if the present dullness in brokerage circles , in so far as this dullness represents increasing knowledge of the pitfalls of margin speculation , shall continue . For 25 A LAMB IN THE STOCK MARKET.
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... increasing fraction into bonds . It has been estimated that on the average a quarter of a billion dollars a year , and the real figures are probably higher , is lost in bad invest- ments ; sunk in margins on the stock exchange ; donated ...
... increasing fraction into bonds . It has been estimated that on the average a quarter of a billion dollars a year , and the real figures are probably higher , is lost in bad invest- ments ; sunk in margins on the stock exchange ; donated ...
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... increase the safety of the loan . The corporation bond is , therefore , not only protected like any other prom- issory note by all the property of the borrower which can be sold for the lender's benefit if default is made on either ...
... increase the safety of the loan . The corporation bond is , therefore , not only protected like any other prom- issory note by all the property of the borrower which can be sold for the lender's benefit if default is made on either ...
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... increasing stock capital keeps down the dividend rates of even the most prosperous companies to 6 or 7 per cent . It is a ... increase in the amount of stock , if made for lawful purposes and in a lawful manner . He has no claim upon the ...
... increasing stock capital keeps down the dividend rates of even the most prosperous companies to 6 or 7 per cent . It is a ... increase in the amount of stock , if made for lawful purposes and in a lawful manner . He has no claim upon the ...
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Página 179 - A common carrier, railroad corporation or street railroad corporation organized or existing, or hereafter incorporated, under or by virtue of the laws of the state of Missouri, may issue stocks, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable at periods of more than twelve months after the date thereof, when necessary for the acquisition of property, the construction, completion, extension or improvement of its facilities, or for the improvement or maintenance of its service or for the discharge...
Página 245 - ... all contracts or acts which were unreasonably restrictive of competitive conditions, either from the nature or character of the contract or act or where the surrounding circumstances were such as to justify the conclusion that they had not been entered into or performed with the legitimate purpose of reasonably forwarding personal interest and developing trade, but, on the contrary, were...
Página 99 - The share of infamy, that is likely to fall to the lot of each individual in public acts, is small indeed ; the operation of opinion being in the inverse ratio to the number of those who abuse power. Their own approbation of their own acts has to them the appearance of a public judgment in their favour.
Página 99 - Society requires not only that the passions of individuals should be subjected, but that even in the mass and body, as well as in the individuals, the inclinations of men should frequently be thwarted, their will controlled, and their passions brought into subjection.
Página 55 - America to them in hand paid by the party of the second part, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged...
Página 180 - In passing upon the application for leave to issue additional capital stock, the Commission will consider : "(5) Whether there is reasonable prospect of fair return upon the investment proposed, to the end that securities having apparent worth but actually little or no value may not be issued with our sanction.
Página 180 - For the purpose of enabling it to determine whether it should issue such an order, the Commission shall make such inquiry or investigation, hold such hearings and examine such witnesses, books, papers, documents or contracts as it may deem of importance in enabling it to reach a determination.
Página 179 - ... provided and not otherwise that there shall have been secured from the proper commission an order authorizing such issue, and the amount thereof and stating that, in the opinion of the commission, the use of the capital to be secured by the issue of such stock, bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness is reasonably required for the said purposes of the corporation...
Página 96 - They do not feel the importance of an exact conformity to contracts. It has not been their habit to meet their engagements on the very day if not quite convenient. Certainly they attach no idea of dishonesty to such a course of dealing. They mean to pay, but they did not expect when they contracted the debt to distress themselves about the payment. If a friend wants a, thousand dollars for a loan or a gift, he can have it, though perhaps a creditor wants it also. We do not mean to intimate that there...
Página 94 - The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against any of the United States by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.