PREFACE The Author of this Work, having in his professional capacity visited every county in Ireland, except two, and having thus had opportunities, spreading over some years, of informing himself both as to the capabilities of the soil and the character of the people, was, after a time, forcibly impressed with the misapprehension existing in...
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EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION UNTIL quite recently the term ” Thrift ” conveyed meagre conceptions to the aver age mind. There have been, it is true, individuals now and then who, because of so-called peculiar characteristics, or possessing dispositional make-up, unusual or rare, have practiced thrift. These, for the most part, however, have been looked upon...
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THERE is an increasing feeling throughout the United States that there has developed in recent years a power with which the Government is unable to cope, and which is beyond the control of the public. The steps by which this power has been centred in the hands of a few men are little known...
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FOREWORD The New York Stock Exchange can The be said to have been begun 125 years. Beginning ago 100 years of which it has of the passed under a formulated Constitution. Its beginning was three years after the adoption of the Constitution of the United States and the first meeting of Congress, three years...
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What Our Problem Is There are available for purchase or sale securities of the widest possible variety, issued by countless corporations, municipalities, states, nations, etc. Merely to learn the names of all of them represents a quite impossible task. Equally varied with respect to their individual requirements are the purchasers and sellers of these...
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PREFACE While the popular impression is probably the reverse, yet it is an undeniable fact that a far vaster sum of money is annually lost in this country through unwise investment, than through pure speculation. While many fortunes are constantly jeopardized and dissipated through what is known as speculation in stocks, bonds, grain-futures and...
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Like the English Constitution, the English credit system is a living thing, that has grown out of its past and is growing into its future. Past, present, and future are thus one continuing process, and no one can hope to understand its present, still less to peer into its future, unless he knows something...
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This pamphlet is one of a series made available by the War Department under the series title GI Roundtable. As the general title indicates, GI Roundtable pamphlets provide material which information-education officers may use in conducting group discussions or forums as part of an off-duty education program. The content of this pamphlet has been prepared...
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CORDINGLEY’S GUIDE TO THE STOCK EXCHANGE – BEING AN EXPLANATION OF EVERY MODE OF SPECULATING IN STOCKS AND SHARES, AND ILLUSTRATING THE MANNER IN WHICH TRANSACTIONS ARE CARRIED OUT Please Activate the Full Screen Mode for Better Viewing Pleasure (2nd button from the left) LINK http://bikibook.com/books/cordingleys-guide-to-stock-exchange/ EMBED
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FOREWORD By The Author If you intend to buy a home; If you intend to build a home for your own occupancy; If you intend to buy a lot to hold until you are ready to build; If, in short, you belong to that great class of Americans who look forward to “owning a home...
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INTRODUCTION. There are times when a merchant will make almost any sacrifice to obtain ready money. He has entered into no rash speculations, and has only to meet the ordinary legitimate demands of his business, but in order to do so he is suddenly called upon to make a heavy and unexpected loss. To...
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INTRODUCTION The object of this book is simple and direct. All people need to invest their savings from time to time. They are in the way of knowing, from professional the book. experience in finance, what securities are best worthy of attention at certain periods ; and what should be avoided, and why. Most...
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A WORD BEFORE READING Property, what is it? and wealth, what does it include? Who shall control it? Who shall administer it? On what terms shall it be possessed and enjoyed? These questions pulse with human interest, and the average man is wholly absorbed by them. And so he ought to be. In the...
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PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR The incidents, the stores, the organizations and the individuals described in this book are real, not fictitious. At the time that this book goes to press, each one of the societies mentioned is actively engaged in the task of reducing the cost of living for its members. The National Housewives’ League...
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York Presents a fable about the island kingdom of Mazuma and the growth of its economy from barter to a sophisticated modern system, with its own central bank, to illustrate basic concepts of barter, money, banking, and inflation. Please Activate the Full Screen Mode for Better Viewing Pleasure (2nd button...
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