Economics for ConsumersAmerican book Company, 1939 - 638 pages |
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Leland James Gordon. 23 Buying Investments THE CONSUMER SEEKS TO SAVE The Meaning of Investment . Strictly speaking , investment is a form of spending . In one sense , all wise spending is a process of investing . The purchase of good ...
Leland James Gordon. 23 Buying Investments THE CONSUMER SEEKS TO SAVE The Meaning of Investment . Strictly speaking , investment is a form of spending . In one sense , all wise spending is a process of investing . The purchase of good ...
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... investment and speculation . Investment seeks to conserve the prin- cipal , while speculation seeks to increase it at the risk of losing it . A speculator is not so much interested in the rate of interest or dividends paid on a security ...
... investment and speculation . Investment seeks to conserve the prin- cipal , while speculation seeks to increase it at the risk of losing it . A speculator is not so much interested in the rate of interest or dividends paid on a security ...
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... investment trust plan are those of practice rather than principle . Its record in the United States is due not to any inherent defect in the plan , but to the fact that too many unscrupulous promoters organize investment trusts not as a ...
... investment trust plan are those of practice rather than principle . Its record in the United States is due not to any inherent defect in the plan , but to the fact that too many unscrupulous promoters organize investment trusts not as a ...
Contents
THE ROLE OF CONSUMERS IN ECONOMIC LIFE | 3 |
CONSUMERS CHOICE | 20 |
WHO GUIDES CONSUMERS? | 40 |
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