The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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... invest- ment and speculation , and have come to no clear - cut distinction . But all would agree that speculation involves greater risks and hopes of greater rewards than does investment , which is safer if not as promising in terms of ...
... invest- ment and speculation , and have come to no clear - cut distinction . But all would agree that speculation involves greater risks and hopes of greater rewards than does investment , which is safer if not as promising in terms of ...
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... investment opportunities . Leaders of Scotland's newly arrived commercial and industrial aristocracy also knew their limitations . They wanted to invest in areas and places they knew well , and in businesses they could dominate . They ...
... investment opportunities . Leaders of Scotland's newly arrived commercial and industrial aristocracy also knew their limitations . They wanted to invest in areas and places they knew well , and in businesses they could dominate . They ...
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... investment trust , the ancestor of today's mutual funds . Scotland's manufacturers and merchants , eager to invest in overseas enterprises but lacking sufficient expertise to determine which had true merit , would hire professionals in ...
... investment trust , the ancestor of today's mutual funds . Scotland's manufacturers and merchants , eager to invest in overseas enterprises but lacking sufficient expertise to determine which had true merit , would hire professionals in ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970 Robert Sobel Limited preview - 2000 |
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