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Informationen zum Autor GERALD M. LOEB worked on Wall Street as a stockbroker for forty years, beginning in the late 1920s. He was also a financial writer whose articles were published in Barron's, Wall Street Today, and Investor Magazine . A prolific writer throughout his career, Loeb also authored Gerald Loeb's Checklist for Buying Stocks and Your Battle for Stock Market Profits . Klappentext "Loeb tells us to put all our eggs in one basket, and watch the basket."-John RothchildFinancial Columnist, Time magazine"This book is very special in my life. It is the very first Wall Street book I ever read. After reading 1,200 additional finance books, The Battle for Investment Survival's principles and concepts are still valid for consistent success."-Victor Sperandeo Author of Trader Vic on CommoditiesIn The Battle for Investment Survival, the turf is Wall Street, the goal is to preserve your capital at all costs, and to win is to "make a killing without being killed." This memorable classic, originally written in 1935, offers a fresh perspective on investing from times past. The Battle for Investment Survival treats investors to a straightforward account of how to profit-and how to avoid profit loss-in what Loeb would describe as the constant tug-of-war between rising and falling markets. Zusammenfassung "Loeb tells us to put all our eggs in one basket, and watch the basket. " -John RothchildFinancial Columnist, Time magazine "This book is very special in my life. It is the very first Wall Street book I ever read. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword ix Introduction xix 1. IT REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND FLAIR 1 2. SPECULATIVE ATTITUDE ESSENTIAL 5 3. IS THERE AN IDEAL INVESTMENT? 8 4. PITFALLS FOR THE INEXPERIENCED 11 5. HOW TO INVEST FOR CAPITAL APPRECIATION 15 6. SPECULATION VERSUS INVESTMENT 20 7. SOUND ACCOUNTING FOR INVESTORS 23 8. WHY COMMITMENTS SHOULD NOT BE HAPHAZARD 26 9. SOME "DON'TS" IN SECURITY PROGRAMS 29 10. WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN CORPORATE REPORTS 32 11. CONCERNING FINANCIAL INFORMATION, GOOD AND BAD 37 12. WHAT TO BUY-AND WHEN 40 13. IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT TIMING 43 14. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, MARKET TRENDS, AND PUBLIC PSYCHOLOGY 46 15. PRICE MOVEMENT AND OTHER MARKET ACTION FACTORS 50 16. FURTHER TECHNICAL OBSERVATIONS 55 17. MORE ON TECHNICAL POSITION OF MARKET-ITS INTERPRETATION AND SIGNIFICANCE 62 18. ADVANTAGES OF SWITCHING STOCKS 67 19. "FAST MOVERS" OR "SLOW MOVERS"? 70 20. DETECTING "GOOD" BUYING OR "GOOD" SELLING 73 21. QUALITIES OF THE GOOD INVESTOR OR INVESTMENT ADVISER 76 22. GAINING PROFITS BY TAKING LOSSES 78 23. YOU CAN'T FORECAST, BUT YOU CAN MAKE MONEY 82 24. STRATEGY FOR PROFITS 85 25. THE EVER-LIQUID ACCOUNT 91 26. A REALISTIC APPRAISAL OF BONDS 95 27. MERITS OF MINING SHARES 100 28. DIVERSIFICATION OF INVESTMENTS 103 29. TRAVEL AS AN EDUCATION FOR INVESTORS 106 30. GENERAL THOUGHTS ON SPECULATION 109 31. INVESTMENT AND SPENDING 113 32. INVESTMENT AND TAXATION 117 33. INVESTMENT AND INFLATION 130 POSTSCRIPT 137 34. CASE HISTORY EXAMPLES 141 35. INVESTMENT TRUST INVESTING IS AVERAGE INVESTING 153 36. DO TAX LOSSES MEAN SAVINGS? 155 37. ODD-LOT INVESTORS AREN'T ALWAYS WRONG 157 38. WHAT WOMEN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT STOCKS 159 39. TIP TO THE INVESTOR: ALWAYS WRITE IT DOWN 162 40. WHAT IS BETTER: DOLLARS IN THE HAND-OR "IN THE BUSH"? 164 41. LAST WILLS AND TESTAMENTS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY DRAWN 166 42. PRICE OF STOCK IS WHAT COUNTS 168 43. CAREFUL INVESTORS LOOK FOR SIGNS OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT 170 44. ACT YOUR AGE WHEN INVESTING 172 45. INVESTORS SHOULD BUDGET FOR FUTURE FLUCTUATIONS 174 46. ...
