{"product_id":"battle-for-investment-survival-isbn-9780470110034","title":"Battle for Investment Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book was among the first ten on investing I ever read. . . . It remains important for anyone seriously interested in capital markets, financial journalism, or even their own personal investments.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—From the Foreword by Ken Fisher, CEO of Fisher Investments and \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e columnist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Loeb tells us to put all our eggs in one basket, and watch the basket.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn Rothchild,\u003c\/b\u003e Financial Columnist, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eThe Battle for Investment Survival\u003c\/i\u003e's principles and concepts are still valid for consistent success.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eVictor Sperandeo,\u003c\/b\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eTrader Vic on Commodities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Battle for Investment Survival\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Battle for Investment Survival\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. IT REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND FLAIR 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. SPECULATIVE ATTITUDE ESSENTIAL 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. IS THERE AN IDEAL INVESTMENT? 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. PITFALLS FOR THE INEXPERIENCED 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. HOW TO INVEST FOR CAPITAL APPRECIATION 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. SPECULATION VERSUS INVESTMENT 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. SOUND ACCOUNTING FOR INVESTORS 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. WHY COMMITMENTS SHOULD NOT BE HAPHAZARD 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. SOME “DON’TS” IN SECURITY PROGRAMS 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN CORPORATE REPORTS 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. CONCERNING FINANCIAL INFORMATION, GOOD AND BAD 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. WHAT TO BUY—AND WHEN 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT TIMING 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, MARKET TRENDS, AND PUBLIC PSYCHOLOGY 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. PRICE MOVEMENT AND OTHER MARKET ACTION FACTORS 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. FURTHER TECHNICAL OBSERVATIONS 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. MORE ON TECHNICAL POSITION OF MARKET—ITS INTERPRETATION AND SIGNIFICANCE 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. ADVANTAGES OF SWITCHING STOCKS 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. “FAST MOVERS” OR “SLOW MOVERS”? 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. DETECTING “GOOD” BUYING OR “GOOD” SELLING 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. QUALITIES OF THE GOOD INVESTOR OR INVESTMENT ADVISER 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. GAINING PROFITS BY TAKING LOSSES 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. YOU CAN’T FORECAST, BUT YOU CAN MAKE MONEY 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. STRATEGY FOR PROFITS 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. THE EVER-LIQUID ACCOUNT 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. A REALISTIC APPRAISAL OF BONDS 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. MERITS OF MINING SHARES 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. DIVERSIFICATION OF INVESTMENTS 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. TRAVEL AS AN EDUCATION FOR INVESTORS 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. GENERAL THOUGHTS ON SPECULATION 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. INVESTMENT AND SPENDING 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. INVESTMENT AND TAXATION 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. INVESTMENT AND INFLATION 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePOSTSCRIPT 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. CASE HISTORY EXAMPLES 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. INVESTMENT TRUST INVESTING IS AVERAGE INVESTING 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. DO TAX LOSSES MEAN SAVINGS? 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. ODD-LOT INVESTORS AREN’T ALWAYS WRONG 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. WHAT WOMEN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT STOCKS 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. TIP TO THE INVESTOR: ALWAYS WRITE IT DOWN 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. WHAT IS BETTER: DOLLARS IN THE HAND—OR “IN THE BUSH”? 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. LAST WILLS AND TESTAMENTS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY DRAWN 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. PRICE OF STOCK IS WHAT COUNTS 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43. CAREFUL INVESTORS LOOK FOR SIGNS OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44. ACT YOUR AGE WHEN INVESTING 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45. INVESTORS SHOULD BUDGET FOR FUTURE FLUCTUATIONS 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46. WHAT TO DO ABOUT LOSSES 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47. SEVERAL FALLACIES OF THE MARKETPLACE 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48. ARE YOU FAST ENOUGH TO SWITCH CAPITAL? 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49. HOW A BULL MARKET AFFECTS YOUR INVESTMENT THOUGHTS 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50. DON’T LET TAX QUESTIONS CLOUD INVESTMENT DECISIONS 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51. STOP ORDERS NEED CAREFUL EVALUATION 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52. CASH DIVIDENDS MAY SLOW GROWTH OF YOUNG COMPANY 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53. MIDDLE COURSE HELPS BUYERS TO AVOID MARKET FALLACIES 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54. WALL STREET PROVERBS ARE OFTEN FALLACIOUS 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55. INVESTING IN NEW PRODUCTS 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56. NEWS AND THE MARKET 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57. A LITTLE INVESTMENT KNOWLEDGE IS NECESSARY FOR EVERY CITIZEN 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58. DON’T LOOK FOR MANAGEMENT AT BARGAIN RATES 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59. MIRACLE PLAN INVESTING 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60. THE STEP SYSTEM 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61. DOUBLE DIVIDENDS 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62. A LAYMAN LOOKS AT BUILDING 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63. INVESTMENT MANAGER’S DILEMMA 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64. I DON’T SELL—PEOPLE BUY FROM ME 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65. MONEY FROM MARKET LETTERS 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66. THE IDEAL CLIENT 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67. PERPETUAL PROFITS 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68. WHAT MAKES A STOCK “GOOD”? 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69. A DOLLAR TODAY 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70. THE LEOPARD NEVER CHANGES ITS SPOTS 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71. WORDS FOR THE BEGINNER 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72. MORE ON TAPE READING 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e73. WHAT’S THE VALUE OF WATCHING “TAPE”? 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e74. IMPORTANCE OF EQUITY INVESTMENTS 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e75. WALLFLOWER STOCKS 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e76. MORE DOUBLE DIVIDENDS 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e77. NEVER ACCEPT WITHOUT CHECKING 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e78. HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR INVESTMENTS 305\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGERALD M. LOEB\u003c\/b\u003e worked on Wall Street as a stockbroker for forty years, beginning in the late 1920s. 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