Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Practical Application of Investment Management Volume II

The Practical Application of Investment Management Volume II  
by Dwight C. Rose

Book Description: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1935. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, red cloth boards with blind stamped title and border to cover and gilt title to spine, 3rd printing, March 1935, 286 pp.,

Book Condition: Good, covers scuffed, rubbed and light soil, corners bumped and boards exposed, general shelfwear, spine moderately faded and bumped, previous owner name in pen to fep, light tanning and soil to pages, blue pen blot to page 63 otherwise pages unmarked, lightly shaken,

Contents: Foreword, I. A Critical Review of the Investment Principles Advanced in 1928, 1. Unprecedented Dislocation of the Credit System, 2. The Principle of "Balanced Risk" in light of recent experience. 3. A Synthetic Record of Experience in Long-Term Investments, 1901-1933, 4. The Experience of Long-Term Investments in Maintenance of Purchasing Power, 5. Investment Policies and Accomplishments of Leading Fire Insurance Companies, 6. Conclusion: The 1928 Investment Principles Essentially Confirmed, II. Current Application of the Principle of "Balanced Risks," 1. The Cash Fund, 2. Current Position of Long-Term Bonds, 3. Equity Valuations Suggested by Current Level of Commodity Prices and Interest Rates, 4. Equity Valuations as Measured by Reinvestment Earnings, 5. Relation of Future Earnings to Equity Values, 6. A Psychological View of Equity Values, 7. The Common Stock Portfolio, III. Investment Counsel--The New Profession, 1. The Investor's Problem, 2. Principles and Purposes of Investment Counsel, 3. Analysis of Investment Managements, 5. Comparative Investment Managerial Skill, 4. Experience of Other Investment Managements, 5. Comparative Investment Managerial Skill, 6. Shortcomings of Investment Counsel, 7. Advantages of Investment Counsel, 8. Resume and Future Outlook, Appendix: I. "Common Stocks at the Current Price Level," an Address, December 28, 1928., II. Divergent Trends of Different Industries, III. Investment Experience Tables of Dow-Jones Selections of Stocks and Bonds, IV. Investment Experience of Investment Counsel, and Fire Insurance Companies. -- end. 286 pp. EXCELLENT DEPRESSION ERA TEXT ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, Extremely Scarce Title, Highly Collectible.

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