Word: investment
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...young men of capacity and capability whom we can develop into big-income units in our organization. If you are twenty-three years or over and are looking for the right sort of financial connection, we shall be glad to talk it over with you. You are asked to invest nothing but your time and ability. Of course your character and references must be satisfactory. If you are interested in an unusual chance, write for appointment to. SUPERINTENDENT, 2020 TRINITY BUILDING, 111 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
...earnestly seeking young men of capability whom we can develop, into big-income units in our organization. If you are twenty-three years or over an are looking for the right sort of financial connection, we shall be glad to talk it over with you. You are asked to invest nothing but your time and ability. Of course your character and references must be satisfactory. If you are interested in an unusual chance, write for appointment to. SUPERINTENDENT, 2020 TRINITY BUILDING, 111 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
...unproductive. He is engaged in laying up a store of potential ability which will serve him and society in the future. In so far as the only useful contributions are those taken from personal income, the present service of the undergraduate must be small. If he borrows money to invest in bonds, he merely prevents someone else from doing the same. If he sells securities, the purchaser can not buy bonds. There remains, therefore, as the only effective contribution to the nation's support, the investment of real savings. These may be in the form of income from securities...
...Very few college men are financially productive to any great degree," said Mr. Clark. "You men are expending various amounts on increasing your own productive ability. There are very few of you who can invest freely in bonds to a great extent, for most of you are only in a position to buy bonds either from your savings from allowances or by borrowing on banks, or by selling securities in order to obtain the required funds. Neither of the two latter ways of buying bonds will do the Government much good for in both systems you will be contending with...
...Many men here are spending money daily on unnecessary little extravagances. It is the duty of the committee to impress on these men the fact that they should give up these things and save that money to buy bonds. If they have not the cash on hand they should invest on the instalment plan...