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May. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to
speculate in stocks in. The others are July, September,
April, November, October, March, June, December, August,
and February.
Mark Twain
Gentlemen prefer bonds.
Andrew Mellon, banker and Treasury Secretary
Investments involve people putting their money to work for
them. As one observer said, “How do you make a million? You
start with $900,000.” And where do you get the $900,000?
Some inherit, some invent, some work for a living. Some sell
dope. But no matter how people make the money in the rst
place, if they’re smart, they’re going to invest the proceeds.
If the proceeds are ...