The Careful Investor

Edward Sherwood Mead, Ph.D.

A practical investment guide from the early 20th century offering principles for safe, sound, and prudent investing, aimed at protecting capital while maximizing returns.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Chapter–1.The Chances of a Lamb in The Stock Market
• Chapter–2.Stocks or Bonds
• Chapter–3.The Corporation Mortgage and The Deed of Trust
• Chapter–4.The Banking House as an aid to Investors
• Chapter–5.The Business of The Investment Banker
• Chapter–6.The Reliable Investment-Banker
• Chapter–7.Public Obligations—Municipal Bonds Preferred
• Chapter–8.High-Yield Municipal Bonds
• Chapter–9.The American Railway Industry
• Chapter–10.Railway Labor and Railway Investment
• Chapter–11.“A Reasonable Return Upon The Value of The Property Devoted to The Public Service”
• Chapter–12.The Securities of Public-Service Corporations
• Chapter–13.The Investment-Banker and The Public-Utility Company
• Chapter–14.The Public-Service Corporation and The City
• Chapter–15.The Public-Service Commission and The Investor
• Chapter–16.Farm Mortgages
• Chapter–17.The Mortgage Bank
• Chapter–18.Industrial Bonds and Railroad Bonds Compared
• Chapter–19.Timber Bonds
• Chapter–20.Industrial Preferred Stock
• Chapter–21.The Dissolution of The Trusts
• Chapter–22.The Investor and Gold Supply
• Chapter–23.Price Movements Since 1865
• Chapter–24.Investor and The Future of Prices