In the discussion of private and public budgets is included data that will be of the utmost value to every business man. You will find a thorough discussion of budget making and a clear outline of what should and what should not be done.
Instructions for the analysis of the reports and financial statements of industrial organizations and railway companies are set forth.
Investments
Farm mortgages Urban real estate Public bonds of domestic origin Bonds of foreign origin Bonds and stock contrasted Bonds and stock classified Railway securities Analysis of railroad securities Public utility securities Industrial securities Mining securities Oil securities The cycle of trade Investment barometers The dream land of finance General rules
Every successful business man at some time in his career has occasion to seek gilt-edge investments—either for his own surplus funds or for those of his company.
The daily losses of investors' capital are evidence of the need for a volume which aims to qualify you to make the critical analysis of securities which is necessary to an intelligent estimate of their value.
Such topics as farm mortgages and urban real estate are thoroughly discussed and the opportunities in this new field for the investor are clearly explained. Domestic bonds, foreign bonds, securities of industrials, railways and public utility corporations are analyzed in a way to help you make an intelligent estimate of their value.
In this volume you will find a thorough study of the subjects of security fluctuation and trade cycles, together with information on the general rules and technique of trading.
Business and the Government
Business and the public in partnership Taxation and business Government, natural resources and the farmer Government encouragement of industries and commerce Public inspection of business Problems of employment Public service corporations Local public utilities Trusts and combinations The postal service Should public management be extended? The great war: its effects, its influence, its lessons