In 1935, a stockbroker named Gerald Loeb wrote a book called The Battle for Investment Survival. The dramatic title might be ascribed to the dramatic period in which it was first published. Disaster-mongering books were popular in the late 1970s as well. However, in the book (which was revised in the 1950s and 1960s), Loeb makes clear that the “battle” he had in mind was with inflation…
September 4th, 2008 | Nathan Lewis | 1 comment | Continued
