Title

Dow 36,000

Identifier

828389

812931459

Creator

Glassman, James K

Format

1st ed.

Contributor

Hassett, Kevin A

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1999

Program air date: October 3, 1999

Publisher

Times Business

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Text

Transcription of Annotations
Notes on front endpaper state that 50% of Americans own stock, break down the groups of stockholders and non-stockholders by party affiliation and percentages, explain that the 1929 stock market crash had a big impact on politics and the country, and that stocks became more attractive because of Government policy. Other notes explain that PRP stands for Perfectly Reasonable Price, that the funds are run by a computer, and list several investment possibilities - Dutch tulip bulbs, General Electric, Tootsie Roll Industries, and Microsoft. Notes on back endpapers list these questions: 5 questions to ask before you buy: 1) Does the company make money? - 2) Does the firm have something special? - 3) Does the company have a long term record of earnings growth of at least 7.2%? - 4) Will the firm still exist 50 years from now? - 5) Is the P/E well below 100? -- Also listed are these 6 criteria to the following question: How can you tell that a firm will grow profitably for a long time? - 1) Consistent increase in earnings. - 2) High growth in earnings. - 3) High profit margin. - 4) Low debt. - 5) Managers who own stock. - 6) Nearby companies. -- Annotations by Brian Lamb in the margins and underlining of pertinent phrases throughout the book.

Subject

"Dow Jones industrial average."

"Stocks--Prices--United States."

"Investments--United States."

"Stock exchanges--United States."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

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