Everybody's Guide to Money Matters With a description of the various investments chiefly dealt in on the stock exchange, and the mode of dealing therein

About this eBook

Author

Cotton, William, F.S.A., of Exeter

Credits

This etext was prepared by Nigel Lacey, Leicestershire, UK

Language

English

LoC Class

HG: Social sciences: Finance

Subject

Banks and banking -- Great Britain

Category

Text

eBook-No.

1903

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1903

Release Date

September 1, 1999

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.PREFACE. — CONTENTS. — APPENDIX. — EVERYBODY'S GUIDE TO MONEY MATTERS. — CHAPTER I. EASY STEPS TO MONEY MATTERS. — CHAPTER II. THE BANK ACCOUNT.
2. 2.CHAPTER III. LONDON BANKS AND BANKING. — CHAPTER IV. INVESTMENTS. — MORTGAGES. — THE FUNDS. — STOCKS AND SHARES. — DIVIDENDS. — CHAPTER V. BRITISH GOVERNMENT FUNDS. — TERMINABLE ANNUITIES. — LOANS - THE INTEREST ON WHICH IS GUARAN- TEED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. — AUTOMATIC RE-INVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS. — CHAPTER VI. GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES. — INSURANCE OFFICE ANNUITIES. — INDIAN GOVERNMENT STOCKS. — CHAPTER VII. LOANS TO CORPORATIONS AND COUNTIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. — COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. — FOREIGN GOVERNMENT STOCKS. — RAILWAYS. — INDIAN RAILWAY STOCKS. — AMERICAN RAILWAYS. — FOREIGN RAILWAYS. — BANKS. — COLONIAL AND FOREIGN CORPORATION STOCKS. — CANALS AND DOCKS. — BREWERIES. — COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES. — FINANCIAL LAND AND INVESTMENT COMPANIES. — FINANCIAL TRUSTS. — INSURANCE COMPANIES. — STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. — MINES. — CHAPTER VIII. THE STOCK EXCHANGE. — CHAPTER IX. LIFE INSURANCE. — BONUSES. — SURRENDERS. — FIRE INSURANCE. — CHAPTER X. BUILDING SOCIETIES. — BORROWERS. — CHAPTER XI. THE POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK. — APPENDIX — TABLE OF INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS. Showing how the rate of interest actually received varies according to the amount paid for the Stock. — EXAMPLES OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS. — CORRESPONDENCE.

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