Word: invest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...which is thereby being held up. Germany and Europe generally are short of working capital. It is to be expected that many foreign cities and private companies may seek U. S. capital by offering their stocks and bonds to our investors via Wall Street. Naturally investors will hesitate to invest in such securities until the stability of national government loans seems assured. A German loan is in consequence somewhat of a "curtain-raiser" to a period of numerous and extensive foreign loans...
...University, indeed, has every reason to thank him for undertaking a task of such magnitude the task, in fact, of showing the nation that capital invested in certain specialized branches of the University will certainly bring valuable returns, not only to the nation at large but to the individuals who invest. The mere fact that Bishop Lawrence is confident that this attempt to increase the potential service of Harvard to the country is worth while will be enough for many; while the more conservative, who will demand facts and details, will find plenty of both forth-coming. In this latter...
Lutheran ministers and laymen in the U. S. have been urged to invest in French francs on a 25% margin with a view to "selling short," thus still further depreciating the value of French money...
...normal rate on a minimum $250 policy, a member of the class of 1924 would pay $252 in yearly instalments covering 25 years. By the special rate he can pay $121 in the first year-and then forget about the policy altogether. The Insurance Company can then invest the lump sum right away. The earning power of these lump payments will make up for the loss in premiums, and it is expected that the dividends will be at least as much as with the yearly payments, which will probably continue to be popular...
...argue that it is better to snatch and run at a cafeteria, than to snatch elsewhere and not be inclined or able to run. The pre-one-arm-chair days have not an unsmirched history. Their graces, sung oblivious to the facts, are those with which time seems to invest almost everything...