Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-30
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business woman than that Of saving II.
The latter, indeed. Is comparatively. easy
1ncc thrift has become a haD!i. bat when
it comes TO investing ~. av.r4re woman
Is as gnorant as "A child. I.iae a cAud.
TOO. she is far more l,kcly than no. to
yield to the plausible ,crst1sions al the
FIRST acknowledgement prospociui who
comes aiong-if she happens to AXE has
iooks-and, with a fine DISREGARD o.. com
snon sense principles. to intrust h,r entlie
hodrd to him for Investment.
Disintcrestcd advice to tn. would-be IN
weston OF the gcntler sex must necessarily.
consist largely of "Donts." ono OF tine
FIRST lessons she must learn is that there is
no sentiment in Understanding. though
seniimcnt-rcal or simuiatpd-is often en-
pioycd as Il means TO That end. just as
soon as "a woman is known to have money
IN the bank a sr.arm of "rraftcrs." each
with Il sure til,.g'' Investment srhemr,
Will gather about her as Ql,'"kl'- and as
certainly us flies around a hon, pot. The
actual size of her bank account matters
not AT all, tor rumor VIII inevitably make
it several times larger than IL really is
and TO the professional protector of wild
cat investment schemes 4 bank account
Oh any dimensions is worth angling for.
There are thousands OF adventures of
both 81 xes who make their living by iccc-
Ing trustful women OF their harG-earned
savings, ut the same time keeping strictly
within the limits of the law. 1t is an
easier task than 1t would seem, for 1t is
but rarely hat Il woman engaged in one
lire of business takes the trouble to ac-
quaint herself with The inner workings of
another. That Is where the Investment
shark finds his advantage. for he knows
that she must of necessity take some
bOdy's advice, and as we'll his as an
others. III she loses he can always shelter
him.&llf hphirH tina n1ca that nplolv'S
Judgment IL infallible.
This experience Is "A very desirable COM
modify to have on hand, but 1t Is possible
60 purchase 1t at too high "A price; hence
the woman who wants to increase her
funds instead Of losing them will do wisely
60 look before she leaps. 1t Is because
nearly all women have the gambling in
3tinct latent In them tina so many become
involved in worthless stock spcculations
and eet-rich-quick schemes. I'll may be
possible to make "A fortune in a day, but
1t happens 80 rarely that the chance is not
worth figuring upon. Moreover. it is we'll
to remember that when IL does happen.
the lucky one wins at the expense of the
several hundred unlucky ores who lose,
Thus. in plunEing into the vortex of spccu-
IAtion there are several hundred chances
to one against coming ou: ON the winning
side.
With a small investment fund and re
experience in modern finance. it Is arran.
folly TO enter the stock market. for the
Trss,nent calls for margins to hold deciin-
fng stock against n possible rise Will very
:sulckly put the small investor out; of bust
fnc.2s, minus everything but a broken-dowr
nervous system and IA drcary outlook for
q future. Even with Il substantial re-
serve fund. investment in stocks is pre-
.carious business for the woman who
KNOWS nothing of the ways of the market,
FOR On1ess, she has the advice of a "fricnd
at court' to depend upon she must ncccs-
xarily trust entirely to her brokers' iuig-
rncpt as to buying and selling. as we'll as
10 his integrity in giving her A fair dead.
One of the safest moves for a competent
rbl.ir.p.sy girl with "A profession or trade Is
TO use her small savings IN establishing
q business of her own. The expert steno-
rraY,ter who has n level head can make
more in conducting a shorthand and type
wiling bureau than In holding an office
, position. and the same is true of a capable
manicure and massense.. In neither cas-.
Is snc ini,.al cost of The venture yer,
greg, while office rent may sometimes Il,
maid in work A mi,,incr however viii rc.
, u,,i-c more reserve cauit,l +, start with
unlcss she intends ,o work ON , strict,
.casl, hssis. which is hardly practicable
Won, she can halye her working cxpense.
and double her custom by coin. into bust
ness with a dressuakcr on the co-onera.
five p,an.
Real estate IS one of the best having in
ves,1ncrts for the far-sighted business wo
ma. who lives in the midst of a thrivins
r~o,nnunitv. ard aside from its remurer,
~tivcncss IL the keen delight of ownership
sh,n which noth,nc make s ono feel proud
.er or more Independent. OF course, 1t /
IN mistake to plunge blindly into Ian,
Observation-Disclosures buying lots here. there o
the other place simply because somebod,
.else-Eencrally an Interested rarty-ad
Niscs it
gsnt u,e point In favor CT real estat
Investment Is that 1t is one of tho fe,
spccNla tive ventures that any girl wit
ordinary business acumcn can look int
for herself. Suburban life attracts SO man
city dwellers nowadays that the hes
chances lie in the country places With
reach OF the commercial cen.ers. 1t is ne
q difficult mntter, II one reads the paper
1ntcligcntly, to perceive in which dire,
t.un the golden opportunities lie; but on
needs courage and ambition in order to TO
low them Up. Occasionally one may bu
promising lots on the installment p.ai
hut they are oftcner a burden than a bles
inx, as assessments must be met and u
lard cannot be resold until i, is fully pa.
for. On the whole, Il is wiser to wait u,
I'll one can buy outright. If n girl po
sesscs the necessary capital she can eft.
nick up splendid cash bargains In hors
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