Monthly Archives: October 2007


Secret Ways of Buying Stocks (Part 1)

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on October 2, 2007

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Rampant discrimination prevails in the fascinating world of investing in stocks. While the laity is persuaded to acquire stocks through precious savings, solely for dividends and appreciation (often notional), financial institutions and powerful individuals are able to seize control of entire organizations (Baker, and Smith, 1998). The situation can be especially galling when a relatively new or unknown entity acquires controlling stocks of an enterprise you have helped start and grow. Acquirers may offer incentives to some groups of employees in attempts to secure operational control of corporations (Baker, and Smith, 1998). Small investors and blue collar workers tend...

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Secret Ways of Buying Stocks (Part 2)

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Secret Ways of Buying Stocks (Part 1)

Inequalities and Oddities in Battles for Stocks

Relationships with ambitious and powerful bankers have to be built up over time. It is not as though anyone can walk in to one of their plush offices and expect a pile of cash to buy stocks, without the right introductions and backgrounds. One also needs to develop a sense of timing, understanding cyclical moves between times of capital stringency, and others when financial institutions are hard pressed to find takers for their loans (Mintz, and Schwartz, 1985).

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