Types of investors and a rising South American population rate
The piece catalogs investor archetypes from the office gambler to the dreamer and the hamlet investor, noting their antics with stocks and tips. It contrasts speculative impulsives with the prudent saver and cites a 3 percent annual population growth in several South American countries per the Population Reference Bureau.
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Seeker Pies In Sky Stock Market Speak In New York
HAL BOYLE surveys Americans in the stock market describing types of investors from wandering prospector to careful form sheet players. He notes stock ownership grows social status and that the NYSE foresees 40 to 50 million shareholders and a culture of investment beyond profit.
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