Common Stocks as Long Term Investments

Categories: Business & Money

Edgar Lawrence Smith's 1924 study comparing the long-run returns of common stocks and bonds, which showed that retained earnings let stocks compound and helped change how investors viewed equities.

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• Warren Buffett: “In 1924, Edgar Lawrence Smith, an obscure economist and financial advisor, wrote Common Stocks as Long Term Investments, a slim book that changed the investment world.”