Traflet, Janice M.

A Nation of Small Shareholders : Marketing Wall Street after World War II. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (257 pages) - Studies in Industry and Society Series . - Studies in Industry and Society Series .

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Sowing an "Equity Culture" -- 1 Reeling from the Great Crash -- 2 Experimenting with Advertising -- 3 Marketing the "Own Your Share" Program -- 4 Courting Retail Investors during the Cold War -- 5 Selling Stocks on the Monthly Plan -- 6 Creating a Nation of "Sound" Investors -- Epilogue. Own Your Share in Retrospect -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y.

A Nation of Small Shareholders puts the role of individual investors in broader, long-term perspective.

9781421409030


New York Stock Exchange--History.
Stock exchanges--New York (State)--New York--History.
Investments--United States--History--20th century.
Stockholders--United States--History--20th century.
Finance--United States--History--20th century.


Electronic books.

HG4572.T73 2013

332.64/27309045