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Table of Contents for The "Questioned Stock" Manual
PREFACE xi
CHAPTER ONE
STOCK TRADING AND THE ORIGINS OF
"QUESTIONED STOCK" 1
History of Stock and Stock Trading The Name Game:
Mergers and Acquisitions
CHAPTER TWO
SUCCESS STORIES 21
Sleuth Tracer The Doctor's Library The Engineer's
Windfall The Nudist's Certificate The Baker's Estate s
The Lucky Schoolteacher The Woman Who Changed
Her Mind Dig Deep
CHAPTER THREE
THE INVESTIGATION: 1 33
Recommended Procedure Starting Point: The Certificate
Itself Sources of Further Information The Secretary of
State The Securities and Exchange Commission The
Transfer Agent and Registrar The National Association of
Securities Dealers Contacting the Company and Its
Officers Directly
CHAPTER FOUR
THE INVESTIGATION: 11 63
R. M. Smythe & Company, Inc. The DiTectory of Ob-
solete Securities The National Monthly Stock Sum-
mary An Example: Resdel Industries The News Media
Other Sources
CHAPTER FIVE
SAVE THAT PRETTY WALLPAPER-.
Stock Certificates As "Collectibles" 95
The Mining Securities
CHAPTER SIX
DETECTION AND RECOGNITION OF FRAUDULENT
SECURITIES 103
Security Printing Stringent Requirements for Valuable
Documents Aids in Detecting Counterfeits Ten Quick
Checks for Genuineness
APPENDIX:Sixty Years of Corporate Ups, Downs, and Outs
(1917-1977) 119
GLOSSARY 177
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