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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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