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Scheme only, which ought to weigh with an
investor, and not the margin of difference
between its sale and purchase prices.
Again, it is really immaterial to the in
vestor who holds a good stock which particular
Exchange determines the price of that se
curity. Whether it is quoted in England
or elsewhere, or what may be the small
actual expenses of purchase or sale, are minor
considerations so long as it pays him to hold
the stock at the nett cost price, including all
charges.
Every investor who once grasps this im
portant fact will experience no difficulty in
distributing his investment risks on the plan
explained in this book in such a manner that
no conceivable combination of circumstances
can seriously reduce the realisable value of his
invested capital.
To the investor who realises the truth con
tained in the foregoing paragraph, the world,
so to speak, is open, and he can buy the safest
and most remunerative securities in existence,
and thereby free himself from the confined
limits of any one financial centre. An inter
national firm of stock dealers is in a position to
supply him with the best selection out of all
markets, together with the necessary material
for forming a capable opinion of the stocks he