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predicament  ;  whilst  with  a  Geographically
Distributed  Investment  List  an  investor  does  not,
and  cannot,  find  himself  so  disadvantageously
placed.
To  the  speculator,  of  course,  as  well  as  to
the  investor,  the  advantages  of  Geographical
Distribution  open  a  very  wide  vista  ;  here,
however,  we  are  only  concerned  with  the
welfare  of  the  investor.  A  properly  distributed ­
  Geographical  Investment  List  is  the
first  and  only  practical  investment  scheme
which  has  ever  been  placed  before  the
public.  With  the  aid  of  Geographical
Distribution,  safety  of  investment  in  stocks
and  shares  is  reduced  to  a  mathematical
problem,  which  is  solved  by  means  of  a
simple  set  formula,  which  never  varies.
To  carry  out  the  construction  of  an  Investment ­
  List,  in  accordance  with  the  system  of
Geographical  Distribution,  is  a  matter  in
which  the  investor  will  be  glad  of  some
assistance.  In  order  to  meet  his  requirements, ­
  the  publishers  of  this  book  also  publish
an  Investor's  Year  Book,  in  which  all  the
stocks  included  therein  are  classified  geographically, ­
  their  width  of  fluctuation  is  tabulated,
and  the  past  history  of  their  respective
dividend-earnings  and  yields  is  clearly  set
forth.  When  an  investor  has  once  got  his