Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings

Q 
Quality, of people, 241 
Quibbling over eighths and quarters, 132–134, 250–251 
R 
Rand Corporation, 140 
Raychem Corporation, 270–275 
RCA, 232 
Recessions, 255–256, 260–261 
and bonds, 42 
Reporting, 77 
Research, consulting, 166 
Research and development, 36–38, 92, 183–184, 240, 254, 271, 272, 274, 280.
See also Market research; Scuttlebutt 
and size, 54–59 
Research scientists, as advisors, 45 
Risk, 210–211 
Rogers Corporation, 247–248 

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Rohm & Haas, 122 
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 239 
S 
Safety of investment, 199–200 
Sales 
potential increases in, 47–53, 280 
and profit margins, 205, 230–231 
research and development and, 54–59 
Sales organization, 59, 61–62, 230–231, 240 
Saving, and stock prices, 224 
Scale, 200–203, 240, 282 
School of Random Walkers, 268 
Scuttlebutt, 44–46, 58–59, 65, 70, 74, 166–168, 170 
Sears, 201 
Second dimension, of a conservative investment, 187–197 
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 35, 125, 166 
Securities dealers, 133–134. See also Stock brokers 
Security analysts, 231, 232. See also Financial advisors 
Selling 
possible market downturns and, 260–263
timing of, 105–113, 211, 276
Semiconductors 
growth of business, 151, 152 
stock, 245–246 
Services, businesses, appraisals of, 216–217 
Service, 47–53, 279. See also Products 
Shakedown period, 77, 92, 93 
Shepherd, Mark, Jr., 195 
Short-range profits, 73–74 
Significant price changes, 212 
Size, research and development and, 54–59 
Smith, Barney & Co., 216 
Sprague Electric Company, 142 
Sprague Sells Corporation, 238 
Stanford Research Institute, 166 
Stanford University, 229–230, 231, 268 
Statisticians, 231–232, 235 
Stock brokers, 133–134, 236–237 
vs. stock salesmen, 126 
Switching investments, 108–110 

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