Babson, Roger Ward

Roger Ward Babson was about just around forty when he wrote this book, but he proved he knew what he was talking about by living another 52 years.

One of the businesses he founded is still operating, and still has his name on it. Not many businesses started over one hundred years ago can say the same.

One of the schools he founded, Babson College, also still exists.

He pioneered the field of economic analysis and forecasting. The statistical organization he founded still exists. He also founded one of the longest running investments newsletters. It stopped publication only a few years...