stamps, rare, 56
Standard & Poor’s: and advice, 260;
and bargains, 169, 171; bond
ratings by, 95, 423; and
convertible issues and
warrants, 403, 406n, 408 n,419;
and dividends, 294n;and
expectations for investors, 27n,
28, 28n;and Graham’s disciples,
537–38, 543, 544, 546; and
history and forecasting of stock
market, 65–72, 76, 77, 84, 85;
and inflation, 50; and
investment funds, 231, 231n,
233, 235, 237, 239, 250, 254, 255;
and investment vs. speculation,
37; listing of constituent
companies in, 250, 333; and
market fluctuations, 190n,
192–94, 209, 212, 218; and May
1970 debacle, 463n;and mutual
funds, 230, 290n;and portfolio
for aggressive investors, 158,
161, 169, 171; and portfolio for
defensive investors, 111, 112n,
115 n,131, 131n,132; and
price/earnings ratio, 70n;price
record from, 406; as rating
agency, 501n;and “second-line
companies,” 196, 196n;and
security analysis, 290n, 294 n,
299; and stock selection for
aggressive investors, 202, 377,
379 n,383–87, 388, 389, 390, 397;
and stock selection for
defensive investors, 350n,354,
354 n,359, 360, 361, 362, 369,
371, 374–75; and technology
companies, 578; website for,
129 n, 196 n,250. See also Stock
Guide; specific company
Standard Oil, 185
Standard Oil of California, 168–69,
289, 292, 350, 351, 353
Standard Oil of New Jersey, 289, 292,
351, 353, 429
Stanley Works, 373
Starbucks, 126
state bonds, 24, 95, 259, 520
Staunton, Mike, 113n
steel industry, 167, 379, 383
stock: alternatives to, 15; “delisting”
of, 385n;direct purchase of,
128–29; good and bad, 521n;
mental value of, 474; and
portfolio for defensive
investors, 103, 104, 105; public
attitude about, 19–20, 19–20n;
turnover rate of, 37, 38, 247,
266–67; “watered,” 312n. See
alsocommon stock; preferred
stock;specific stock or sector of
stock
stock/equity ratio, 285
Stock Guide(Standard & Poor’s),
144, 169, 354, 383–87, 388,
389, 391, 403, 433, 463, 575–76,
578
stock market: and “beating the
pros,” 217–20, 217n;books
about, 80–81; in China, 437n;
easy ways to make money in,
195 n;as going wrong, 202–3;
history and forecasting of, 1, 2,
10, 24n,54, 54n,65–79, 80–87;
1972 level in, 72–79; structure
of, 573–74; total value of U.S.,
84.See alsofinancial market
stockbrokers. Seebrokerage houses
stockholders.Seeinvestors
Streisand, Barbra, 39, 39n, 126
Strong Corporate Bond Fund, 146
Stryker Corp., 482–83
Studebaker-Worthington Corp.,
412–13
subscription rights, 495–96, 495n
Sullivan, Erin, 245–46
Sun Microsystems, 181, 182, 183, 375
Superior Oil, 490–91, 491n
Supervalu Inc., 373
“sure things,” 15–17, 371, 521–22n
Swift & Co., 289, 351, 353, 354, 355
Sycamore Networks, Inc., 304
Sysco Corp., 473–75Index 619