Benjamin Roth wasn't a professional writer or investor. But he wrote one of the most instructive investment books ever published.
Roth, an Ohio lawyer, kept a diary during the Great Depression, writing several times per week from 1931 through the early 1940s. His son published it in 2010. The entries are rarely more than three sentences, but vividly describe life during America's worst economic tragedy. One entry from April 6, 1932 simply states, "Insanity and suicide among prominent business men is on the increase."
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