speculator
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Speculator William Duer, a friend of Alexander Hamilton, had borrowed too much money and was about to be thrown into debtors’ prison.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
John Buckingham, a value-oriented portfolio manager and the editor of the Prudent Speculator newsletter, shared a list of 30 dividend stocks rated “buy” by his team.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
Nine blows of the original Granite Mountain whistle sounded Thursday night to break a moment of silence for the lives lost in the 1917 fire at the Granite Mountain and Speculator mines.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2017
According to the most recent issue of The Prudent Speculator, Buckingham has a target price on Microsoft of $42 per share, a 68% premium to its current level.
From Forbes • May 10, 2011
The Speculator Said, "Land is just an incubator In which to let your dollars hatch And, some fine morning—sell the batch."
From Songs of the Prairie by Stead, Robert J. C.
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