If, As and When: Passing Thoughts on Human Nature in Finance (Number Five, June, 1930)

Black wraps printed in silver, 12mo, 16pp. Near Fine. Promotional literature encouraging the services of Wetsel Market Bureau, Inc., "Counselors to Investors" on Madison Ave. Wetsel was later known for producing "A Course in Trading" in 1934, originally a confidential, 26-lesson, year-long program focused on technical analysis and stock market patterns. This publication is Number 5 in a series started after the stock market crashed, promoting "Wetsel Trading Clubs" as the way to make money again--the 1930 version of finance bros on a podcast. Full of familiar themes. "To the American People: Business is rotten. And why shouldn't it be? You've had your excesses...your over-expansion ... your Wall Street orgies. You've tried to get rich without working. You've high-pressured yourselves into believing that every family should own a car for every maid; a private bath for the poodle and a gold filled flask for your bridge prizes. It's all right with us; our salaries in Washington won't be cut as long as the Treasury has any money left. You've had your sport; now it's up to you. What are you going to do about it?" (3).