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Fred C. Kelly

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Fred C. Kelly


Born
in Xenia, Ohio, The United States
January 27, 1882

Died
May 23, 1959

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Genre
Nonfiction, Humor and Comedy, Business


Fred C. Kelly studied at the University of Michigan (1900–1902). He began his newspaper career in 1896 as a local correspondent for a small town newspaper and wrote a humor column for The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) for five years. His "Statesmen, Real and Near" column (1910–1918) was the first Washington, D.C. news column to be syndicated. During World War I, Kelly served briefly as special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

After the war Kelly bought and operated a farm in Peninsula, Ohio where he continued to support himself as a free-lance writer. In addition to his journalistic work, he was the official biographer of the Wright brothers, and worked to bring the original 1903 Wright Flyer home to the U.S. from the Science ...more

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“Speculation can be worth while only when a few are taking advantage of the stupidity of the many.6”
― Fred C. Kelly, Why You Win or Lose: The Psychology of Speculation
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“A comely young woman was talking, evidently to a man friend who was her mentor in market transactions. “But if it’s only good for nine points,” I heard her say, “maybe I’d better buy something else. You see I must have twenty-five points to give me the money I need before I go away.”
― Fred C. Kelly, Why You Win or Lose: The Psychology of Speculation
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“The man who buys a stock solely because of its seemingly bargain price is like a farmer with a thermometer but no almanac who thinks a hot day in autumn must be time to plant spring crops.”
― Fred C. Kelly, Why You Win or Lose: The Psychology of Speculation
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