Chapter 2 Entering Wallstreet. I called Lou Keller. I told him who I was and what I wanted. Next day he sent me some papers to sign, and advise me that as soon as I returned them with a deposit I would have an account with his brokerage firm | CHAPTER TWO Entering Wall Street T JL called Lou Keller. I told him who I was and what I wanted. Next day he sent me some papers to sign and advised me that as soon as I returned them with a deposit I would have an account with his brokerage firm. When I received his notice something happened to me. Suddenly I began to feel that I was becoming part of the financial scene. I cannot describe Wall Street because I have never been there physically but even its name had an almost mystical attraction for me. Here everything was going to be serious and different. I now considered my Canadian induction period as pure crazy gambling that I would never repeat. As I studied the long gray columns of stock market quotations in the New York papers I felt I was about to enter a new and successful period in my fife. This was not like the wildcat 21 F HOW I MADE 2 000 000 IN THE STOCK MARKET Canadian market with its quick tipoffs on gold strikes and uranium fields. This was responsible business the street of bank presidents and great industrial combines and I prepared to enter it with proper reverence. I intended to make a much more cautious and mature approach to the stock market. I added up my assets to see what I had to work with. I had started in the Canadian market with 11 000 my original brilund investment of 3 000 and profit of 8 000. This had been reduced by 5 200 in the fourteen months of my Canadian operations. All I had left of the brilund money was 5 800. This did not seem like enough money with which to approach Wall Street so I decided to add to it. From the savings of my show business activities I raised my stake to 10 000. It was a good round figure and I deposited this sum with the broker. Then one day I decided to start trading. I rang Lou Keller and nonchalantly trying to be the old financial hand simply asked him what was good. I realize now this inquiry was more suitable for a butcher but Mr. Keller was equal to it. He suggested several safe stocks. He also .
