Editing Roger Babson (section)

=== Babson's Ten Commandments of Investing ===
Babson had "Ten Commandments" he followed in investing and encouraged his readers to do the same. These were:
# Keep speculation and investments separate.
# Don't be fooled by a name.
# Be wary of new promotions.
# Give due consideration to market ability.
# Don't buy without proper facts.
# Safeguard purchases through diversification.
# Don't try to diversify by buying different securities of the same company.
# Small companies should be carefully scrutinized.
# Buy adequate security, not super abundance.
# Choose your dealer and buy outright (don't buy on margin).<ref>{{cite book |first=Ken |last=Fisher |title=100 Minds That Made the Market |url=https://archive.org/details/mindsthatmademar00fish_311 |url-access=limited |publisher=Wiley |year=2007 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/mindsthatmademar00fish_311/page/n155 129]–132 |isbn=9780470139516 }}</ref>