2 Quotes & Sayings By Newton N Minnow

Born in 1873, Newton N. Minnow graduated from the University of Alabama in 1896. He served as a U.S. Navy officer during the Spanish-American War and was a member of the Alabama Legislature from 1900-1903 Read more

In 1906, he published "Life Begins at Thirty," a book on personal finance. In 1907, he published "The One Hundred Dollar Man," devoted to the success strategy of purchasing stocks only when they were selling for less than one hundred dollars per share. In 1910, he founded The Financial News Letter , a periodical devoted to personal finance and investing.

In 1917, he published his most famous book, "The One Hundred Dollar Stock," which became a must-read for investors for decades.