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"Investing: A Timeless Tale of Growth and Freedom" From the Parable of the Talents to modern-day financial markets

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WWI Poster, American war loan
Are you 100% American? Prove it! Buy US Government Bonds, Third Liberty Loan. Date: 1918

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WWI Poster, War Loan, Invest Five Shillings
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, War Loan, Invest Five Shillings and help your country to win. Date: 1916

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WW2 Poster -- Buy Savings Certificates
Back them up! Buy Savings Certificates. Photolithograph poster, published by the National Savings Committee. Date: 1940

Background imageInvest Collection: American poster advertising Liberty Loans, WW1

American poster advertising Liberty Loans, WW1
American poster urging people to invest in victory liberty loans during the First World War. Showing how the American navy are helping to keep the sea lanes open for normal traffic. Date: 1917-1918

Background imageInvest Collection: Brokers working. Nineteen-century colored engraving

Brokers working. Nineteen-century colored engraving

Background imageInvest Collection: WW1 poster, French war loan issue

WW1 poster, French war loan issue
French poster, 3rd War Loan issue, invest to hasten peace through victory. 1917

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Brokers working. Nineteen-century colored engraving

Background imageInvest Collection: WW1 poster, War Loan, Invest Today

WW1 poster, War Loan, Invest Today
WW1 poster, War Loan, five shillings, Invest Today, apply at nearest Post Office. Date: circa 1916

Background imageInvest Collection: WW1 poster, The New War Loan

WW1 poster, The New War Loan
WW1 poster, If you buy the New War Loan your country gets funds to carry on and Win the War. Date: circa 1916

Background imageInvest Collection: WW1 poster, War Loan, subscriptions here

WW1 poster, War Loan, subscriptions here, five shillings upwards, with a 4.5 per cent interest rate. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, Buy More Liberty Bonds

WWI Poster, Buy More Liberty Bonds
Design by Walter Whitehead, Come On! buy more Liberty Bonds, American WW1 poster. Date: 1918

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, Liberty Bonds

WWI Poster, Liberty Bonds
Design by F Strothmann, Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, American poster. Date: 1918

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, French War Loan, 3rd issue

WWI Poster, French War Loan, 3rd issue
Poster design by Hansi, Subscribe to the third issue of the French War Loan, with an image of Strasbourg. Date: circa 1916

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, French War Loan

WWI Poster, French War Loan
Design by Sem, French War Loan poster, October 1918. Showing soldiers on the battlefield. Date: 1918

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, Help fill the War Chest

WWI Poster, Help fill the War Chest
Design by B A Osnis, Help fill the War Chest. Humanity Calls. American war loan poster. Date: circa 1916

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, War Loan

WWI Poster, War Loan
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, War Loan, quoting from a speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Date: circa 1916

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, Wanted Men Munitions Money

WWI Poster, Wanted Men Munitions Money
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, design by Bert Thomas, Wanted Men Munitions Money. If you can neither enlist nor make munitions, buy the new 4 1/2% War Loan! Date: circa 1916

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, Back Them Up, Invest in the War Loan

WWI Poster, Back Them Up, Invest in the War Loan
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, design by E J Kealey, Back Them Up, Invest in the War Loan. Date: circa 1916

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, Silver Bullets that will stop the Germans

WWI Poster, Silver Bullets that will stop the Germans
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, You have in your pocket Silver Bullets that will stop the Germans. Lend them to your country by investing in the War Loan Today. Date: circa 1916

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, Help Your Country

WWI Poster, Help Your Country
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, Help Your Country, Invest 5 - Today in the War Loan. Date: circa 1916

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, Pay Your 5 - and Help Crush the Germans

WWI Poster, Pay Your 5 - and Help Crush the Germans
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, Pay Your 5/- for this [War Loan] and Help Crush the Germans. Date: 1916

Background imageInvest Collection: British Military Poster, WW1

British Military Poster, WW1
Back Him Up. Buy War Bonds. Poster after artist Frank Brangwyn, 1917 (c). British soldier bayonetting a German. Date: 1917

Background imageInvest Collection: Poster, French National Defence

Poster, French National Defence
Poster, Emprunt de la Defense Nationale (French war bonds) -- subscribe to save the peace and your freedom. Date: circa 1930

Background imageInvest Collection: Poster, French liberation, WW1

Poster, French liberation, WW1
French fundraising poster showing a tank on a battlefield, encouraging people to invest their money to help the war effort during the First World War. Date: 1918

Background imageInvest Collection: WWI Poster, Appeal to Women

WWI Poster, Appeal to Women
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, An Appeal to Women, Make every Penny do the work of Two, Put your Savings in the War Loan. Date: circa 1916

Background imageInvest Collection: Investiture of Alfonso XII

Investiture of Alfonso XII (1857-85) as Grand Master of the Military Orders. Joaquin Siguenza (1825-1902). Oil on canvas

Background imageInvest Collection: If you can t enlist, invest - Buy a Liberty Bond - Defend yo

If you can t enlist, invest - Buy a Liberty Bond - Defend your country with your dollars. Poster showing figure America with shield Liberty Loan fighting against Devastation, Starvation, War

Background imageInvest Collection: Poster advertising War Savings

Poster advertising War Savings, encourage people to invest in war bonds to support the ATS (the womens branch of the army, the Auxiliary Territorial Service). 1940s

Background imageInvest Collection: British Victory Loan advertisement, WW1

British Victory Loan advertisement, WW1
A British advertisement, encouraging people to invest in war bonds just after the First World War has ended -- Join the Rush to buy Victory Loan

Background imageInvest Collection: The Kabaka of Buganda with his consort

The Kabaka of Buganda with his consort
King Daubi Chwa, the Kabaka of Buganda with his consort, Queen Irene and his ministers at Mengo.During the Duke and Duchess of Yorks visit to Uganda

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Edward Viii / Pow Invest
Edward VIII as Prince Edward invested as Prince of Wales at Caernarvon, with his parents George V and Mary Date: July 1911

Background imageInvest Collection: Mania / Legal Battles

Mania / Legal Battles
The proliferation of railway projects leads to legal battles, which must be resolved by Parliamentary committees, at great cost to the shareholders who invest




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"Investing: A Timeless Tale of Growth and Freedom" From the Parable of the Talents to modern-day financial markets, investing has always been a powerful tool for growth and prosperity. Just like the artist who painted "The Parable of the Talents" in 1884, we too have talents that can be nurtured through wise investments. During World War I, a poster titled "Pour la Liberte du Monde (For the Freedom of the World)" urged individuals to invest not only in their own future but also in securing freedom for all. This sentiment echoes throughout history as people realized that investing is not just about personal gain but also about contributing to something greater than themselves. As seen on Wall Street, where the iconic sign stands tall outside the New York Stock Exchange building, investing has become synonymous with ambition and opportunity. The American flag proudly displayed above its entrance symbolizes how investment plays an integral role in shaping our nation's economic strength. In times of war, such as during WWI and WWII, governments encouraged citizens to invest in national bonds and savings certificates. Posters like "The Tank Bank - National War Bonds" or "Worth Fighting For, Worth Saving For. " reminded us that by saving and investing wisely, we could actively support our country's efforts while securing a better future for ourselves. Investment knows no boundaries; it transcends borders as demonstrated by government bonds like China's Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway bond. It highlights how investment can fuel progress even beyond one's homeland. But investment isn't solely reserved for grand endeavors; it can start small yet make a significant impact. In a Georgian cartoon depicting money invested into a beer shop, we see how even modest investments can lead to entrepreneurial success and community development. Whether it was during wartime or peacetime eras captured by posters like "Fight in the Streets" or "Buy A Share In America, " investment has always been a call to action.