in order to educate the general reader until his death in 1902. The column dealt mainly with stock market activities and economic matters. It was in this column that he often put forward his ideas of stock price movements, which were the foundation of what was later called the Dow Theory. Unfortunately, his complete editorial writings are not available to the general reader. However, most of his writings can be found in the following books: Samuel Armstrong Nelson, [https://archive.org/details/abcofstockspecul00nelsiala?q=The+A+B+C+of+Stock+Speculation The A B C of Stock Speculation']', 1902 George W. Bishop, Charles H. Dow and The Dow Theory'', 1960 Laura Sether ed., Dow Theory Unplugged: Charles Dow's Original Editorials & Their Relevance Today, 2009 The basic idea of Dow is that the stock price is affected by various factors interacting at the same time, leading to distinct patterns of stock price movement. The first step is to establish from past data the relationship between these patterns and each important factor. Thereafter, by identifying the main factors which are presently working, we can predict the probable future movement of stock price. One of the most important contributions to stock market thought was his theory of the three movements in the market. Personal At age 30, having moved to New York City the prior year to accept a job offer, Dow married his wife Lucy, who had a daughter from a previous marriage. The couple had no children of their own. It was in NYC that Dow reconnected with Jones having met him in Providence RI at the Providence Journal. Death In 1902, Dow began to have health problems and Bergstresser wanted to retire. The two sold their shares of the company to Clarence Barron, their Boston correspondent. Dow wrote his last editorial in April 1902. About eight months later, on December 4, 1902, he died at his home at 161 Lefferts Place, Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 51 after suffering a heart attack. Charles Dow is interred in North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island. See also Dow Jones Indexes William Peter Hamilton References External links Dow Jones History Dow Jones Indexes home page Dow Jones Averages historical, research and trivia page American National Biography The Motley Fool 1851 births 1902 deaths People from Sterling, Connecticut Massachusetts Republicans American male journalists Dow Jones & Company 19th-century American businesspeople Burials at North Burying Ground (Providence) The Providence Journal people People from