GABC vs CET Comparison

German American Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company. The lines of business include Retail and commercial banking business which involves attracting deposits from the general public and using those funds to originate consumer, commercial and agricultural, commercial and agricultural real estate, and residential mortgage loans. These core banking activities also include the sale of residential mortgage loans in the secondary market. Wealth management services which involve providing trust, investment advisory, brokerage and retirement planning services to customers. Insurance operations include the offering of a full range of personal and corporate property and casualty insurance products.

Central Securities Corp is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The company invests in common stocks, bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks, and corporations.