The book gathers essays written by Friedrich Bendixen on the topic of money and capital between 1897 and 1912. The first thematic section is titled "On the Theory of Money," in which Bendixen discusses, among other things, monetary theory and the concept of money. Other thematic sections include "The Reichsbank Problem" and "Reichsbank Policy." In these, he addresses the character of the Reichsbank and explains foreign exchange trading and the increase in Lombard rates. The last thematic section is titled "National Capital." Here, Bendixen examines foreign values on German stock exchanges and the national significance of capital binding. The work provides a good overview of financial and monetary theoretical considerations of the time.