Bookish Investor Mugs

"I love working on my passive income."

'We've financed three more startups for no fathomable reason.'

"I'm from brokers without borders. Invest in deserted island reits!"

'I think I know what the problem is!'

A man on a giant book poses as Rodin's The Thinker.

"I'm ready for summer vacation! A good book takes you where you've never been!"

"Some Debussy, Igor."

Marcel Proust

Note Book

A book reviewer reads between the margins.

"Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington should write a book about you!"

'Mr Rombly has cancelled his appointment. The Dow is up and he's feeling no pain.'

'They said 'write what you know.' So I didn't write anything.'

"And they say it's the safest 500-P/E stock out there."

"I'd like these invested in an aggressive mutual fund."

Reading in the family.

"Okay, it if makes you feel better...yes, I have stock in a banana company."

Giant to librarian: 'Excuse me, do you have a large print version?'

'These are tough times for wall street tycoons...the best we can do is laugh half-way to the banks.'

Man read's Newton's 'Philosophiae Naturalis Principa Mathematica' and says: 'Blimey Isaac, this is, er, pretty heavy stuff.'

'Oh, Wow! You write math books? That's wonderful! Where do you get your ideas?'

"Okay, what if we go outside - will it still be insider trading then?"

Investing 101 Acronym Test.

"The first thing we should do is get you two into a good mutual fund. Let me get out the 'Magic 8 Ball' and we'll fun some options."

Investments: We have locally grown stocks.

Investments: Remember, tis better to have loved money and lost, than never to have loved money at all.

Locally Grown Stocks, Farm Fresh CDs, Free Range Annuities.

"You should consider buying."

baby birds in a nest reading Chick Lit

'That's Renfrew -- he's in charge of high-risk portfolios.'

The last of the Mom and Pop brokerage houses

Animal worries.

'I know exactly how you feel, kid. I remember when I wiped out my first client. Of course, I'd been at the job more than 15 minutes.'

"D'you have any porn porn?"

"Don't put your money into stocks. Bury it!"