Data Broker Mugs

"Oh, Johnny. I feel like I'm beginning to know you almost as well as Facebook does!"

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

The day the stock market went UP.

The president's men

A fight in the Boardroom.

'The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I think that luck is always right.'

'If he knows so much about stocks and shares, how come he still has to work?'

'This is a 'placebo' line. It serves no purpose but it makes us feel good.'

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

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

"Is this the best investment strategy you could come up with?"

Sales chart is buildings in background.

"I'll show you our growth projections but only if you promise not to snicker."

"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."

It's okay Mom! As a broker, I'm under supervision of the SEC!

'We're living in a round hole economy.'

"Well, either you're hopelessly optimistic or hopelessly short-sighted."

'I'm sorry I missed your recital. Daddy was on the phone with his broker, checking on bond yields. It's another form of bonding, son.'

"We structured the deal so it won't make any sense to you."

"Until we get a bigger chart, we're estimating it's now about up to here."

Economic Outlook Conference - 'Remember the seating is optimist, pessimist, optimist,...'

Day trading.

World Economic Crisis.

"Is there any way I could get a dashboard instead of a report card?"

"Good invisible exports figures this quarter, sir."

"I'm not telling you to stay. I'm talking to the stock market."

'On the plus side we've saved money by getting all the numbers on one graph.'

Our Motto: Buy Low Sell High is the Best Revenge.'

'well of course I'm giving your portfolio the attention it deserves, I'm even wearing a black armband!'

Why markets crash.

"When was the last time you exercised something other than a purchase option?"

"He's quick with the birds and bees stuff, but then comes the bulls and the bears..."

'For Harland, the only game in town is the bulls versus the bears...'

“It's $195 million. Now, I know what you're thinking: 'OK, what's the catch?'”

"Call my broker, fax my accountant, and get my groove back."