Emerging Market Explorer Gifts

'Today, emerging market funds rose on news the American dream is alive and well in Thailand, Singapore, China. . .'

At the market

A child runs an equity stand.

Kids ask repetitively: 'Is the recession over yet?'

'Based on your travels, what would you say is the greatest potential downside, if any, to investing in the Upper Amazon?'

Largest passenger aircraft ever built. "Why does it have to be so big?" "We had to make extra room for all the subsidy money."

'The secret to my success? Even as a kid, I never accepted that annoying phrase, 'None of your business.''

wealth investment

Symbols of Wall St: bull, bear, Humpty Dumpty.

Sure, it helps to be a blood-sucking parasite, but that's not all it takes to be a stockbroker...

'You have a balanced investment portfolio. Everything you own is losing money equally.'

'There must be some way we can capitalize on that damn boson.'

Little Tiny Push-Carts

Produce Market. Lots of things are going on with the produce. The tomatoes, as usual, are having a fruit or veggie identity crisis. Though it makes no sense, the apples and oranges are constantly comparing themselves to one another. The plums are happy. Any assignment or position that comes their way is always the best. That potatoes want couches, of course. And the bananas think they should run the market government. Sure, a banana republic!

'In conclusion; our major contract expires tomorrow, we have no idea what we want, and no knowledge of the market, It is time to pass this across to the Procurement Team...'

"Jersey Tomatoes" vs. "Jersey toMAHtoes"

An August Bank-Holiday in the East End.

Assets On Hand/Familiarity With Landscape

"Ooh look, the high street's evolved to survive!"

'The good news is it's curable, the bad news is you can't afford it.'

Sweet Smell of Success $10.

'Fortunately our generation won't have to pay the huge debt. Our grandchildren will.'

Jack and the Beanie stock.

Caveman to business partner selling rocks: 'Maybe we should diversify into sticks.'

New diet. Look. 1,000,000 visitor. Buy. EOA. Survey. Tired of . Eye test for internet users.

'With our pioneering spirit we are going to break into some great new markets.'

'Always bought low.'

Calls of the Wild: Moose Call, Coyote Call and Margin Call.

Risk Management - ''Be careful' All you can tell me is 'be careful''

'This fortune cookie says, 'You will have good luck investing in emerging markets, fortune cookie & Chopstick Trading Company of Singapore.''

Stock Market Adventure

"What makes you so sure our local farmers know what they're doing?"

Stock Exchange. I don't worry about whether or not stocks are going to fall. I worry about whether they're going to bounce or go "splat" when they do fall.

"Tia Carmen! We're at Plaza Mall...not Flaco's Flea Market!"

"Noooo, nothing I'd really call fresh. Freshish maybe."