Festive Finance Followers Gifts

"Sorry Santa we're over budget for 'meeting the dreams of young children' and we won't have funds for 'screams of delight' until 2026 at the earliest."

The day the stock market went UP.

Tree in Dollar Shape.

'Ho,ho,ho, but can you be more specific?'

"I know it's not an ideal situation, Samantha, but how else are we going to afford a 160 gigabyte laptop, a top of the range mobile and a Playstation 3 for the kids presents?"

"You really clean up on these mileage deductions, don't you."

Help! Have to pay back a big world bank loan.

"Just as I feared. Tariffs."

Dollar Sign Christmas Tree.

'Twenty percent bluechips, ten percent small-caps, five percent currency hedges and the remainder in cash. Get that list to Santa right away.'

"You can't be serious about all these travel expenses in December!"

'Since you only work one night a year, it will take centuries to build up your retirement account.'

'Listen, Santa. Either you repay what you owe, or we reposses Rudolph!'

"Santa, snow is falling." "Sell snow!"

There IS a Santa Claus.

Santa using the stock exchange to keep track of stocks and bonds being good or bad as well as going up or down

"Santa's trying to corner the futures market for coal in anticipation of his visit to Washington."

Our busy Sundays are Christmas, Easter and hurricane season.

'We had a white Christmas but we'll be in the red until April.'

Records Dept. Tell them I don't use my knowledge of who's naughty or nice to make political endorsements.

'Greenspan was back for a guest appearance. He didn't say it's gonna be a bear market. He said it's a beware market!'

'First I'd like to remind you of the true meaning of christmas - profits.'

'Stocks tumbled on the news Santa's credit rating was downgraded.'

"Twenty percent bluechips, ten percent small-caps, five percent currency hedges and the remainder in cash. Get that list to Santa right away."

The Bankrupts' Christmas Tree

"Get that new hat you wanted, Martha! Punxsutawney Phil says we have six more weeks!"

"If you ask em this figure for cost of goods given is a little low."

'We've drunk a Christmas toast to my portfolio, now let's drink a Christmas toast to your portfolio.'

Financial Christmas

"An aluminum baseball bat? Are you kidding? With the tariffs, my raw material costs are up 25%. How about some soybeans?"

"I'm the ghost of christmas past due."

"Oh dear, Mr. Kringle. I fear we may have to put you on our naughty list."

"A local retail survey shows holiday sales were flat...but the consumer cash meter hit an all-time high...while the holiday confidence index took a three-point dip."

"Trick or Treat - sorry, cash only."

'Now there's a perfect example of something that's not cost effective. Fire him!'