Finance Fiction Fan Mugs

"Garden supplies are around back; financial instruments are inside."

IRS. I did my taxes wrong and now I'm being penalized! I couldn't understand the instructions --- it was so confusing! That's why they call it a "tax code."

Joan of Sark - Offshore Directorship Fees

'No more loaning to dinosaurs. They go extinct.'

Accounting: Fiction and Non-Fiction.

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

"It creates the illusion of risk but you know you're perfectly safe."

"Gentlemen, I'm pleased to say the firm is perfectly positioned to avoid chapter eleven and still be in existence this time next year."

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract."

Bank Loan Dept. Personal Business. Uh-oh, some loans have gone bad! A tennis pro defaulted and a novelist is in Chapter 7. The bed linens company folded and the scuba school went under! Are any of our loans still good? Yeah, the music streaming service is totally sound! And ironically, the lighting company is in the black!

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

Gerry, there are more accurate ways of balancing the petty cash.

Business of Fingerpointing Line Art

LEMONADE 50 CENTS, 'I'm only seven years old -- I don't HAVE a credit rating yet!'

"I think I just solved my cash flow problem."

All bets are off as Round One begins in the "Dollars versus Donuts" World Championship title fight.

European currency on the edge.

Shop struggles to sell books about recession: '90 per cent off on all credit crunch books' (Titles incluude: Beat the Crunch! Who's to Blame? We're all Doomed!)

"I made money the old fashioned way. I inherited it."

'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.'

'The bad news is it's all our client's money.'

Economy - USA.

Warning that Inflationary Policies Could Lead to Crash on Wall St

'A short economics test - if you bought something for

I love it when you speak Wall Streetese. Say 'to the upside' for me.

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

What do you suggest we do about this?

"They've made these fund prospectuses much easier to read." Brochure states; 'Give us all your money and get lost."

Hedge fund sharks attacking 'The Markets' ship.

Man pushing Euro sign up a hill.

"Allow me to introduce Recession. Recession is here to stay."

"I was going to tell you it's a jungle out there, but I realize that's probably old news to you."

Fiscal Compass for the Global Investor.

"Hey, honey, the credit card company increased our debt... I mean our credit limit!"

'Stand back! All he needs is an injection of long-term capital.'