Financial Thinkers Gifts

"I've looked at all the options and there's no pension plan we can afford that will look after us in old age. . ."

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

"If a stock falls in the market, and it had no investors, does it really lose its value?"

'Whoever said 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' never had a room full of angry shareholders.'

'Please remember that these figures could be off as much as two dollars.'

'And remember to emphasize we're giving them the opportunity to find a better job.'

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

"Gentlemen, we're missing a great opportunity by not hitching this company to the current tailspin."

"We need to reset our fiscal compass to the changing business horizon."

Wall St. or True Love.

"Gas. Regular. Premium. Super. You don’t want to know."

G7 Tax Multinational Companies

'It's good to be here. We're having economic problems where we come from.'

"At $4 a dozen, it's hard to balance a career and a family."

'I don't know if money grows on trees, son. I know it doesn't grow in fields.'

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

'It's crunch time, Caldwell. That's the time between when you're born, and when you make your first million.'

Flat tax - equal burden?

'My ambition used to drive the economy. Now it drives my Mercedes.'

Republicans and Democrats debate while the US economy drowns.

"Okay... how about some people are poverty rich but asset poor?"

Stockbroker and Psychotherapist: Money won't make you happy and therapy won't make you rich.

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

"Efficiency savings...protect front line services BLAH! BLAH! refocus on core objectives BLAH BLAH!"

'Mixed day on Wall Street. Economic indicators were up, but executive bonuses were down.'

"Money is life's report card."

"Yes, I am interested in taking a fresh look at my holdings."

"The good news is that profits are up 76%. . . The BAD news is that costs are up 83%."

Money god

'So, a bailout is like a Ponzi scheme for automakers?'

Economic Downturns

"I was a stockbroker first, but when I realized how much time I spent praying, I figured, what the heck?"

'We were in the right place at the right time but, unfortunately, we were in the wrong time zone.'

'I got a big refund on my income tax.'

"Lucky for you, you died during a bear market."