Financial Watchman Gifts

"She wants to make sure we don't lose her money..."

Great Chinese Dynasties

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

'You know the economy's in trouble when the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans only has 350 names on it.'

"O.K. he's a billionaire, but how much of it is in cash?"

'These are the end of year figures recollected in tranquility.'

"This statement from your headmaster says that you can easily get a good degree...your bank manager says you can't."

'The government's right. Not counting, food, clothing, energy, shelter, health care, or transportation, inflation is hardly going up.'

"And this is a $20,000 ‘meditation room’ — can you believe it?!!"

"I want you to know that emotion overrode reason."

'Uh - oh... this looks like an unfriendly takeover!'

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

"It's called American acceptionalism. We grab more and more of the country's wealth and 99% of Americans just continue to accept it."

"The only thing that's not gone up is the pound."

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

Depressed Businessman at Office Christmas Party.

"I never dreamed I'd ever enjoy watching my figure this much."

'You keep outliving your old-age retirement savings!'

Lord Avariss - Captain of Industry

News and Magazines. Tax Bill Debate. The trickle-down can never compete with siphon-up.

It is my mother's, she uses it as an anchor for our yacht.

Money god

'Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.'

'You wouldn't threaten your bank manager...er...maybe...'

Golden bubbles

The bailout.

"Stocks rose today on news that even higher taxes won't stop the rich from getting richer."

'If I lived there, the first thing I'd do is have my head examined.'

Champagne at the hunt

Trickledown economics

People, please listen. I'm talkin 'bout the income gap. The top one percent of Americans get one third of the nation's income, over double what they got in 1980. One-third. The income for the top 0.01% is 196 times the bottom 90%. Your wages have stagnated and the super-duper rich have gotten super-duper richer! How can you possibly swallow your coffee? Because you're making me do math before noon!

Investor alternates between hating and loving gold, depending on the stock market's performance.

'And, lastly, I'd like to thank Chuck for his years of service. He'll be leaving the company next month to spend more time with his cash and cash equivalents.'

'Both were written this year by the same author.'

'I just want you to know, sir, that I have always been a big fan of your income.'