Global Finance Guru Gifts

'I decided to eliminate the middleman, and applied for a CHINESE mortgage.'

Christine Lagarde - IMF

'What I don't understand is how all three of us managed to get the figures wrong!'

Phrenology bust with sections for different currencies.

"These projections don't make sparkles shoot out my ass."

Golly, �1m a year isn't too much. I don't know why your shareholders don't understand you.

"Tariffs love me...tariffs love me not..."

"I’ve combined all your outstanding debt into what we here in the banking business like to call a honkin’ big loan."

'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 president's men

'Can't they just switch to smaller barrels?'

"Helen brings home our second, third and fourth incomes."

'Progress of a bookshelf'

'If he knows so much about stocks and shares, how come he still has to work?'

"Obviously some people here don't appreciate the gravity of our situation."

GAS PRICES AT PUMP

'We're finding out that those 'wrongs' we made 'right' were actually right after all.'

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

'Now, keep in mind that these numbers are only as accurate as the fictitious data, ludicrous assumptions and wishful thinking they're based upon!'

"The economy always seems to be recovering, but it never recovers."

The best financial decision I ever made.

"Hoskins, try saying 'profits are up' without the finger quotes, okay?"

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'

The economy.

'Investment charts can be complicated, son, but that usually means, 'bonuses'.'

E.U. Banking Union.

"We need to change, but WHEN?"

'We're living in a round hole economy.'

Wall Street Couch

'It's our own consumer confidence test. Throw some nickels out and if they're picked up in 5 minutes confidence is really low!'

Fiscal cliff - US dollar falling over the edge.

"We've called this special Stocholders meeting because we want all of our stock back."

'Plimbco Bank &Trust, Old Money Division.'

'As you can see, it's too late for a termination...Baby is capable of surviving outside the womb...'