Investment Ponderer Gifts

'He's a stock market 'buzzard'? -- what does that mean?', 'He eats the dead bulls and bears.'

"Maybe now, we could look at customer care'?"

'I vote we hang the darn thing upside down and go home!'

Jean-Paul Sartre

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

Annual profits,

'Can he call you back? He's taking time to stop and smell the profits.'

'We've financed three more startups for no fathomable reason.'

"As you can see, sales have been a little erratic lately..."

'The organizational structure is pretty simple: We do the work; they take the credit.'

"At least we are consistently inconsistent."

'Perkins, you really know to suck the joy out of a 3rd quarter report.'

'At least I don't have his life.'

Annual Stockholders' Meeting: Take some tissues.

'Maybe we need new profit charts?'

"Events seem to be headed in the right direction. Unfortunately, it's not taking me with it."

"We could try 'gravity' as an excuse."

"Profits. Good thing or the greatest thing?"

business

"Of course it's only prediction, we can't guarantee anything."

"It's not just me, Dad. Amazon.com has never made a cent, either."

'This isn't a non-profit-making organization you know! Or at least, it wasn't until you started working here!'

'For P.R. purposes, let's use the phrase, 'uncanny luck' rather than 'dumb luck'.'

'It's nice but will it be a hedge against inflation.'

'I'm a 100% consistent investor. I buy bonds when I should buy stocks when I should buy bonds.'

'After months of analysing, we found out how to stop your downgoing profits: just find more customers who want to buy your products.'

'I think I know what the problem is!'

are you so alienated from any real form of community that you can no longer distinguish between belonging and conforming?

"We apparently exceeded our expectations but, do any of you remember what they were?"

Have you seen my money?

"Of course it sends your message digitally. If you want analogue we'll have to saddle up old Bessie."

Trumped

"I see you coming into money, at least 50p for a cup of tea."

Cancel that turkey and prawn sandwich...

'Let's go around the room, and talk about the edgy, creative things we've done so far today.'