Personal Finance Philosopher Gifts

Retirement bliss: saving for your retirement.

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

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

Wall St. or True Love.

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

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

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

'You have to reconcile your gross habits with your net income.'

'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?

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

'I'm worried about all these unemployed. They're still on our payroll'

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

Money god

"Money is life's report card."

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

'We need people who dream the impossible dreams - like pensions and health care.'

Economic Downturns

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

'Maximising shareholder value doesn't count.'

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

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

Accountant Manqué

"Stocks edged lower on the news there's more to life than the accumulation of material things..."

"The problem with capitalism is the unequal sharing of wealth. The problem with socialism is the equal sharing of wealth..."

"I can't understand it, we did quite well in the first three quarters.

'I think you need to reboot your fiscal compass.'

Portfolio, 2014 - For a richer enjoyment, allow to age.

'If congress regulates obscene bonuses, isn't that a violation of the first amendment?'

'Well they often get it wrong.'

"I don't know whether to love you or leave you - but then that's the reality of arbitrage."

"No, I don't believe youth is wasted on the young. I believe money is."

"I hope you love me for my money, not for who I am."

'We do spend a lot and tax a lot, but it's the price you pay for living in a money-based economy.'

"The red bars represent the obscene numbers this quarter. The black bars are censoring those red bars."