Securities Broker Gifts

A Prominent Member of the 'Effluent Society

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The day the stock market went UP.

Late Stage Capitalism and the Biosphere Engage in Some Meaningful Dialogue...

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

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

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

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The president's men

"It creates the illusion of risk but you know you're perfectly safe."

'You'll like this, gang ? it's an 'eyes-only' list of 'shady-but-tolerated' loopholes allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.'

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

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

"I keep feeling we should float the company"

Entering the Business Community: Assets/Liabilities

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

'Looks like your cash cow just got diverted to the slaughterhouse.'

Three gates of hell: marriage counseling, investments, company meetings

"So, the Scharfs have an atoll. Big deal."

Build Your Own Portfolio

"Great! We're still going up! Chop a hole in the ceiling!"

'Only the years when the market was Bullish...'

"I'm from brokers without borders. Invest in deserted island reits!"

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'He's so rich, when he writes a cheque the bank bounces.'

"I'm not here to slay you. I'm here to talk to you about diversifying your investment portfolio."

"Son, you're old enough now for The Talk: everything you need to know about compound interest."

"Is this the best investment strategy you could come up with?"

'Good news! Our nest egg is developing into a double yoke.'

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Wall St. or True Love.

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

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Investments - remember, you are what you invest in!