Shareholder Savvy Gifts

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

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

'There's good news and bad news, J. B. - we now control 51% of this corporation's stock!'

"We're pleased to announce that your company has shrewdly traded a cow for some magic beans." some ma

'The shareholders have voted you off the board. We don't feel you're tough enough. On the bright side, you've won this year's Miss Congeniality award.'

'Loved your bit on market share, Felton - perfect blend of plausibility and outright deception.'

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

"To summarize the year: we were taken over, we took over, we were taken over and we took over."

Investments - Founders Bear and Bull.

"Well, either you're hopelessly optimistic or hopelessly short-sighted."

"In a further effort to increase profits, control costs and satisfy shareholders, we've decided to steal stuff."

"Until we get a bigger chart, we're estimating it's now about up to here."

'If we have only fractional ownership, it's not a private jet anymore, is it?'

Shareholders Meeting: 'Mr Kenny will now take friendly fire from the audience.'

'We're all right as long as they think we're taking millions.'

'My interpretation is that it deals with the artist's utter frustration over the scarcity of remaining, reasonable equity values.'

'I'm looking for something to impress the shareholders.'

"I have an obligation to the stockholders, not the employees!"

"The only good news this year, gentlemen, is our massive bonuses."

Annual Stockholders' Meeting: Take some tissues.

'Now let's proceed downstairs and see where our stock shares presently sits,'

'All we can do is remind the stockholders that money isn't everything.'

'Hi, I'm the ghost of your past, present and future stock portfolio!'

"...That's agreed then, we raise our salaries by 40%..."

'That concludes the annual report, I will now fend off questions from the stockholders.'

'He'll love this cologne. It has the scent of an undervalued stock.'

'Sorry, folks! The CEO and Board of Directors didn't show up.'

"Still, I think we can all take some pride in being one of the signature bankruptcies of our time."

Would anybody else like to ask a question before the stewards get to them?

"Remember, when they go low... we observe shareholder value and act accordingly."

Man leaving 'Wall St, closed-end mutual funds' building with hand full of money.

'You realize, of course, that that's the fifth 25 stake we've now sold in our entertainment division.'

"I'm Bobby. If you like the lemonade, perhaps you'd like to invest in the 'Jimmy's Lemonade' franchise, listed in NASDAQ..."

'The bad news is that we're only in it for the money.'

"Before we made the leap to cyberspace, our stockholders made us promise we'd maintain a traditional street presence, too!"