Strategy Maverick Gifts

"Well, it's unanimous. Instead of going out of business quietly, with dignity and grace, we've decided to end things killer asteroid-style, taking as many of our competitors with us as possible!"

Businessmen trying to prop up a line-chart with sticks

Employee won't think about work outside of box

"Delegating authority is good. Delegating blame is better."

It's okay Mom! As a broker, I'm under supervision of the SEC!

Cellphone Islands

'At Tesmer holdings, we don't break the rules! We change them!'

"For details on the bear market, here's a bear..."

'Tomorrow's special is fish, so wear the flounder suit.'

We need to put more money into Lithuanian sardine futures...I think that warrants bonuses all around!

Elevator Pitch

Dow Jones drop

"Apparently over 50% of people never look at their pension plans!"

His temperature appears to rise and fall with the FT index

"How's this for transparency: Our product isn't organic but our bullshit advertising it!"

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

'Excellent job, Fenwick, especially the part where you employ Magic Realism to fudge third-quarter earnings!'

'The market shifted on me.'

"Did you ask the client about product placement?"

Vulture sitting over a plummeting graph.

"Which way up do you want it?"

'We need to target the rich and stupid.'

The Contrarian funds

The two faces of capitalism.

'My market doesn't understand me.'

'I told you, if the LA branch steals our thunder, there is no more dialogue.'

(Stocks) (Bonds) (Off Wall St.)

'It's an emergency, Doctor. The vitamin company needs an endorsement.'

'Our company needs a tougher image. So from here on out we'll answer the phone with the greeting, 'what the hell do you want?!'

You trip on it, you buy it.

"Remember, Katie, genius is 10% inspiration and 80% media manipulation."

Got out of the market too soon; got back in too late.

"My mommy suggested I try a different advertising approach."

'We couldn't give away black-and-white TVs until we started advertising them as having 'non multi-color capability'.'

"Looks like the high tech shares have taken another fall."