Wealth Ponderers Gifts

'I'm turning my money into fat and taking it with me.'

'I had considered a career as an offshore commodities broker specialising in securitised asset transfers but the pension wasn't as good.'

"This number goes out to all the little people I met on my way back down."

'The growing disparity of income is a tribute to our acumen.'

"If we take a late retirement and an early death, we'll just squeak by."

"The industry has agreed to take the pensions dashboard off our hands. . ."

"Life isn't fair, and that's what makes it fun."

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

"This 'laying up treasures in heaven' thing - Is it some kind of tax dodge or what?"

"The pension crisis prompted me to consider alternative invstments. Like Roulette."

Have you seen my money?

The rich, the poor and the terrorist...

"If all countries are in debt, who's got all the money?"

We've been coming here for decades, but I still don't understand their idea that the richest person is the one with the most money.

Never mind spring. What do you predict for the economy?

'You have to admire the way Hartley overcame his honesty and integrity to get to the top.'

The Loneliness of Power

"Forget keeping all your eggs in one basket. What you need is a nest egg..."

Common stock, Preferred stock, Private stock.

"No one has actually ever tried it before...so apparently you CAN take it with you!"

Wall Street walking traffic sign flashes 'Worry' and 'Don't Worry.'

'How rich is too rich?'

'Ms. Booth, your portfolio is full of sound and fury signifying zero returns.'

"Sometimes it's good to just pause and reflect on how obscenely rich we are."

"Why does my investment portfolio have a toe tag?"

Money isn't everything, but then, what is?

"As requested, we're going to go over you retirement fund, so, if at all possible, let's hold questions until I have finished and I'm out in the parking lot starting my car."

"You have nothing to complain about....your side is growing too!"

Business men talking, "Out here a guy could be lulled into thinking that there is more to life than just the power or money"

'I've noticed that it's only since I started laying golden eggs that everybody wants to be my friend...'

An opinion, An opinion with a lot of money on top,

'Is $8.5 million really worth all this?'

"It used to be called pensions."

"Oh, that's the problem - it was unplugged the whole time!"

"You reach an age where you start to question what you're DOING with your life...."