Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse

Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse

A financier is a pawn-broker with imagination.

A financier is a pawn-broker with imagination.

It sounds extraordinary but it’s a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading.

It sounds extraordinary but it’s a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading.

One of the soundest rules to remember when making forecasts in the field of economics is that whatever is to read more

One of the soundest rules to remember when making forecasts in the field of economics is that whatever is to happen is happening already.

We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital.

We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital.

It is time that financial types developed a greater tolerance for imprecision, because that’s the way the world is.

It is time that financial types developed a greater tolerance for imprecision, because that’s the way the world is.

You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

High finance isn't burglary or obtaining money by false pretenses, but rather a judicious selection from the best features of read more

High finance isn't burglary or obtaining money by false pretenses, but rather a judicious selection from the best features of those fine arts.

The money-changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple read more

The money-changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths.