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A financier is a pawn-broker with imagination.
A financier is a pawn-broker with imagination.
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.
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.
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.
FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation read more
FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of America's most precious discoveries and possessions.
The way to stop financial joy-riding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile.
The way to stop financial joy-riding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile.
What is high finance? It’s knowing the difference between one and ten, multiplying, subtracting and adding. You just add noughts. read more
What is high finance? It’s knowing the difference between one and ten, multiplying, subtracting and adding. You just add noughts. It’s no more than that.
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.
Finance, like time, devours its own children.
Finance, like time, devours its own children.