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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.
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 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.
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.
When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.
When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.
Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.
Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.
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.
Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.
Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.