The pen is mightier than the sword, but no match for the accountant.

The pen is mightier than the sword, but no match for the accountant.

One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.

One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.

Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.

Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.

A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.

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.

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.

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.

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.