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.

There is no such thing as an innocent purchaser of stocks.

There is no such thing as an innocent purchaser of stocks.

People get a little fed up and see their portfolio down significantly, and I always laugh to myself, because I read more

People get a little fed up and see their portfolio down significantly, and I always laugh to myself, because I still got paid.

Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail.

Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail.

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 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.

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.

Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.

Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.

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.