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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.