Modern man drives a mortgaged car over a bond-financed highway on credit-card gas.

Modern man drives a mortgaged car over a bond-financed highway on credit-card gas.

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

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.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

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.

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.

Alexander Hamilton originated the put and take system in our national treasury: the taxpayers put it in, and the politicians read more

Alexander Hamilton originated the put and take system in our national treasury: the taxpayers put it in, and the politicians take it out.

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.

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.