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, 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.