“Unpopular opinion: Money actually buys happiness idc”
"Money can't buy happiness" is a proverb that has been cited in English since at least 1821. "Unpopular opinion : Money really buys you happiness" was posted on Facebook by…
“Up a staircase, down an elevator” (Wall Street adage)
"Up a staircase, down an elevator" means that a market rises slowly (stairs) and falls quickly (elevator). The saying has been cited in print since at least 2007. A similar saying is:…
“Using cash is like telling the government what you buy is none of their fucking business”
"Using cash is like telling the government what you buy is none of their fucking business" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Things like a central bank digital currency…
“VIX is high, time to buy; VIX is low, time to go”
VIX (often called the "fear index" or "fear gauge") is the ticker symbol of the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index. The adage is: "When the VIX is high,…
“Volume follows a trend”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksA Treasury of Wall Street WisdomBy Harry D. Schultz and Samson Coslow Palisades Park, NJ: Investors' Press1966Pg. ?:Volume "follows the trend";…
“Volume is the weapon of the bull” (Wall Street adage)
"Volume is the weapon of the bull" is a Wall Street adage meaning that bull markets rise on strong volume. "Trading volume, often called 'a weapon of the bull'" has…
“Volume is validity” (Wall Street adage)
"Volume is validity" means that a high volume indicates (or validates) if people are bullish or bearish on a stock -- they buy it or sell it in droves. The saying "volume is…
“Waiting for the other shoe to drop” (business idiom)
"Waiting for the other shoe to drop" is a popular business idiom. A person wears two shoes; when a person takes off one shoe and drops it on the floor, it's expected that the other…
“Walked into a bank today and saw people wearing masks. Fortunately, it was just a robbery”
The 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak caused many people to purchase surgical masks. Many people with symptoms wore masks. "I was queueing in the bank local branch this morning and 2 guys arrived…
“Wall Street got drunk” (George W. Bush)
President George W. Bush attended a July 2008 fundraiser in Houston, Texas for Republican congressional candidate Pete Olson. TV cameras were requested to be turned off, but at least one person…
“Wall Street indexes predicted nine out of the last five recessions” (Paul Samuelson)
Economist Paul Samuelson used his Newsweek column of September 19, 1966 to show that the market and that economists often get things wrong: "Wall Street indexes predicted nine out of the last…
“Wall Street is where people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from people who take the subway”
American investor Warren Buffett doesn't trust stockbrokers. If their advice was so great, why aren't they themselves rich? He told the Los Angeles (CA) Times in April 1991: "Wall…
“Wall Street never discounts the same thing twice”
"Wall Street never discounts the same thing twice" is a stock exchange adage cited since at least the early 1930s. For example, it could be expected that a company is going to announce…
“Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Andrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie (25 November 1835 - 11 August 1919) was a Scottish-American businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie…
“We have to dance until the music stops”
Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince told the Financial Times in July 2007: “When the music stops, in terms of liquidity, things will be complicated. But as long as the music is playing, you’ve got to…
“We haven’t the money, so we’ve got to think”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Earnest RutherfordErnest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM PC FRS (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937) was a nuclear physicist from New Zealand. He…
“We lose money on every sale, but make it up on volume”
Some retailers have low profit margins, but high volume. The old joke is told about a retailer who sold products below cost, losing a little money on each sale. "I make it up on volume,"…
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give" has often been credited to Winston Churchill (1874-1965), but The Churchill Centre has determined that the saying is…
“We make money the old-fashioned way. We EARN it” (Smith Barney)
The old Smith Barney ads featuring actor John Houseman (famous as the law professor in the film and tv series The Paper Chase) featured the famous line: "We make money the old-fashioned way.…
“We trust banks with our money, but they don’t trust us with their pens”
Banks often have their pens chained to tables. Many people have pointed out that we trust banks with our money, but banks don't trust us with their pens. "seriously.. .have you ever…