American comedian and actor Robin Williams (1951-2014) said: "Ah yes, divorce, from that Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet." It's uncertain when…
"Do you run? Yes. Out of patience, fucks and money" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images -- especially running shirts. "Do I run?Yes. Out of patience,fucks and…
The stock market doesn't sell chicken stock, but there's a joke: "Do you know where you can get chicken broth in bulk? The stock market." "To me, stock market means…
"Due diligence" is a term that dates from at least 1598 in the Oxford English Dictionary, meaning "appropriate, sufficient, or proper care and attention." "Do Your Own Due…
"Does balancing my checkbook count as exercise?" is a one-line saying about exercise. The joke was posted by Mary Charlene on Twitter on March 3, 2014. "Does running late count as…
"Does running out of money count as exercise?" is a jocular question that has been printed on many images. “The only exercise he ever got was running out of money" was cited in…
"Swimming in debt doesn't count as cardio" (or "Does swimming in debt count as cardio?") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Does swimming in…
Lloyd Blankfein, the CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs, told the Times of London in a November 2009 interview that he was just a banker "doing God's work." The line was meant as a…
"Dollars to doughnuts" (or "I'll bet dollars to doughnuts") means a sure thing, a certainty; someone will put up something to substance to something worth much less that a…
"Don't be a dick for a tick" is a financial adage meaning that one shouldn't negate a trade ("be a dick") by making it conditioned on something small (such as a…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Wheeler Dealers By Adam SmithNew York, NY: Bantam Books1969, ©1959Pg. 176:Son, when the market is goin' up everybody looks smart. Never confuse…
"Don't cry about money -- it never cries for you" was said by Kevin O'Leary to a contestant on the first televised show of Shark Tank (where entrepreneurs suggest business ideas…
"Don't fight the Bank of Canada" is a takeoff on the more familiar "Don't fight the Fed" (Federal Reserve in the United States). The Bank of Canada is Canada's…
"Don't fight the tape" (meaning to follow the trend; stock quotes used to be received on tickertape) is a Wall Street adage that was popularized in the 1950s. "Don't fight…
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Free Dictionarydon't fight the tapeA market axiom that asserts an investor shouldn't buy stocks during a major decline or sell stocks during a strong market…
"Don't get mad -- get even!" is an old political saying. Czech-American businesswoman and former fashion model Ivana Trump (who was married to Donald Trump from 1977 to 1991) said in…
Some investors stay loyal to a stock long after the stock's performance has slipped. A common bit of investment advice (cited in print from at least the 1950s) is to "never fall in love…
"Don't go broke trying to look rich" is a financial saying that has been printed on many images."That's why our ppl are always broke: Living beyond our means. We go broke…
"Don't let the tax tail wag the investment dog" (sometimes given as simply "dog" or "profit dog" or "savings dog"or "economic dog") means that…
"Don't let your mouth write a check (or "checks") your body (or "ass") can't cash" has been used in black English since at least the 1960s. Comedian Flip…