“Doing God’s work” (investment banking joke)
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”
"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”
"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…
“Don’t confuse brains with a bull market” (Wall Street adage)
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”
"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”
"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 Fed”
"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…
“Don’t fight the tape” (Wall Street proverb)
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 everything!”
"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…
“Don’t get married to a stock” (Wall Street adage)
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”
"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” (Wall Street adage)
"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 checks your body can’t cash”
"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…
“Don’t sell America short”
"Don't sell America short!" (or "Don't sell the United States short!") is a famous Wall Street. phrase. It means to hold stock in the United States -- whatever dips…
“Don’t short new highs or buy new lows”
"Don't sell/short new highs or buy new lows" is stock market advice that some follow and others do not. Many stock market analysts believe that it's not possible to call the top…
“Don’t take any wooden nickels”
"Don't take any wooden money/nickels" means "don't be cheated/duped." "Don't take any wooden nickels or bad checks" was cited in 1903 and…
“Don’t tell my mother I’m a banker—she thinks I play piano in a whorehouse”
"Don't tell my mother I'm a banker -- she thinks I play piano in a bordello/brothel/cat house/whorehouse" is a joke about how little people think of bankers. The joke began…
“Dread the Fed”
The Federal Reserve (frequently called "the Fed") is the central banking system of the United States. "Should we dread the Fed?" was asked in a 2009 book. Irwin Kellner, the…
“Dress British, Think Yiddish” (“Dress British, Look Irish, Think Yiddish”)
"Dress British, Think Yiddish" is cited from at least 1962 and means to look conventional, but to think unconventionally. The phrase (also given as "Look British, Think Yiddish"…
“Drive-in banking was invented so cars could go in and see their real owners”
The first bank drive up window has been credited to the Grand National Bank of St. Louis, MO, in 1930. The November 22, 1959 Family Weekly included a quote by Thomas J. Mullen: "You know why…