"If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it" is a said to be a famous quotation by American industrialist John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937). However, the quote seems to…
"When/If your outgo exceeds your income (then) your upkeep is your downfall" is a common sense phrase for a person to live within his or her means. The phrase is cited in print from at…
"Youth is wasted on the young" has been credited to Irish-born playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). A second line about wealth is sometimes added to this saying. “If you ask me,…
In a bear market (a recession or a depression), many investors lose money. A Wall Street proverb is: "In a bear market, money returns to its rightful owner(s)." The adage is cited in…
Entry in progress -- B.P. New York (NY) TimesOil and the Ruble Drag the Market Down a Bumpy SlopeBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DEC. 16, 2014John Manley, chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo Fund…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksHandbook of Heavy Tailed Distributions in FinanceBy Svetlozar T. Rachev Amsterdam: Elsevier2003Pg. 70:Tail dependenceThere is a saying in finance that in times…
"In an abusive relationship with the cost of living" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "In an abusive relationship with the cost of living" (shown on an…
Gunnar Myrdal (1898-1987) and Friedrich von Hayek (1899-1992) shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economics, even though the former supported left-wing socialism and the latter supported right-wing free…
"In for a dime, in for a dollar" is an American version of "in for a penny, in for a pound" (the British pound currency, in a saying that dates to the 1600s). The saying means…
"In God we trust" was the motto of a Philadelphia regiment in 1748. Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner" (1814) contains the words "In God is our trust."…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has nothing to do with the Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Norwegian krone or Swedish krona, but there are jokes. "Maybe it was Norwegian #KronaVirus"…
"In terms of money, we have no money" -- that is, we're broke -- was said by the character Gru in the movie Despicable Me (2010). The saying has been shown on many memes. "In…
"In terms of money, we have no money" -- that is, we're broke -- was said by the character Gru in the movie Despicable Me (2010). The saying has been shown on many memes. "In…
"In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield" is a popular bit of one-line wisdom from American investor Warren Buffett. The saying means that the…
"In the money" means that a money prize has been won. For example, a horse that finishes a race first ("win"), second ("place") or third ("show") finishes…
"In the red" means that a business entity is experiencing losses; "in the black" means profits or gains. Accounting ledgers used red ink and black ink for accounting entries.…
Timing the stock market is a tricky thing to do. "In the stock market, there's a fine line beween being wrong and being early" (or, "In the stock market, there's a fine…
"INFLATION IS JUST SPICY THEFT" (shown on a meme) was posted on Facebook by Tyler Brandt on June 12, 2019. "inflation is just spicy theft" was posted on Twitter by Brad Polumbo…
Inflation has been called a form of robbery because it makes money worth less. " It can be truly said, to-day, 'Inflation is robbery'" was printed in the Cincinnati (OH) Daily…
Inflation has been called a form of robbery because it makes money worth less. " It can be truly said, to-day, 'Inflation is robbery'" was printed in the Cincinnati (OH) Daily…