“If you have ever eaten chocolate money, you have bit coins”
Chocolate money had nothing to do with "bitcoin" -- which is not a "bit" coin -- but there have been several jokes. "The last time I Bitcoin, I was eating chocolate money…
“If you have to ask, then you probably can’t afford it” (J. P. Morgan?)
"If you have to ask, you (probably) can't afford it" is a saying used to describe purchases of expensive products, such as homes, cars and jewelry. Financier J. P. Morgan (1837-1913)…
“If you hear that everybody is buying a certain stock, ask who is selling”
James Dines, editor of The Dines Letter (online investment advice), said in 1983: "If you hear that everybody is buying a certain stock, ask who is selling." The investment saying has…
“If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it”
"If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it" is a popular joke, meaning that the $20 (that is not paid back) is a small sum to be rid of an…
“If you owe a bank thousands, you have a problem; owe a bank millions, the bank has a problem”
There's an old banking proverb: "If you owe the bank thousands (a small amount), then you have a problem. If you owe the bank millions (a large amount), then the bank has a problem."…
“If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys”
"if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys" means that if you pay a small amount ("peanuts"), you don't get very good workers ("monkeys"). "Peanuts" has long…
“If you see a Swiss banker jumping out of a window, follow him” (Voltaire?)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: VoltaireFrançois-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, and…
“If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments”
A creditor wants to be paid back, so a creditor wishes a debtor good physical and financial health. "Quickest way to get back on your feet is to miss a couple of car payments!" has been…
“If you torture the data long enough, it will confess”
"If you torture the data long enough, it will confess" has come to mean that if you manipulate the data long enough, you'll finish the the result you want. Some people has asserted…
“If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at some of the people he gives it to”
"If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at some of the people he gives it to" is a popular saying that has been credited to many people, most frequently -- and incorrectly --…
“If you’re going to panic, panic early” (Wall Street proverb)
"If you're going to panic, panic early!" is a Wall Street proverb that's cited in print from at least 2000. It means that one should be the first to sell (and get the highest…
“If you’re planning to teach your children the value of a dollar, you’d better hurry up”
Parents often teach their children "the value of a dollar." ""Teach your children the value of a dollar and the value of saving in their early days" was cited in a…
“If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?”
"If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?" (or, "If you're so smart, why ain't you rich?") is a phrase sometimes heard in New York City, the nation's…
“If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it”
"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…
“If your outgo exceeds your income, then your upkeep will be your downfall”
"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…
“If youth is wasted on the young, then wealth is wasted on the old”
"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, money returns to its rightful owners” (Wall Street proverb)
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…
“In a dog-eat-dog market, get yourself a big dog”
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…
“In a financial crisis, all correlations go to one”
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”
"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…