“Insurance is sold, not bought”
"Insurance is sold, not bought" is a popular axiom of the insurance business (especially for life insurance), cited in print since at least 1916. Insurance can be complicated and, unless…
“Intelligence is like wealth. Great to have, but if you go around showing it off…”
"Intelligence is like wealth. It works better when it's not shoved into people's faces. The truly remarkable minds talk effectively, not much" is a saying that was posted on…
“Interest on debt grows without rain”
"Interest on debt grows without rain" is often stated to be a Yiddish proverb. "Interest grows without rain, stupid" was cited in The Nightingale, or, The saga of Yosele Solovey…
“Invest in tennis balls. They have a high rate of return”
"Invest in tennis balls. They have a high rate of return" is a joke that has been printed on many images. "My advice is..." or "My dog's advice is..." often…
“Invest in what you know best” (Wall Street adage)
Investment adviser and author Peter Lynch is credited with the 1990s Wall Street adage "Invest in what you know." The phrase issometimes made to rhyme at the beginning and at the end:…
“Invest in your passions”
"Invest in your passions" is a popular adage for a person's life. "Spirited travelers, invest in your passions and live your dreams" was cited in print in 2001. "The…
“Investigate, then invest” (Wall Street saying)
"Investigate, then invest" was the slogan of Merill Lynch in the 1940s. Investors were cautioned to look closely before moving their money, to help ward against fraud and high risk. Many…
“Investing is simple, but it’s not easy”
"Investing is simple, but (it's) not easy" means that it's simple enough to buy or sell, but it's not easy to follow the markets regularly and apply the correct strategy…
“Irony is a pastor asking for your money to solve church problems, and advising you to pray to solve yours”
"Irony is a pastor asking for your money to solve church problems, and advising you to pray to solve yours" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "IRONY Pastor asking for…
“It costs more to be poor”
"It costs more to be poor" is a saying that dates to at least 1965. The poor often can't afford to shop outside their neighborhood for better quality or better prices, to buy…
“It doesn’t matter how low the dollar will go, I will always bend down and pick it up”
"It doesn't matter how low the dollar will go, I will always bend down and pick it up" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on images. "No matter how low the…
“It is 4 o’clock on Wall Street—do you know where your money is?”
The financial television network CNBC has a show called Closing Bell that starts at 4 p.m., at the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange. Host Maria Bartiromo opens the show with her famous…
“It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking”
"It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American author, activist, and…
“It is not the bull side or the bear side, but the right side”
"They say there are two sides to everything. But there is only one side to the stock market; and it is not the bull side or the bear side, but the right side" appears in the book…
“It is only after a man gets rich that he discovers how many poor relatives he has”
People are attracted to wealth -- especially a rich person's relatives. "A man never knows how many relatives he has until he becomes successful in life" was cited in Mr. Punch, His…
“It must suck when billionaires wake up feeling like a million bucks”
To "feel like a million bucks" is usually a good thing, but what if you're a billionaire? "If you tell a billionaire that they look like a million bucks, is it considered rude…
“It takes money to make money because you have to copy the design exactly”
"It takes money to make money" is an old saying. "It takes money to make money becasue you have to copy the design exactly" is a jocular extension of the saying that has been…
“It takes money to make money” (“You’ve got to spend money to make money”)
"It takes money to make money" is a rhyming American business adage that dates to at least 1850. By at least 1888, the "take/make" rhyme was changed into the saying:…
“It will fluctuate” (J. Pierpont Morgan?)
A widely cited incident involves when J. P. Morgan (1837-1913) was asked by someone what the market would do that day. "It will fluctuate, young man. It will fluctuate," Morgan reportedly…
“It’s crooked, but it’s the only game in town”
A story is told about a 19th century gambler who was gambling in a small town. A friend told him that the game was rigged, but the gambler remarked, "I know it's crooked, but it's…