“Scared money never wins” (gambling, Wall Street adage)
"Scared money never wins" is a gambler's adage that was used in New York City in the 1940s and 1950s. The adage has been used in poker, horseracing and (perhaps inevitably) Wall…
“Schrödinger’s Cash: When you don’t know how much is in your bank account”
The paradox of "Schrödinger's cat" is sometimes joked as "Schrödinger's cash" or "Schrödinger's money" -- something that is both there and not there.…
“Seem like every time I turn around my phone bill due. I’m ah just stop turning around”
"I swear every time I turn around, I'm paying a bill. I'm just going to stop turning around" is a saying that has been printeda on several images. “@_Fatalatraction: seem like…
“Sell down to the sleeping point” (Wall Street proverb)
The stock market sometimes causes many people to lose sleep. An old Wall Street proverb is to "sell down to the sleeping point" -- that is, only assume the risk that can make you sleep…
“Sell in May and go away (buy back on St. Leger’s day)” (Halloween Indicator)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Halloween indicatorThe Halloween indicator is a theory that the period from November to April inclusive has significantly stronger stock market growth on…
“Sell on Rosh Hashanah, buy on Yom Kippur” (Wall Street adage)
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, followed by Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). Many of New York City's stock traders are Jewish. A Wall Street adage arose by about the 1920s; "Buy…
“Sell when Business Week says buy” (Business Week cover curse/cover jinx)
"Sell when Business Week says buy" is a reflection of the so-called "Business Week cover curse" (or "Business Week cover jinx"). A magazine's reporting usually…
“Sell when you can, not when you have to”
"Sell when you can, not when you have to" is a market saying of uknown origin, cited in print since at least 1983. One should "sell when you can" (during a rising market, taking…
“September is when leaves and stocks tend to fall; On Wall Street it’s the worst month of all”
Stocks haven't done well in the month of September. The annual Stock Trader's Almanac made it into a poem: September is when leaves and stocks tend to fallOn Wall Street it s the worst…
“Seventy-eight per cent of the earth is covered with water; the rest is covered with mortgages”
"Seventy-eight percent of the earth is covered with water; the other 22 percent is covered with mortgages" is a joke illustrating that most of the earth is actually under water -- and the…
“Shareholders should be worried when a CEO builds a new headquarters”
When should shareholders worry about a chief executive officer? Iain Martin wrote in Making It Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the men who blew up the British economy (2013): "The old adage is…
“Shopping at the dollar store makes me feel rich and poor all at the same time”
Shopping at a dollar store such as Dollar Tree (where low-priced items are sold) makes people feel poor, but it also makes people feel rich when they can afford to buy the items for sale.…
“Shopping at the dollar store: Making you feel rich and poor all at the same time”
Shopping at a dollar store such as Dollar Tree (where low-priced items are sold) makes people feel poor, but it also makes people feel rich when they can afford to buy the items for sale.…
“Shopping at the Dollar Tree makes me feel rich and poor at the same time”
Shopping at a dollar store such as Dollar Tree (where low-priced items are sold) makes people feel poor, but it also makes people feel rich when they can afford to buy the items for sale.…
“Short arms and long pockets” (stingy)
Money (such as coins and a wallet) is often kept in the pockets on a person's garment. A "deep pocket" would be able to hold more money. Lawyers developed legal strategies to go…
“Shout out to ATM fees for making me buy my own money”
Many people hate a bank’s ATM fee. "Shout out to ATM fees for making me buy my own money" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Thank you, ATM fees, for allowing me to…
“Shoutout to ATM fees for making me buy my own money”
Many people hate a bank’s ATM fee. "Shout out to ATM fees for making me buy my own money" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Thank you, ATM fees, for allowing me to…
“Show me your checkbook and I’ll tell you your values”
"Show me your checkbook and I'll tell you your values" is a popular saying of uncertain origin. "Show me a person's checkbook and I can tell you what he cares about"…
“Shrouds have no pockets”
"Shrouds have no pockets" means that earthly possessions can't be taken along when people die. The saying was popularly expressed in this frequently reprinted October 1858 newspaper…
“Sitting on a gold mine” (possessing something of great value)
To be "sitting in a gold mine" is to be in possession of something of great value, often without knowledge or understanding of that value. The American idiom usually does not require…