“The Citi Never Sleeps” (Citibank)
"The Citi never sleeps" is a famous Citibank slogan, borrowing on the New York City nickname, "The City That Never Sleeps." Citibank trademarked its slogan in 1978. 1 June 1978,…
“The Company You Keep” (New York Life)
"The Company You Keep" has been the slogan of New York Life since 1989. NYL is one of New York's oldest companies, dating back to 1845. The New York Life building on Madison Square…
“The crowd is always wrong” or “The public is always wrong” (Wall Street proverb)
"The crowd is always wrong" or "The public is always wrong" is a Wall Street proverb that dates to at least 1915, where it is cited in the writings of Bertie Charles Forbes…
“The cure for high prices is high prices” (“The cure for low prices is low prices”)
"The cure/remedy/solution for high prices is high(er) prices" is a popular commodities axiom. With high prices or higher prices, supply is increased and demand is decreased, thus lowering…
“The currency is the share price of a country”
"Think of the currency as the share price of a country" was cited in Newsweek on June 23, 2002. The analogy has become popular and has been frequently cited in the financial media.…
“The daily diary of the American dream” (Wall Street Journal slogan)
The Wall Street Journal began in 1889 and is one of the largest circulation newspapers in America. In 1934, its slogan was: "The Newspaper for the Investor." A 1985 advertising campaign…
“The dice have no memory”
"The dice have no memory" means that, while the dice usually follow the odds, the dice don't always do so. For example, there might be a roll of double sixes; another roll of double…
“The difference between an optimist and a pessimist is that the pessimist is better informed”
"The difference between an optimist and a pessimist is that the pessimist is (generally/usually) better informed" is an old joke that can apply to any type of information, such as…
“The difference between harassment and flirting is your financial position”
"The difference between harassment and flirting is your financial position" is a saying that has been printed on many mages. Twitter$#!⁰⁸⁶⁵múl@MonirulShimulthe difference between…
“The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys”
"The difference between men and boys is the cost/price of their toys" is a saying that is frequently used on Father's Day and on birthdays. The saying dates to at least July 13,…
“The easiest way to bundle your home and auto insurance is to live in your car”
Insurance companies sometimes offer a bundle of home and auto insurance. This was posted on X/Twitter by tweetpotato314.bsky.social on January 28, 2019, and it received over 5,000 likes: "the…
“The easiest way to make money is to stop losing it”
Entry in progress -- B.P. 8 March 1896, Syracuse (NY) Standard, pg. 7, col. 3:The easiest way to make money is by saving it.(Butler & Johnson -- ed.) 4 September 1896, Daily Kennebec Journal…
“The economy is too important to be left to economists”
"War is too important to be left to the generals" is a famous quote, attributed to Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929). The quotation has also become famous in an economics version.…
“The Fed can print money, but it can’t print jobs”
Television economist and blogger Lawrence "Larry " Kudlow's "Kudlow Money Politics" (National Review Online) article was titled "The Fed Can't Print Jobs" on…
“The First Law of Economists: For every economist, there exists an equal and opposite economist”
"The First Law of Economists" (or "The First Law of Economics") has been jokingly given a "Newton's Third Law of Motion" spin: "For every economist, there…
“The first loss is always the smallest” (Wall Street proverb)
"The first loss is (always) the smallest" is an old bit of Wall Street investment wisdom. A novice trader, at first, invests little and often has a stop loss. The first loss is usually…
“The first Noel, the angels did say. You’ll be paying your bills from now until May”
The beginning of the Christmas carol "The First Noel" is: "The First Noel the angel did sayWas to certain poor shepherdsin fields as they lay. Mad magazine made a Christmas parody of…
“The four most expensive words in the English language are ‘This time it’s different’”
John Templeton (1912-2008) was an American-born British investment advisor who believed in financial trends and cycles. He is credited with saying (by at least 1993): "The four most expensive…
“The gift that keeps on giving” (an interest-bearing savings account)
"The gift that keeps on giving" is a gift that serves the user for longer than just one day (such as a birthday or holiday). "A Gift That Keeps on Giving" was printed in an…
“The gold and other items of value placed in Egyptian tombs was the very first cryptocurrency”
"Cryptocurrency usually doesn't involve any ancient Egyptian crypts, but there have been several jokes. "I refuse to jump on the cryptocurrency bandwagon and instead will only pay in…