Entry in progress -- B.P. Google News Archive14 August 1986, St. Petersburg (FL) Evening Independent, "Firms helps brokerages make sales," pg. 10A, col. 1:Suppose you are a client who…
American humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935) is often credited with the jocular saying: "There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and central…
The old economics joke goes: "There are three kinds of economists: Those who can add/count and those who can't." (Also, "Those who know how to add/count and those who…
"To throw good money after bad" is to further invest in a losing venture. If much money has already been sunk into the venture -- General Motors, for example -- a "bailout" of…
To "throw nickels like manhole covers" is not to throw nickels at all. (Manhole covers are heavy and are almsot impossible to throw.) The saying implies that a person is stingy with…
"Time in the market is better than timing the market" means that, over time, the stock market will yield successful returns. It is impossible to accurately time the market highs and lows.…
"Time is the friend of stocks, the enemy of bonds" has been cited in print since at least 2008 and is of unknown origin. The saying includes the word "time," but probably means…
"Time, talent, and treasure" is a phrase that's often mentioned in churches to promote sacrificial giving. The phrase is also used in philanthropy and in corporations (especially…
"Tips are for waiters" is a stock market adage that dates to at least 1989. The adage holds that one should rely on business fundamentals, not stock tips. If someone is on the inside…
"To Do: 1. Get my finances in order 2. Get finances" was posted on X/Twitter by Gary (Mystic Mac)🍀on November 30, 2023. The joke is that the speaker has not much money to get into…
"To err is human; to forgive, divine" is a famous quotation from the English poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744). "To err is human; to hedge (is) divine" (or, "To speculate is…
"To know and not to do is not to know" has been credited to Chinese philosopher Wang Yangming (1472-1529). The phrase appears cited with frequency in English from 1977, and has been a…
Bouck White's The book of Daniel Drew (1910) is a semi-fictional biography that is sometimes mistaken for an autobiography of American financier Daniel Drew (1797-1879). The book contains two…
People sometimes return empty wallets to their owners; the money is gone, however. "To the guy that returned my empty wallet...I don't know how to repay you. http://bit.ly/1zznTUe via…
"Today a peacock, tomorrow a feather duster" is an old reminder that success can be fleeting. A rooster replaces the peacock in some versions of the saying. "Peacock Today,…
"Today is a gift -- that's why it's called the present" has been cited in print since at least 1993 and possibly originated on a Hallmark greeting card. The newspaper comic…
"Today, I found a penny. It reminded me of you -- worthless and found in everyone's pants" is a joke that has been printed on many images. "Found a penny on the ground today and…
"Too big to comply" is a saying that means a company or a government agency is so big that it must have its own law -- and can't comply with laws that apply to everyone else.…
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Financial Services Roundtable has been called a TBTF lobbying group or the "TBTF Consortium." Similar phrases include "too big to jail," "too…
"Too big to fail" is a philosophy that a private company is too big and too important to be allowed to go bankrupt, and is therefore bailed out by the government. "Too big to…