Quotes About Investment

the investor would be on the hook for 10 percent of the loss.

leaving the buyers who had lent at longer maturities holding the bag.

Despite a sincere effort, the SEC was not well suited to supervising the investment banks.

MARKETS SEEMED TO anticipate QE2 and take it in stride.

him Bear was in danger of not having the cash to meet its obligations

lower long-term interest rates (to stimulate spending and investment) and raise short-term rates (to protect the value of the dollar, supposedly).

Uncertainty can also be bad for the economy as a whole if, for example, firms delay capital investment or hiring until they have more information about their access to foreign suppliers and markets.

they were growing reluctant to lend,

The critics based their argument on the fact that lower interest rates tend to raise prices for assets such as stocks and houses.

Wealthy people own more stocks and real estate than the nonwealthy.

foreclosed homes rarely resell for good prices,

it accounted for only a tiny share of eurozone trade and investment.

What's a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son.

The people who did the collateralized mortgage obligations, sold them to pension funds, then sold them short, then bought credit default swap insurance on them, are just amazing. They are a law unto themselves.

My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.

Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and a wife

Remember that time is money.

Remember that credit is money.

An investment in knowledge still yields the best returns.

For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head.

All the little money that ever came into my hands was ever laid out in books.

The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.