Quotes About Finance

I had a hard time at the bank today. I tried to take out a loan, and they pulled a real attitude with me. Apparently, they won't accept the voices in my head as references.

Net operating income is derived as follows: Gross income ? total operating expenses = net operating income

The One-Minute Assessment in Three Easy Steps 1. Divide gross income by 2; the result is an estimate of NOI. 2. Calculate the cap rate by dividing NOI by the asking price. 3. Determine whether the resulting cap rate is in line with the market.

Do not let a broker attempt to convince you that the property is worth anything more than a multiple of its existing NOI.

Among the most important factors to consider when determining your optimum holding period are the tax implications and how they will impact your bottom line.

Doug Lute noted to an interagency meeting that the Taliban appeared to be succeeding with very lean operating funds: "We spend $60 billion a year," Lute remarked. "They need $60 million a year."7

When you have debt, you're required to go out and serve the lender month after month with a portion of your most valuable asset, the one asset you can never get back once gone – your time – so that you can make money to make the payments.

Set up cash envelopes for the three categories where you most commonly overspend. The most commonly overspent categories we've seen are food, clothing, and recreation. Make a game of it to see how much of your cash remains in the envelope at the start of the next

The flat tax would be so simple, you could fill it out on a post card. A post card that would say, in effect, having a wonderful time; glad most of my money is here.

The politicians say "we" can't afford a tax cut. Maybe we can't afford the politicians.

The ultimate lesson of history— and of this book—is that no nation has ever gotten rich by eroding the value of its money.

Others active in this sector include Royal Gold (RGLD), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), and Osisko Gold Royalties (OR).

4. If he takes you out on a date and lets you pay, or only kicks in his portion of the bill, he's sport fishing; if he pays the bill, he's showing that he's willing to provide for you, which means he's likely looking for a keeper.

As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance benefits for retirees and that these workers will then be supported by the next generation of workers paying into the same system.

Then a white bullish real body wraps around, or engulfs, the prior period's black real body (hence its name). Another nickname is a "hugging line" for obvious reasons. (Maybe on Valentine's Day I will refer to the engulfing pattern as a hugging pattern.)

Western world, is the leading authority on the subject. His books, Japanese Candlestick Charting

If an umbrella line emerges during a downtrend, it is a signal that the downtrend should end.

Before the publication of this book in 1991 B.C. (Before Candlesticks), who ever heard of a candlestick chart?

There is nothing so disastrous as a rational investment policy in an irrational world.

I'd spent $130 to get $1,000 worth of inventory.

Playing the pick four with an inadequate bankroll is worse than never playing the bet at all.

Financial crises are like fireworks: they illuminate the sky even as they go pop.

Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.

We have so many films that we can fit into the slate a year, and we spend $100 million on those films in order to make $400 million dollars. We don't spend $20 million in hopes of eking out $40 million.