The way we finance homes in this country is slow, filled with middlemen, who run a nonstandardized evaluation process. This makes financing a home cumbersome and difficult. Barry Ritholtz countrycumbersomedifficult Change image and share on social
You only need to make one big score in finance to be a hero forever. Merton Miller bigfinanceforever Change image and share on social
American capitalists, enthralled by the doctrines of finance, have put their income statements in service of the balance sheet. Clayton M. Christensen americanbalancecapitalist Change image and share on social
There are some risks we choose to take because the benefits from taking them exceed the possible costs. Optimal behavior takes risks that are worthwhile. This is the central paradigm of finance: we must take risks to achieve rewards, but not all risks are equally rewarded. Robert F. Engle achievebehaviorbenefit share on social
Argentina has decided to take its place in the global landscape. We need important companies of the world to finance and construct roads, ports, waterways, energy, trains. We're a huge country that only depends on trucks today. It's impossible. Mauricio Macri argentinacompanyconstruct share on social
The longer I go on, the more I am aware of the power of finance. Justin Welby awarefinancelong Change image and share on social
The number-one job of the hedge-fund manager is not to make sure that you can retire with a smile on your face - it's for him to retire with a smile on his face. Mark Cuban facefundhedge Change image and share on social
The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals. Adam Smith animalbartercommon Change image and share on social
I can remember when I first went into the Himalayan area way back in 1951. Money, for instance, was not important at all to the local people. But now, finance has become just as important to them as it is to us, and this is a change maybe not for the better. Edmund Hillary areabackchange share on social
