--- title: "19 Investment Bankers Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 19 Investment Bankers quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Investment Bankers sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/patricia-a-woertz-38848_about_i-learned-about-m-a-and-how-to-value-ass_2011500.jpg" --- > [I learned about M&A and how to value assets and work with investment bankers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-a-woertz/i-learned-about-m-a-and-how-to-value-assets-and-work-with-investment/) [Patricia A. Woertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-a-woertz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/patricia-a-woertz-38848_about_i-learned-about-m-a-and-how-to-value-ass_2011500.jpg) > [“Investment bankers make money for a living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lewis/investment-bankers-make-money-for-a-living/) [Michael Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/michael-lewis-705_bankers_investment-bankers-make-money-for-a-livi_3040732.png) > [“Some burglars are vermin, they're no better than, well, investment bankers - there, I've said it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-pattison/some-burglars-are-vermin-they-re-no-better-than-well-investment/) [Ian Pattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-pattison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/ian-pattison-243392_bankers_some-burglars-are-vermin-they-re-no-bett_2599054.jpg) > [Research suggests that investment bankers are more prone to commit fraud when they feel the competitor at their heels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-duhigg/research-suggests-that-investment-bankers-are-more-prone-to-commit/) [Charles Duhigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-duhigg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/charles-duhigg-1088_bankers_research-suggests-that-investment-banker_2934251.png) > [Most business schools are geared toward churning out investment bankers and management consultants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-wadhwa/most-business-schools-are-geared-toward-churning-out-investment/) [Vivek Wadhwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-wadhwa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/vivek-wadhwa-10148_bankers_most-business-schools-are-geared-toward_1307320.png) > [Thank you, Occupy Wall Street. With your vivid example of anticapitalist squalor, I've been able to convince all three of my children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/thank-you-occupy-wall-street-with-your-vivid-example-of/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/p-j-o-rourke-184_able_thank-you-occupy-wall-street-with-your-v_136147.png) > [The deal machinations many companies put themselves through, while certainly a bonanza for investment bankers, can confound the typical investor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-tilson/the-deal-machinations-many-companies-put-themselves-through-while/) [Whitney Tilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-tilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/whitney-tilson-9949_bankers_the-deal-machinations-many-companies-put_1389539.jpg) > [Why even live? If that's your goal, if you're just clamoring your way to the top, I mean, why even have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larkin-grimm/why-even-live-if-that-s-your-goal-if-you-re-just-clamoring-your-way/) [Larkin Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larkin-grimm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/larkin-grimm-21078_bankers_why-even-live-if-that-s-your-goal-if-you_927147.jpg) > [During the dot-com days, one could take just about any company public and reap fortunes. All you had to do was to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-wadhwa/during-the-dot-com-days-one-could-take-just-about-any-company-public/) [Vivek Wadhwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-wadhwa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e09/vivek-wadhwa-10148_about_during-the-dot-com-days-one-could-take-j_2558521.jpg) > [Investment bankers do much of their business underwriting government bonds, in the United States and abroad. Therefore, they have a vested interest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/murray-rothbard/investment-bankers-do-much-of-their-business-underwriting-government/) [Murray Rothbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/murray-rothbard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/murray-rothbard-1563_bankers_investment-bankers-do-much-of-their-busi_2426983.jpg) > [I believe that the behavior of too many of our corporations investment bankers and fund managers has jeopardized some of the trust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-bogle/i-believe-that-the-behavior-of-too-many-of-our-corporations/) [John C. Bogle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-bogle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/john-c-bogle-2199_behavior_i-believe-that-the-behavior-of-too-many_1237900.jpg) > [Why is it possible to rescue S&L buccaneers in the early '90s and provide guidance to levered Wall Street investment bankers during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gross/why-is-it-possible-to-rescue-s-l-buccaneers-in-the-early-90s-and/) [Bill Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cb/bill-gross-13827_bankers_why-is-it-possible-to-rescue-s-l-buccane_53545.jpg) > [ICG became a dot-com joke, a one-stock example of extreme hubris on the part of its management and the investment bankers and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-lashinsky/icg-became-a-dot-com-joke-a-one-stock-example-of-extreme-hubris-on/) [Adam Lashinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-lashinsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/adam-lashinsky-3927_hubris_icg-became-a-dot-com-joke-a-one-stock-ex_1482927.jpg) > [I have never had a situation where an investee company would have a good value by having a banker. Investment bankers are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-screwvala/i-have-never-had-a-situation-where-an-investee-company-would-have-a/) [Ronnie Screwvala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-screwvala/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/ronnie-screwvala-10948_bankers_i-have-never-had-a-situation-where-an-in_340641.jpg) > [ They \[some countries\] borrowed money to go acquire things, Indian power plants and Danish newspapers and British soccer teams. And they did… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lewis/they-some-countries-borrowed-money-to-go-acquire-things-indian-power/) [Michael Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/173/michael-lewis-705_acquire_they-some-countries-borrowed-money-to-go_2244883.png) > [Let me tell you what was a good idea. It was a good idea, Moody's and others said that this was exactly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/let-me-tell-you-what-was-a-good-idea-it-was-a-good-idea-moody-s-and/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/joe-biden-454_climate_let-me-tell-you-what-was-a-good-idea-it_3090407.jpg) > [ They \[investment bankers\] don't even want the stuff that they've got, you know the fancy cars and houses. Their consumption is basically… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larkin-grimm/they-investment-bankers-don-t-even-want-the-stuff-that-they-ve-got/) [Larkin Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larkin-grimm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a6/larkin-grimm-21078_bankers_they-investment-bankers-don-t-even-want_2098201.jpg) > [When investors, particularly investment bankers, talk about splitting up companies, there's a lot of discussion about multiple expansion, and the reality is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-rosenfeld/when-investors-particularly-investment-bankers-talk-about-splitting/) [Irene Rosenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-rosenfeld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/irene-rosenfeld-16938_bankers_when-investors-particularly-investment-b_612558.jpg) > [Risk managers and investment bankers and actually, all kinds of investors took on more risk than they expected. So there was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-f-engle/risk-managers-and-investment-bankers-and-actually-all-kinds-of/) [Robert F. Engle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-f-engle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aeb/robert-f-engle-23929_all-kinds_risk-managers-and-investment-bankers-and_757937.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/investment-bankers/#itemlist", "name": "Investment Bankers Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I learned about M&A and how to value assets and work with investment bankers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patricia A. 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