“As a matter of fact, what investment can we find which offers real fixity or certainty of income? ... As every reader of this book will clearly see, the man or woman who invests in bonds is speculating in the… — Irving Fisher Copy Share Image
The effort of the economist is to "see," to picture the interplay of economic elements. The more clearly cut these elements appear in his vision, the better; the more elements he can grasp and hold in his mind at once, the better. The economic world is a misty region. The first explorers used unaided vision. Mathematics is the lantern by… — Irving Fisher Copy Share
The end of the decline of the Stock Market will probably not be long, only a few more days at most. — Irving Fisher Copy Share Image
The real scientific study of the distribution of wealth has, we must confess, scarcely begun. The conventional academic study of the so-called theory of distribution into rent, interest, wages, and profits is only remotely related to the subject. This subject, the causes and cures for the actual distribution of capital and income among real persons, is one of the many… — Irving Fisher Copy Share
How much there is I want to do! I always feel that I haven't time to accomplish what I wish. I want to read… — Irving Fisher Copy Share Image
Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau. I do not feel there will be soon if ever a 50 or… — Irving Fisher Copy Share Image
The rate of interest acts as a link between income-value and capital-value. — Irving Fisher Copy Share Image
Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau. — Irving Fisher Copy Share Image
The U. S. is headed toward a period of business depression... beginning within the next two years, which may exceed that which preceded the… — Irving Fisher Copy Share Image
The public psychology of going into debt for gain passes through several more or less distinct phases: (a) the lure of big prospective dividends… — Irving Fisher Copy Share Image
![“The U. S. is headed toward a period of business depression... beginning within the next two years, which may exceed that which preceded the War. ... The only thing that will save us is a new gold policy or the discovery of a new process or additional gold fields. If the fall [of gold production]…” quote by Irving Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dfd/irving-fisher-29435_accidents_the-u-s-is-headed-toward-a-period-of-bus_1719582.jpg)
