Asset Quote by Scott Bessent Download Open image “Asset prices are fickle, and long-term economic performance is the ultimate measuring stick.” — Scott Bessent ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Asset Economic Performance Stick
There is no doubt that the Fed's large-scale asset purchases have caused major increases in a number of asset prices in the economy. This… — Gerald Epstein Copy Share Image
Higher asset prices increase wealth and, with a lag, induce higher spending. — Jerome Powell Copy Share Image
Only a strong economy can create higher asset values and sustainably good returns for savers. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
I've lived through periods of illiquidity before. Asset prices come down. The economy slows or even goes into recession. Then the cycle re-starts. We… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
We don't worry over macro-economic factors when investing, as we are always thinking about the long-term. — Alan Mulally Copy Share Image
The key factor that will determine your financial future is not the economy; the key factor is your philosophy. — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
Markets are frequently ahead of, and often out of sync with, the economy. — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
One thing on psychology, which we've always known, is that every investor says they're long-term - and they are until the market takes a… — Steve Forbes Copy Share Image
In the 40 years I've been working as an economist and investor, I have never seen such a disconnect between the asset market and… — Marc Faber Copy Share Image
There is much more good gained from having a fully functioning financial market than there ever is not having that. — John Key Copy Share Image
We can extrapolate from the study that for the long term individual investor who maintains a consistent asset allocation and leans toward index funds,… — Roger G. Ibbotson Copy Share Image
If Vice President Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. had won his home state of Tennessee on November 7, 2000, he would have become president of… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Our firm: We study history. We think about the future. We try to analyze what's going on in the present. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Tariffs can't be inflationary because if the price of one thing goes up, unless you give people more money, then they have less money… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
President Trump's first-term tariffs did not raise the prices of the affected goods, despite predictions back then that the tariffs would prove inflationary. Indeed,… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
We are stretching our nation's finances and creditworthiness so thin that we may find ourselves unable to afford to defend our interests around the… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has distorted Treasury markets by borrowing more than $1 trillion in more-expensive shorter-term debt compared with historical norms. Terming out… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
The original sin of Bidenomics was the American Rescue Plan, which became law in March 2021. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Used strategically, tariffs can increase revenue to the Treasury, encourage businesses to restore production and reduce our reliance on industrial production from strategic rivals. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Academic economists have consistently discredited themselves by wrongly warning against the policies of President Trump. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Allowing the private sector rather than the government to allocate capital is crucial to growth. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Despite its many flaws, abandoning the international trading system would be a major economic and strategic mistake. Instead, the United States must adopt policies… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
'Inequality' has become the political theme/slogan of our time in both Europe and the U.S., yet political leaders do not even bother to consider… — Paul Singer Copy Share Image
Writers and intellectuals have a duty to humanity. It is to insist that the human entity remains the primary asset in overall development; thus,… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
I think that the first thing is you should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don't know what the future… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Your workforce is your most valuable asset. The knowledge and skills they have represent the fuel that drives the engine of business - and… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
To finance longer life spans, we must convince individuals to start investing now for the long term. But longevity should be an asset that… — Laurence D. Fink Copy Share Image
Being able to guard the pick and roll makes you a high asset in the NBA. — Willie Cauley-Stein Copy Share Image
Obama's great asset has always been an ability to maintain his air of authority without being baritone about it. He can be boring, but… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
“For every liability you have, you are somebody else’s asset. If a home loan is a liability for you, it is an asset for… — Manoj Arora Copy Share Image
The greatest asset, even in this country, is not oil and gas. It's integrity. Everyone is searching for it, asking, 'Who can I do… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
The important thing for my father bringing me on the board of HCL Technologies was to expose me to our largest asset, which is… — Roshni Nadar Copy Share Image
“Time, not money, is your biggest asset in life. You need time to invest in relationships (with yourself and your family) or to chase… — Manoj Arora Copy Share Image