Justin Welby Quotes

I have nothing against investment banking, but it's like massaging money rather than creating money.

Commercial banks are very good for certain businesses, like loans and guarding other people's money. They're not great investors or entrepreneurs.

Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially.

All my money is in a savings account. My dad has explained the stock market to me maybe 75 times. I still don't understand it.

There is one thing Anthony Weiner and I agree on: there are a lot of smart, hard-working people in the financial industry.

Banking's a sexy industry! Creative - it's dynamic, it's global, it's fast-moving, you bring a lot of talented people together!

My dad was a banker, and I've always had an interest in it.

People used to ask me for advice, and I'd say, 'Please, don't ask me!' Yes, I did economics at Oxford, but that's not the same as having a broad knowledge of personal finance.

I know where I'm putting my money.

Financial service providers act as the lubricating oil in the economy. They link consumers who want to invest their savings for a good return with companies who want to borrow on best terms for expansion.

I've never particularly liked bankers.

There's more honor in investment management than in investment banking.

I like to keep my money at the end of the day.

Mint's business model became, 'We'll go for free, and then we'll find these savings opportunities for you.' You know, better interest rate on your credit cards, when should you consolidate your student loans, when does it mathematically make sense to refinance your mortgage, and Mint figures all that stuff out for you.

I'm a big advocate of financial intelligence.

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.

Studies indicate that most of young adults struggle to grasp even the most basic financial principles that will allow them to manage money and prepare for their future.

Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs.

The people who know personal finance hide the money very carefully.

What do you think, that a dollar in a savings account is freedom? Maybe you have understood nothing I have said.

If you have more money than your lifestyle, then you can either do something stupid or smart. That's not much of a choice. That's like saying, 'You are on the roof. you can either take the elevator, or you can jump.' That's not a choice.

I do not dislike your bank any more than all banks.

I don’t know anything about money.

Many of the people who buy or found banks have had no experience in banking at all.

The American banking system, which at one time extended productive loans to agriculture and industry, has today become a giant betting machine