“Ever wonder why fund managers can’t beat the S&P 500? 'Cause they’re sheep, and sheep get slaughtered. I been in the business since '69. Most of these Harvard MBA types, they don’t add up to dog shit. Gimme guys who are poor, smart and hungry. And no feelings. You win a few, you lose a few, but you keep on fighting”
The scene at the bluestar floor where Bud gets tutored by his father
“Money’s only something you need in case you don’t die tomorrow”
The scene at the office were Lou tells Bud
“The main thing about money, Bud, is that it makes you do things you don’t want to do”
The scene at Teldar paper meeting where Gekko says
“The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind”
I did watch it. But didn’t like it much May be because I have watched some iconic movies around the stock market and relative to them this one didn’t appear to be in that class.