Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Meredith Whitney

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American businesswoman Meredith Whitney.

Last updated on November 8, 2024.

Meredith Ann Whitney is an American businesswoman hailed as “The Oracle of Wall Street” by Bloomberg. She is known for successfully forecasting the difficulties of Citigroup and other major banks during the financial crisis of 2007–2008.

American - Businesswoman | Born: November 20, 1969

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There's not a doubt in my mind that you will see a spate of municipal-bond defaults.

Meredith Whitney

You have to know what you own. You have to really do your homework in terms of knowing what supports your bonds.

Meredith Whitney

You can make great money in a utility type of business by borrowing cheaply and lending sensibly but that's not what's being done.

Meredith Whitney

There are great municipal investments out there, but on a blanket basis you have to be really careful about knowing what cash flows are supporting your investments.

Meredith Whitney

At a certain point, you can't tax people beyond a certain level.

Meredith Whitney

People knew that Murdoch's media estate in the UK was too powerful and it was doing very unpleasant things.

Meredith Whitney

Every day things get better because politicians are addressing the fiscal challenges more aggressively.

Meredith Whitney

You're either making money or you're not. If you're not making money get out of the business.

Meredith Whitney

Municipal debt outstanding doubled in the past 10 years. And in the past 30 years, the U.S. has been in real economic nirvana.

Meredith Whitney

The more we can do to address fiscal austerity, the better our markets will do, and there is a real political shift to doing that.