Sentence examples for financial writing from inspiring English sources

For the uninitiated, financial writing can sometimes sound like science fiction.

MR. MICHAELS knew, of course, that there was plenty of wind in financial writing, and he worked mightily to expel it.

Nobel Laureate William F. Sharpe has been honored with the Graham and Dodd Award of Excellence, which recognizes excellence in financial writing.

He ultimately wrote back, "YOU should write these" and that started my financial writing career.

Identify college courses taken, degrees held, and continuing education seminars attended to get some idea of the knowledge base that the writer brings to the task of financial writing.

"While hard to quantify," analysts at Stifel Financial wrote in a note to investors on Tuesday, "this clearly drives up the value" of JBG's future development pipeline.

Bank of New York should consider spinning off its retail banking unit, following the announced $14.6 billion sale of North Fork Bancorp to Capital One Financial, writes Michael Mayo, an analyst with Prudential Equity Group.

"Long Beach Financial," wrote Lewis, "was moving money out the door as fast as it could, few questions asked, in loans built to self-destruct.

Before he joined his first board last year, Gerry DeRoche, director of consumer systems and support at FleetBoston Financial, wrote down his strengths and weaknesses.

Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial, wrote earlier this month that "2013 could be the strongest year (of this recovery) for consumer spending".

Perhaps an even larger factor driving companies' decisions is the financial write-downs incurred when subleasing vacant space.