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{{quote|'''Maverick:''' I had to hot-foot it out of there, as it wouldn't be long before Joseph had a scheme to help me reinvest my newly-acquired thousand.}}
* Sets the plot in motion in ''[[Layer Cake]]''. The protagonists' boss, Jimmy Price, has lost a bundle on stupid investments and fires off a bunch of these, chiefly by stealing a bunch of ecstasy from some other gangsters, embezzling the savings of his underling and shopping his villainous colleagues to the police.
* The plot of ''[[The Producers]]'' is a once successful producer and his accountant try to sell 25,000% worth of shares of the play ''Springtime for Hitler'' to investors, pocket most the money, have the play be a flop that won't be investigated. If you are an experienced troper, you already know [[Springtime for Hitler|how it goes]].
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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== [[Music]] ==
* Discussed with utter contempt in [[Styx]]'s "Rockin' the Paradise":
{{quote|''Don't need no fast-buck, lame-duck profits for fun▼
''Quick-trick plans take the money and run▼
▲{{quote|Don't need no fast-buck, lame-duck profits for fun
''We need long-term, slow-burn, gettin' it done▼
▲Quick-trick plans take the money and run
''A straight-talkin', hard-workin' son-of-a-gun }}▼
▲We need long-term, slow-burn, gettin' it done
▲A straight-talkin', hard-workin' son-of-a-gun }}
== [[Radio]] ==
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