Firms that amass too much money, too fast, can feel compelled to buy companies at rich multiples, driving performance down so far that investors would be better off buying simple, liquid stock-index funds.

FORBES: The Top 50 Dealmakers

Some of the damage done by launderers is obvious: the more legitimate money criminals amass, the bigger the scams they can finance.

ECONOMIST: Cleaning up dirty money

He feels, as do I, that leaders who measure their success by how much money they amass or how much power they have over other people are missing the point.

FORBES: The Real Measure of Leadership Success

People who have managed to amass such large sums of money as to be able to control such an organization as RadioShack no longer run in the same social circles as the employees of the company.

FORBES: Capitalism, After The Election

Amass all the necessary resources (education, money, etc.) necessary to achieve our plan.

FORBES: What Should You Do When You Don't Know What To Do? Act First. Think Later.

The NYSE becomes a public company, with the ability to amass capital for investment in its own systems and acquisitions and a need to make money for its shareholders.

ECONOMIST: Buttonwood