Investor Terms Explained

24th
2008

This post was written by Nick Lockhart @ mrd
Posted Under: Jokes

A guide to understanding all those confusing investor terms we keep hearing

  • CEO: Chief Embezzlement Officer
  • CFO: Corporate Fraud Officer
  • BULL MARKET: A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius
  • BEAR MARKET: A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewellery, and the husband gets no sex
  • VALUE INVESTING: The art of buying low and selling lower
  • P/E RATIO: The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps crashing
  • BROKER: What my broker has made me
  • STANDARD & POOR: Your life in a nutshell
  • STOCK ANALYST: Idiot who just downgraded your stock
  • STOCK SPLIT: When your ex-wife and her lawyer split your assets equally between themselves
  • FINANCIAL PLANNER: A guy whose phone has been disconnected
  • MARKET CORRECTION: The day after you buy stocks
  • CASH FLOW: The movement your money makes as it disappears down from your bank account
  • INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR: Past year investor who’s now locked up in a nuthouse
  • PROFIT: An archaic word no longer in use
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