BEAR MARKET - A six to eighteen month period when the kids get no allowance, the
wife gets no jewelry, and the husband gets no sex.
BROKER - What my broker has made me.
BULL MARKET - A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself
for a financial genius.
'BUY, BUY' - A flight attendant making market recommendations as you step off
the plane.
CALL OPTION - Something people used to do with a telephone in ancient times
before e-mail.
CASH FLOW - The movement your money makes as it disappears down the Toilet.
CEO - Chief Embezzlement Officer.
CFO - Corporate Fraud Officer.
FINANCIAL PLANNER - A guy who actually remembers his wallet when he runs to the
7-Eleven for toilet paper and cigarettes.
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR - Past year investor who's now locked up in a Nuthouse.
MARKET CORRECTION - The day after you buy stocks.
MOMENTUM INVESTING - The fine art of buying high and selling low.
P/E RATIO - The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps
crashing.
PROFIT - Religious guy who talks to God.
(S&P) 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.
VALUE INVESTING - The art of buying low and selling lower.
WINDOWS - What you jump out of when you're the sucker that bought Yahoo for $240
per share (see YA HOO).
YA HOO - What you yell after selling all you owned to some poor sucker for $240
per share (see WINDOWS).
see also Daffynitions Section