1001 Financial Words You Need to Know: The Ultimate Guide to the Language of Business and Finance
- 3h 39m
- David Bach (ed)
- Oxford University Press (US)
- 2003
1001 Financial Words You Need to Know explains and illuminates the essential vocabulary of money and commerce. This comprehensive, but never condescending guide to the language of American business carefully defines and explains every term with a sample sentence, and many entries have supplementary notes. In addition, the book includes a number of quick mini-guides to managing your financial life that include information on understanding credit and compound interest, balancing your portfolio, making a savings plan, buying property, and purchasing insurance. Bach has also included an extensive list of common financial equations and a helpful bibliography of business books for further reading.
An accessible guide for everyone from business school students to homeowners taking out a mortgage, 1001 Financial Words You Need to Know is the ideal vocabulary-building companion to the complex world of money and finance.
About the Editor
A senior vice president of a major New York brokerage firm, David Bach is a partner of The Bach Group, which manages over a half-billion dollars of individual investors’ money. The national bestselling author of Smart Women Finish Rich, Bach is the host of his own PBS television special, "Smart Women Finish Rich." His investment principles are taught nationally through his "Smart Women Finish Rich" and "Smart Couples Finish Rich" seminars, which are hosted by 5,000 financial advisors in 1,500 cities with more than 100,000 attendees annually.
In this Book
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A: ABM—av•er•age
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B: ba•by bo•nus—buy•out
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How to Determine IF You Have a Credit Card Problem
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C: CAD—c.w.o.
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D: day•book—du•ty
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Find Your Latte Factor™ and Learn How Compound Interest Works for You
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E: ear•ly re•tire•ment—ex•traor•di•nar•y
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F: face val•ue—FY
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How the Federal Reserve Works
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G: GATT—guar•an•ty
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H: Hang Seng in•dex—hy•poth•e•cate
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What You Need to Know About Insurance
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I: i•dle—ir•re•deem•a•ble
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J: jaw•bone—just-in-time
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K: kai•zen—kei•ret•su
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How to Buy a Home
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L: la•bor mar•ket—lump sum
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M: mac•ro•ec•o•nom•ics—MVA
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The Top Ten Money Mistakes People Make
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N: NAFTA—NYSE
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O: OAS—o•ver•val•ue
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How to Create a Financial Plan that Will Really Work for You
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P: pack•er—pyr•a•mid
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Q: Q—quote
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R: R—run-up
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How to Plan for Retirement
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S: sal•a•ry—syn•er•gy
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T: tai•pan—turn•o•ver
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Understanding Your Credit Score
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U: UI—u•til•i•ty
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V: val•or•ize—vouch•er
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Top Ten Principles for Hiring a Financial Advisor
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W: wage—WTO
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XYZ: xd—ze•ro-cou•pon bond
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Common Financial Equations
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Interest Rate Calculator Table
