Stock Market and Investing — angel investor bear tack black swan Bull Market Babies capitulation bottom carve out casino culture … New words
affluenza — (AF.loo.en.zuh) n. An extreme form of materialism in which consumers overwork and accumulate high levels of debt to purchase more goods (affluence + influenza). Example Citation: Our society is more troubled by problems of overabundance. We are… … New words
day trading — n. Internet based stock market trading in which individual investors quickly buy and sell equities to take advantage of short term trends, and then sell most if not all of their holdings before the end of the day. day trading adj. day trade v.… … New words
inconspicuous consumption — n. Purchasing goods or services that convey a lower socioeconomic status. Example Citation: Nobody wants to entertain in a restaurant or a public place, said Serena Bass, the owner of a catering company. They want to be huddled around their… … New words
investment pornography — n. Articles and stories that focus on investment success. Also: investment porn. Example Citation: You know the stories: The Top Ten Mutual Funds to Buy Now, How to Double Your Money This Year, personality profiles that read like fan magazines.… … New words
investomer — n. A business customer who is also a shareholder (i.e., an investor) in the business. Example Citation: Old Kent is in the process of producing deposit statement inserts introducing the service to over 600,000 household customers. Our aim, says… … New words
maffluent — n. The mass affluent; the relatively large group of people who can now make some claim to affluence because of the increased value of their stock portfolios. Example Citation: The ownership of shares seems to be taking off again, building on… … New words
sudden loss of wealth syndrome — n. Stress and anxiety caused by an abrupt loss of wealth. Example Citation: Joan Indursky DiFuria, co founder of the Money, Meaning and Choices Institute in San Francisco the folks who put the phrase Sudden Wealth Syndrome into the lexicon said… … New words
sudden wealth syndrome — n. Stress and anxiety caused by the sudden accumulation of unaccustomed wealth. Example Citation: Even the winners on the [Antiques Roadshow] those who make it on air, tell and receive stories, discover sudden wealth are not delivered. On… … New words
ticker shock — n. The anguish experienced by an investor who owns equities and who sees the value of their portfolio diminish when the stock market goes down (cf. sticker shock). Example Citation: Maybe it was cool headed professionalism or perhaps it was some… … New words
