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 jewelry, and the husband gets no sex. 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. MARKET CORRECTION - The day after you buy stocks. CASH FLOW - The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR - Past year investor who's now locked up in a nuthouse. MOMENTUM INVESTING - The fine art of buying high and selling low. VALUE INVESTING - The art of buying low and selling lower. 'BUY, BUY' - A flight attendant making market recommendations as you step off the plane. FINANCIAL PLANNER - A guy who actually remembers his wallet when he runs to the 7-11 for toilet paper and cigarettes. CALL OPTION - Something people used to do with a telephone in ancient times before e-mail. YAHOO - What you yell after selling all you owned to some poor sucker for $240 per share. WINDOWS - What you jump out of when you're the sucker that bought Yahoo for $240 per share. PROFIT - Religious guy who talks to God. BILL GATES - Where God goes for a loan.
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