Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

John Downes (Author), Jordan Elliot Goodman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764143042 | Publication Date: May 1, 2010 | Edition: 8

More than 5,000 terms related to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banking, tax laws, and transactions in the various financial markets are presented alphabetically with descriptions. The new eighth edition has been updated to take account of new financial regulations and recent dramatic swings in equities, credit, and other financial resources. Readers will also find a list of financial abbreviations and acronyms, as well as illustrative diagrams and charts. Here's a valuable short-entry dictionary for business students, as well as for office reference and the home bookshelves of private investors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 880 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 8 edition (May 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764143042
• ASIN: B003R4ZG0U
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #86 in Books > Business & Investing > Investing

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart---Shakespeare, August 31, 2010

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This review is from: Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms (Paperback)

This "Barron's Guides" series of dictionaries is an indispensable and inexpensive toolkit of professional terms of art across many fields. While not infallible nor inexhaustibly complete they are convenient to use (as opposed to the heft of, let's say, Black's Law Dictionary: Deluxe Ninth Edition. And if you work with professional terms in medicine, real estate, finance, and the like but are not a specialist in those fields, these books will get you through a jungle of jargon intelligently and with confidence.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars helpful source, May 12, 2011

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This review is from: Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms (Barron's Dictionary of Finance & Investment Terms) (Paperback)

I am graduate finance student and I use this dictionary all the time. I know there are limitless financial dictionaries online, but I like the fact that this book is small and that the information does not change. The definitions are clear and to the point, I actually learn new terms when I look up definitions.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful, good value, April 2, 2011

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This review is from: Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms (Barron's Dictionary of Finance & Investment Terms) (Paperback)

I got this book because I knew very little about finance and accounting and wanted it as a reference for when I read other finance and accounting texts, and it has come in very handy. The book is very conveniently sized and of good quality, and so far there hasn't been a term I needed that it did not contain.