Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor [Paperback]

David L. Scott Accounting Professor (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wall Street Words

Wall Street Words is an essential guide to the words spoken on “the Street.” This updated edition has 4,500 entries — more than 700 of them newly added to reflect key developments in national and world markets — and covers everything from investment fundamentals to the sophisticated terminology of contemporary finance. More than 100 case studies illustrating real-world investment examples plus 50 insightful tips from industry professionals make this new edition the most comprehensive and useful reference for today’s investor.

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About the Author

DAVID L. SCOTT is the author of more than two dozen books on finance and investing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Third Edition edition (September 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618176519
• ISBN-13: 978-0618176519
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #856,160 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable desktop reference guide for finance, November 1, 1999

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John Comino (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wall Street Words: An Essential A to Z Guide for Today's Investor (Paperback)

As a recent alumnus of an Ivy League business school, I naively/arrogantly expected to find Wall Street Words of minimal use and really only purchased it because of a desire to switch careers from consulting to investment banking and a subsequent need for a reference tool in research.

To my pleasant surprise, I have found it almost indespensable. It is always within reach when I read the WSJ and I find myself consulting it regularly.

I think that the 1-star review below is quite unrealistic. While I would agree that there may be a couple of terms missing, for my money it's still the best book out there of its type. NONE of these books are exhaustive. Remember, this is neither a text book nor a course, just a reference guide.

All up, an excellent reference guide that will answer most, if not all, of your financial terms and definitions questions succintly.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A useful reference source, November 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wall Street Words: An Essential A to Z Guide for Today's Investor (Paperback)

I have found Wall Street Words to be the most useful reference book on my desk. I need to refer to it all to frequently to sort out the unfamiliar words used in the newspaper and on TV business programs. It is inexpensive and helpful.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good word for Wall Street Words, August 9, 2001

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Lance Mead (Traverse City MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wall Street Words: An Essential A to Z Guide for Today's Investor (Paperback)

It has all the words, it has all the definitions...it's all here. I work for a Wall Street firm and this is one of the few investment reference guides I keep at my office. Buy it.