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Title: Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms by John Downes, Jordan Elliot Goodman ISBN: 0764122096 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 15 November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75
Rating: 5
Summary: More Than A Book
Comment: Expect this little work to be exactly what it is titled, "Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms". It does not contain a story, or financial advice, or commonly used terms. It is a financial dictionary. Its binding is "professional softcover" and has very thin pages- required due to 600+ pages. I notice some reviewers' felt it was not worth the money. Where else can you find a professional dictionary of specialized terms for under $12 ? I found the book so useful, I purchased Barron's Investment Guide, which includes the dictionary. I recommend both of these books (...)
If your looking for an enthralling read, the Finance Dictionary is not that. If you're looking for an inexpensive, professional little reference book, full of pertinent terms and explanations, this one will definitely earn its keep.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not Perfect, But Very Useful
Comment: When I first got into the financial field many years ago, I kept a copy of this book (an earlier edition) close at hand at all times. As I read The Wall Street Journal and Business Week, this book proved indispensible to help me understand concepts and jargon. Today, it is dog-eared, wrinkled and dirty, but I still turn to it occasionally. Yes, some of the definitions are outdated or incomplete. Yes, some terms are missing. But this is the best dictionary of financial terms I've ever seen, and I recommend it to anyone who needs an easy-to-use reference guide.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not a panacea but extremely useful
Comment: I find myself somewhat amazed at the financial analysts and brokers who find this book unsatisfactory. The poignant analogy coming to mind is offering the book "Accounting for Dummies" to a CPA. Of course it is unsatisfying. A book like this is not aimed at seasoned professionals in the field; rather, it's intended audience is grounded in those with little or no exposure to the securities/financial fields.
I have been involved in securities litigation consulting for almost a decade now. As my consulting practice has grown, I have hired many individuals, most of whom are not well-versed in securities/financial jargon. In significantly all cases, these new employees feel ill-at-ease initially when reviewing case files and documentation due to the learning ramp and educational abyss. I have found if I offer them a copy of the DICTIONARY OF FINANCE AND INVESTMENT TERMS (DFIT) on their first day, the learning curve is flattened and becomes much shorter in duration. As a matter of fact, several of my employees have taken the initiative to take their DFIT home to look for particular words/phrases common to their daily routines. By derivation, this makes the employee feel much less out of place and instills some level of motivation relative to their work (this has been a definite intangible benefit to my practice).
I keep one in my office and although I don't crack it very often, there are times when I'm not as familiar with a word/phrase and then, I rely on DFIT. This is similar to the situation of reading a book, seeing a word you can pronounce and know but aren't quite certain of its EXACT meaning. Let's face it, with over 5,000 entries in DFIT, most professionals, even those entrenched in the field, will find themselves fuzzy on certain words and phrases.
While DFIT is not a panacea, it certainly fills the void. I would recommend this book for anyone new to the finance/investment fields and most professionals who deal on the fringes of these industries. ... I don't really see how one can go wrong here (particularly given that many reference offerings go for hundreds of dollars).
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Title: Dictionary of Business Terms (Barron's Business Dictionaries) by Jack P. Friedman ISBN: 0764112007 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Dictionary of Accounting Terms (Barron's Business Dictionaries) by Joel G. Siegel, Jae K. Shim ISBN: 0764112597 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Dictionary of Banking Terms (Barron's Business Dictionaries) by Thomas P. Fitch ISBN: 0764112600 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Dictionary of Real Estate Terms (Barron's Business Dictionaries) by Jack P. Friedman, Jack C. Harris, J. Bruce Lindeman ISBN: 0764112643 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Wall Street Dictionary by Robert J. Shook ISBN: 156414402X Publisher: Career Press Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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