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From arbitrage to leverage to zero-coupon bond, financial expert David L. Scott defines more than 6,000 terms from all aspects of business in clear, understandable language.
Unlike most business dictionaries, which address a specific discipline, The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms covers the entire spectrum of business terminology. In clear language it defines over 6,000 terms drawn from the areas of investing, finance,marketing, law, real estate,management, economics, accounting, insurance, and international business.
Entries range from investment fundamentals (price-earnings ratio, split, yield) to the lexicon of real estate (amortization, buy down, wraparound mortgage) to the terminology of contemporary finance (CDO, short sale, tranche).
More than 100 key terms, such as antitrust, bailout, and subprime loan, are enhanced by real-world case studies that bring the concept to life. In addition, scores of tips from expert professionals offer advice on topics ranging from renegotiating a mortgage to reducing the estate tax.
This dictionary is an indispensable reference for business professionals and investors at all levels of expertise.The growing need for individuals to plan their own retirement strategies, especially in a global economy,makes it an ideal resource for those interested in how current business news affects their investments. Business students also will find it an informative supplement to their curriculum.
As noted by Scott (How Wall Street Works), "greater responsibility for making decisions relative to your financial and business affairs makes it increasingly important to keep up with the changes in the language so that you can understand the information that is being presented." Covering the entire spectrum of business terminology, this A-to-Z contains more than 6000 terms from accounting, economics, finance, and investing to insurance, international business, law, management, marketing, and real estate. Each definition has a straightforward description as well as a further reference to another definition if appropriate. In addition, the book includes more than 100 key terms that are enhanced with "case studies" on topics like stock options, organic growth, and squeeze-out. Also, tips from more than a dozen experts, presented in a Q&A format, offer advice on everything from choosing a mutual fund to paying off debts. BOTTOM LINE This is both a handy and an indispensable reference for business professionals as well as for the general public. Of special value is the emphasis on timely, common, and specialized business terms that everyone can understand and relate to in daily life.—Kathleen A. Welton, Chicago
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Johnny Sanchez
reviewed American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms on March 04, 2015
American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms
I'm a little schizophrenic about this book. In order to accommodate my mental incapacity with regard to this book, I will review it in two parts, Everything except the bit about Mike McCallister and the bit with Mike McCallister.
Everything except the the bit about Mike McCallister
Very interesting and insightful. Some great advice for the new manager and unexpected insight. I say unexpected because in interviewing successful CEO's Jennings finds that many commonly held axioms of business management are not necessarily the only path to success.
The author does a pretty good job reading his book, though there are parts that may be a little more polished with a professional reader--in places, the inflections were a little different that what I believe he meant when he was writing the book.
The Bit about Mike MCallister
If you're interested in a description of the entire Health Care debate through the lenses of horseshit-colored glasses, this is your place. This chapter could be called "Chicken Soup for the Fascist Soul". The author enthuses about the "advances" McCallister (from here on out, I'll refer to him merely as Satan) brought to the health care industry. The best part is how he tries to peddle things like passing increasing pharmaceutical costs on to customers in the form of higher co-pays as "consumer-oriented" policies. I'm sure Grandma will be glad to know that the reason he has to choose between eating and taking her medicine is because Humana is enacting policies that help her out (and produce huge profits for Satan and Humana).
I could go on, but I won't.
In conclusion, honestly overall this was a good book. Unfortunately, the bit about Humana really raised my hackles because I have strong feelings on that topic. The author clearly did a good amount of research and it does show.
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