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For What It’s Worth

For What It’s Worth: Bulls and Bears

Bears and Bulls aren’t just the names of Chicago-based sports teams. They’re symbols of investor expectations. Since the 1700s, bears have been associated with investors anticipating prices will go down, while bulls believe prices are trending upward. As part of an occasional exploration of the origins of financial lingo, Joel Dresang hunts down how these creatures wound up on Wall Street. […]



For What It’s Worth: Palm Grease

The practice of slipping someone a bribe and saying you’re greasing their palm has been going on for centuries. […]



For What It’s Worth: Ducks in a Row

By Joel Dresang
I took a cue from a meme tweeted by the Internal Revenue Service. It encouraged taxpayers to prepare for the filing season by getting their “ducks in a row.” I am familiar with the expression, which means to get ready by arranging and organizing, by getting your facts straight. I wondered, though, about its origin. I wasn’t alone. […]



For What It’s Worth: Grain of Salt

When you’re advised to take something with a grain of salt, is it a matter of taste or wit? Joel Dresang explores the origins of a centuries-old idiom. For What It’s Worth is an occasional look at the etymology of common words and expressions used in personal finance and investing. […]



For What It’s Worth: Chair

For What It’s Worth is an occasional look at the meanings and origins of words and expressions investors may encounter. In this instance, we consider the preferred title for Janet Yellen, who’s seated at the head of the Federal Reserve. […]



For What It’s Worth: Stock

Financially speaking, a stock is a stake in a corporation. Etymologically, though, a stock is part of a stick. […]



For What It’s Worth: Rule of Thumb

An occasional look at the meanings and origins of expressions investors may encounter considers an imprecise digital measurement. […]



For What It’s Worth: Nest Egg

As part of our occasional examination of words and expressions used in investing and finance, Joel Dresang considers the term nest egg. It is used a lot to refer broadly to a designated pot of money, but you really should consider it along the lines of those first couple of dollars a bartender puts in the tip jar to attract more money. It’s a stimulus fund. […]



For What It’s Worth: Salting Away

As part of an occasional series examining the origins of common financial expressions, we get a taste of the savory saying “salting away” as it refers to saving money for the long haul. […]



For What It’s Worth: Dollars to Doughnuts

We say “dollars to doughnuts” when we’re really sure of ourselves. We’re so confident that we’re making a bet, and we’re betting something valuable against something that’s worth less. If I’m wrong, I’ll pay you money. If you’re wrong, just give me pastry.
As part of our occasional look at money-related expressions, find out how this saying isn’t worth what it used to be. […]



For What It’s Worth: Sell in May

By Joel Dresang
The notion of an annual summer sell-off is based on a sense that shareholders should get out of the market while stock traders leave Wall Street to summer in the Hamptons or on the Jersey Shore. As part of an occasional series exploring the origins of financial lingo, we look into the expression, “Sell in May and go away.” […]



For What It’s Worth: Bucks

When President Obama referred to earning “some serious Tubmans,” he reminded us that we like to use slang when we’re talking money. […]




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