clevers n.pl.— «There are more than a few taxes that exist only because someone got a bad case of what I call “the clevers.” Usually these are the kind of people who think any problem can be solved by shoveling more money toward it...
bag-lady syndrome n.— «But inside, Pottruck suffers from “bag-lady syndrome,” a fear many women share that their financial security could disappear in a heartbeat, leaving them homeless, penniless and destitute.» —“Do you...
alibi game n.— «Carnys call these “alibi games,” because the operator uses a long litany of excuses to keep the mark from giving up in disgust, and encouraging him to dig more money out of his wallet and try “just one...
scamdicapper n.— «The suit claimed the companies actually are “scamdicappers” instead of handicappers and use high-pressure sales techniques to squeeze money out of those who call their toll-free phone numbers.» —“Man...
take a haircut v. phr.— «D’Amico “did one dastardly deed, and now he is missing in action and won’t talk to anybody,” the major-label financial executive says. “There hasn’t even been an ‘ask’ yet.” By that, he...
dogs of the Dow n.pl.— «WI was thinking of the Dogs of the Dow, those high-yielding blue chips that gained notoriety nearly a decade ago.…The Dogs of the Dow system was invented a quarter-century ago by a money manager named Michael...