A Way With Words
Taking Stock
Who's on First
Blue Collar Blues
The D
100

In personal finance, this word refers to something that has value.

What is an Asset?

100

The largest stock exchange in the world.

What is the New York Stock Exchange?

100

These brothers once owned 69% of all the silver futures contracts on the Commodity Exchange.

Who were the Hunt Brothers?

100

If you're starting a business, this kind is the easiest to form.

What is a Sole Proprietorship?

100

Mr. D first was employed doing this.

What is a Paper Route?

200

Dollar dollar bills, this phrase may refer to you buying some new "ice" for your wrist.

What is Conspicuous consumption?

200

If you're buying it for under five dollars it's considered this.

What is a Penny Stock?

200

This man is sometimes referred to as the father of modern Economics.

Who was Adam Smith?

200

This is the most commonly recalled product category.

What is Vehicle?

200

After his stint as a news boy he went on to work summers at this place.

What is Metro Pants?

300

When the stock market is up, we are in this kind of a market.

What is a Bull Market?

300

If you lost all your money in Enron, maybe it would have been a good idea to do this.

What is Diversification?

300

This investing "oracle" and philanthropist is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

Who is Warren Buffet?

300

When picking one option over another in anything, you may have to deal with one of these.

What is an Opportunity Cost?

300

Mr. D currently lays claim to this business.

What is The Naked Creek Hollow Winery?

400

When you lose your money on the ponies and have to cough up your wedding ring until you can pay it off, you've just handed the broker this.

What is Collateral?

400

If you're fine with a bit of volatility and don't wanna think too much about which stocks to buy, it may be a good idea to invest your money in one of these.

What is an ETF?

400

Oft seen as the flip side to Warren Buffet, this man was indicted for running an elaborate Ponzi Scheme.

Who is Bernie Madoff

400

This metric refers to the amount that one more unit will satisfy you.

What is Marginal utility?

400

Mr. D beat this racer in a race, purportedly at least.

Who is Frank Shorter?

500

Your money may not be worth quite the same amount in three years because of this.

What is Inflation?

500

When the stock market crashes, you should almost certainly not do this.

What is Sell Your Stock?

500

Taking a bit of a more recent star, this Nobel Prize winner is widely considered "The Father of Modern Finance"

Who is Eugene Fama?

500

Someone with the desire and capital (and maybe not the know-how) may choose to forge their own path and become one of these.

What is an Entrepreneur?

500

Mr. D should finally be done boring future generations in this year.

When is 2022?