FINANCE WITH A TWIST
POP CULTURE MEETS ACCOUNTING
REFRESHINGLY RANDOM
100

This financial term sounds like something you’d yell during a pirate raid.

“liquidity”!

100

This Netflix show features hedge fund drama and a U.S. Attorney with a vendetta.

Billions

100

This financial term also describes what you do when you squeeze oranges.

margin

200

If your budget were a dating profile, this line would describe how flexible it is.

Rolling Budget

200

This accounting software shares its name with a superhero’s sidekick.

QuickBooks

200

This accounting principle is like your grandma’s advice: always match things properly.

matching principle

300

This acronym sounds like a sneeze but helps prevent fraud.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

300

This financial term also describes a mythical creature with a billion-dollar valuation.

Unicorn

300

 This term sounds like a party but is a way to spread costs.

amortization

400

You might think this cost is “fixed,” but it’s got commitment issues.

semi-variable costs

400

This credit score acronym sounds like a dog’s name but determines your loan fate

FICO

400

 This acronym stands for “Know Your Customer,” but sounds like a karaoke night.

KYC

500

This accounting method sounds like a gym workout but is all about inventory

“FIFO” – First In, First Out

500

This 2015 film showed how a few finance nerds predicted the housing crash.

The Big Short

500

This type of bond is considered “junk,” but not the kind you throw away?

“high-yield bond”