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NOMINAL: The actual dollar price of stuff when it's bought or sold. The contrast is with the term real, which is actual value adjusted for price changes or inflation.
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FALLACY OF COMPOSITION The logical fallacy of arguing that what is true for the parts is also true for the whole. In the study of economics, this takes the form of assuming that what works for parts of the economy, such as households or businesses, also works for the aggregate, or macroeconomy. The contrasting fallacy is the fallacy of division.
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YELLOW CHIPPEROON [What's This?]
Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a crowded estate auction wanting to buy either a coffee cup commemorating the first day of spring or a printer that works with your stockpile of ink cartridges. Be on the lookout for florescent light bulbs that hum folk songs from the sixties. Your Complete Scope
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A scripophilist is one who collects rare stock and bond certificates, usually from extinct companies.
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"Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. " -- Cato, Roman orator
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IARA Increasing Absolute Risk Aversion
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