"The Devil’s Financial Dictionary"
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"The Devil’s Financial Dictionary" is a satirical reference book that humorously demystifies and critiques the language and practices of Wall Street and the financial industry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Devil’s Financial Dictionary | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ satirical reference book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
critique Wall Street practices
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demystify financial language ⓘ |
| author | Jason Zweig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAffiliation | The Wall Street Journal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorProfession | financial journalist ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
finance
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humor ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | dictionary ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
emphasizes investor skepticism
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exposes conflicts of interest in finance ⓘ parodies financial jargon ⓘ uses humor to explain complex financial concepts ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Wall Street culture
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behavioral finance ⓘ investor psychology ⓘ misleading financial terminology ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary
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The Devil’s Dictionary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffectOnReader |
encourage critical thinking about financial advice
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make finance more accessible through humor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | satirical definitions ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher | PublicAffairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Devil’s Dictionary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Wall Street
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financial industry ⓘ financial jargon ⓘ investing ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
individual investors
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readers interested in finance ⓘ |
| tone |
critical
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humorous ⓘ |
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