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GLOSSARY PORTAL

1. AAII Investor Glossary. Courtesy of the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII).
   http://aaii.com/glossary/
2. Abbreviations.com. The A to Z of Acronyms, Abbreviations & Initialisms on the Net. There is even a special business section.
   http://www.abbreviations.com/
3. Accounting Terminology Guide. Courtesy of the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) General Committee on Public Relations.
   http://www.nysscpa.org/prof_library/guide.htm
4. Accounting Terms|Accounting Dictionary. Courtesy of AccountingCoach.com.
   http://www.accountingcoach.com/accounting-terms/accounting-dictionary/accounting-terms-A.html
5. Annuity (Products/Investments) Glossary. Courtesy of J.G. Wentworth.
   http://www.jgwentworth.com/Glossary/
6. Answers.com. Online dictionary, encyclopedia, and much more. Just type in a business term and see all the stuff you get! Note: some of this site's content comes courtesy of Wikipedia, a free open-source encyclopedia. Open-source encyclopedias have pros and cons. I believe Wikipedia's pros outweigh the cons, but to learn more about this issue visit Wikipedia: About.
   http://www.answers.com/
7. Bay-Street.com -- Online Financial Dictionary. Dictionary with terms and buzz words in all areas of business, investing, and real estate. Each term not only contains the definition but also tips, related terms, and related links to help you understand the word.
   http://baystreet.investopedia.com/
8. Bernstein's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology.
   http://www.bernsteinlaw.com/publications/bankdict.htm
9. bizterms.net. Financial dictionary.
   http://www.bizterms.net/
10. BuzzWhack: The Buzzword Compliant Dictionary. Dedicated to de-mystifying buzzwords.
    http://www.buzzwhack.com/
11. Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship: Private Equity Glossary.
    http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pecenter/resources/glossary.html
12. CII: Glossary of Terms. The Corporate Governance Learning Center at the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) provides this handy corporate governance glossary.
    http://www.cii.org/GovernanceGlossary
13. Corporate Information: Definition of Terms. Definitions for company "extensions" such as "GmbH". While U.S. companies are usually followed by "Inc.", many foreign companies have different endings. This site tells what these terms mean, and where they are used.
    http://www.corporateinformation.com/defext.asp
14. Derivatives Concepts A-Z. A glossary of derivatives-related terminology courtesy of the Financial Pipeline.
    http://www.finpipe.com/derivglossary.htm
15. (e-biz) Glossary. Courtesy of Prentice Hall's Guide to E-Commerce and E-Business.
    http://www.prenhall.com/ebiz/glossary.html
16. English-Spanish Specialized Dictionaries. English to Spanish and Spanish to English financial and accounting dictionaries.
    http://www.spanish-translator-services.com/dictionaries/index.htm
17. FHA and Mortgage Loan Glossary. Courtesy of FHA Mortgage Center.com. (This website is NOT affiliated with any government agencies.)
    http://www.fhamortgagecenter.com/loan-glossary.html
18. Finance-Glossary.com. Online reference for financial and investment terms.
    http://www.finance-glossary.com/
19. Financial Dictionary. Courtesy of Art Branch, Inc.
    http://www.financialdictionary.net/
20. Financial Dictionary - Financial Glossary. Courtesy of VentureLine.
    http://www.ventureline.com/glossary.asp
21. Financial Times Lexicon. The definitive glossary of economic, financial and business terms.
    http://lexicon.ft.com/
22. ForexDictionary. Educational Resource for Forex Professionals, Traders, Investors and Beginners.
    http://www.forexdictionary.com/
23. General Electric: A Glossary of Leasing Terms.
    http://www.gecapitalenergy.com/glosterm.html
24. globalEDGE Glossary. International business glossary.
    http://globaledge.msu.edu/Reference-Desk/Glossary
25. Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms. Courtesy of BankruptcyData.Com.
    http://www.bankruptcydata.com/Glossary.htm
26. Glossary of Bond Terms. Courtesy of InvestinginBonds.com.
    http://www.investinginbonds.com/story.asp?id=52
27. Glossary of Financial Crisis Terms. Courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank Of Boston.
    http://www.bos.frb.org/education/pubs/glossary-financial-crisis-terms.pdf
28. Glossary of International Trade Terms. Courtesy of TradePort -- California's Gateway to Global Trade.
    http://www.tradeport.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124&Itemid=118
29. Glossary of Project Finance Terms and Acronyms. Courtesy of Professor Benjamin C. Esty, who created and maintains the Project Finance Portal.
    http://www.people.hbs.edu/besty/projfinportal/glossary.htm
30. Glossary of Supply Chain Terms. Courtesy of InfoAccess.net.
    http://www.infoaccess.net/glossary.asp
31. Glossary of Tax and Finance Terms. Courtesy of Sumner Law.
    http://www.sumnerlaw.ca/tax-glossary.php
32. IFO -- Glossary of Terms.. Terms of particular use to accounts payable professionals courtesy of IFO.
    http://www.financialops.org/documents/11703/16439/Glossary+of+Terms
33. Incorporating a Business: Glossary of Terms.
    http://www.bizfilings.com/Learn_About/Incorporation_Glossary_Of_Terms
34. Individual Investors -- Dictionary of Financial Terms. Courtesy of Morgan Stanley.
    http://www.morganstanleyindividual.com/customerservice/dictionary/
35. InvestorWords: Investing Glossary.
    http://www.investorwords.com/
36. Investopedia.com: Financial Dictionary.
    http://www.investopedia.com/dictionary/
37. Jargon Buster. Financial terms explained courtesy of Independent Financial Advisers UK.
    http://www.modernmoney.co.uk/jargon/index.shtml
38. JaxWorks: Glossary of Financial Terms.
    http://www.jaxworks.com/glossary.htm
39. MarketWatch: Financial Glossary.
    http://www.marketwatch.com/pf/started/gettingstarted_glossary.asp
40. MONEY 101 Glossary. Courtey of CNNMoney
    http://money.cnn.com/services/glossary/a.html
41. Mortgage Dictionary -- Glossary of Key Terms. Courtesy of TheTruthAboutMortgage.com.
    http://www.thetruthaboutmortgage.com/mortgage-dictionary/
42. The Motley Fool Glossary.
    http://www.fool.com/school/Glossary/glossary.htm
43. Personal Finance Glossary. A huge collection of personal finance and mortgage-related terms.
    http://www.mortgageloan.com/finance-glossary
44. Private Equity and Venture Capital Glossary of Terms. Glossary of private equity and venture capital terminology.
    http://altassets.info/private-equity-and-venture-capital-glossary-of-terms
45. Project Management Glossary. A comparative glossary (i.e., alternative definitions are often provided) of project management terms.
    http://www.maxwideman.com/pmglossary/index.htm
46. Quality Glossary. Courtesy of the American Society for Quality.
    http://www.asq.org/glossary/index.html
47. Real Estate Glossary. Courtesy of Home & Garden Television (HGTV).
    http://www.hgtv.com/real-estate/real-estate-glossary/index.html
48. Reference for Business. Encyclopedia of Small Business, Business Biographies, Business Plans, and Encyclopedia of American Industries.
    http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/
49. References. The top section of this site contains the "Credit Research Foundation's Glossary of Business, Accounting, Legal, Financial, Administrative, Operational and Technological Words and Phrases."
    http://www.crfonline.org/orc/references.asp
50. Reuter's Financial Glossary. Definitions of terms and concepts related to the financial markets.
    http://glossary.reuters.com/index.php/Main_Page
51. SDCExec.com -- Glossary. Glossary courtesy of Demand & Suppy Chain magazine and website.
    http://www.sdcexec.com/online/glossary/
52. Small Business Taxes & Management: Glossary.
    http://www.smbiz.com/sbgl001.html
53. Super Finance Glossary. Glossary indexes several sources -- terms are fully searchable by author or can be browsed by letter.
    http://www.financeglobe.com/Finance/glossary.php
54. Sustainability Dictionary: The Dictionary of Sustainable Management. Dictionary for business leaders and students of sustainability and business-related terms.
    http://www.sustainabilitydictionary.com/
55. Tax Glossary. U.S. tax terms glossary.
    http://www.wwwebtax.com/glossary/@_tax_glossary.htm
56. TreasuryDirect Glossaries. Treasury securities glossaries -- one for individuals and another for financial institutions.
    http://treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/res_glossary/glossary.htm
    http://treasurydirect.gov/instit/research/gloss/gloss.htm
57. VA Home Loan Glossary. Information about common Veterans Administration (VA) loan terms. (This website is NOT affiliated with any government agencies.)
    http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/va_loan_glossary.htm
58. Washington Post: Business Glossary.
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/specials/glossary/index.html
59. Wikipedia: List of finance topics (alphabetical). Detailed descriptions of finance topics/terms courtesy of "Wikipedia," a free open-source encyclopedia. An open-source encyclopedia has pros and cons. For this one, I think the pros outweigh the cons. To learn more, visit Wikipedia:About. Also, see their entries for Accountancy and Finance.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_finance_topics_%28alphabetical%29
60. The Word Spy. This Web site is devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases. Find out about the adoption and origins of words and phrases like "B2B," "fume date," "triple bottom line," and "cookie-jar accounting."
    http://www.wordspy.com/
61. WR Hambrecht + Co: Brokerage: Glossary.
    http://www.wrhambrecht.com/ind/account/tools/glossary/index.html
62. WR Hambrecht + Co: Private Investments: Glossary.
    http://www.wrhambrecht.com/ind/private/glossary/index.html
63. Yahoo! Bond Center > Bond Glossary.
    http://bonds.yahoo.com/glossary1.html
64. Yahoo! Financial Glossary.
    http://biz.yahoo.com/f/g/

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