Those days are gone.
Things like 24-hour media coverage and analysis, computer-driven trading systems that affect prices within minutes of breaking news, complicated macroeconomic issues, and sophisticated investment products have created an increasingly complex market environment.
This means investors must understand a variety of sometimes strange or seemingly unrelated terms if they hope to prosper - or, at the least, hold their own - in these treacherous economic times.
Failing to become familiar with these investing terms could damage to your portfolio.