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An infamous phrase uttered by Alan Greenspan in 1996 to describe the overvalued market at the time.Investopedia Says:Although every word spoken by Mr.Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reser...

An adage that, referring to the risk/return trade-off, says that the type of security an investor chooses depends on whether he or she wants to eat well or sleep well.Investopedia Says:Investing in...

A financial backer providing venture capital funds for small start-ups or entrepreneurs.Investopedia Says:Typically, angel investors are friends or family members. Another good reason to mark their...

(mechanics) The problem of predicting the motions of three or more objects obeying Newton's laws of motion and attracting each other according to Newton's law of gravitation. Also known as n-body p...

(meteorology) The shady (usually north) side of an Alpine mountain, characterized by a lower timberline and snow line than the sunny side. (© McGraw-Hill) Usage: The mountain has two sides — t...

(mathematics) An erroneous group of paradoxes dealing with motion; the most famous one concerns two objects, one chasing the other which has a given head start, where the chasing one moves faster y...

(meteorology) A northerly night breeze, blowing down from the mountains, of Lake Garda in Italy. (© McGraw-Hill) Usage: Though the breeze may feel friendly, a paesano is different from a paisano.

(botany) Piper angustifolium. An aromatic wild pepper found in tropical America whose leaves are rich in volatile oil, gums, and tannins; leaves were used medicinally as a stimulant and hemostatic....

(psychology) An abnormal fear of touching animal skin or fur. (© McGraw-Hill) Usage: It wasn't just her doraphobia that made her unwilling to reach out and touch the Tasmanian devil.

no more beyond, i.e., nothing bette (© Answers Corporation) Usage: "The slight that can be conveyed in a glance, in a gracious smile, in a wave of the hand, is often the ne plus ultra of art. ...