Chrome extension

Investing jargon, explained right where you read it.

Highlight any confusing finance or investing term on any page — a news article, an earnings report, your own brokerage statement — and get a plain-English explanation instantly. No tabbing away to look it up.

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Greater fool theory
The idea that you can profit from an overpriced asset as long as there's a "greater fool" out there willing to pay even more for it. Works until the fools run out.
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Why "Greater Fool"? It's the real term for exactly the kind of jargon this tool exists to explain. Fitting, mildly self-deprecating, and — we'd like to think — the last finance term you'll ever need this extension to define for you.