Monthly Archives: September 2018

Generally speaking, a golden hammer is a singular tool or strategy used by an entity to perform many functions, to the point of excessive dependence. The concept of a golden hammer is related to psychologist Abraham Maslow’s law of the instrument. Maslow observed that as we become more familiar with a particular tool or technology, we tend […]

In the stock market, a wallflower is a stock in which the wider investment community has generally lost interest, leading to low trade volumes. Wallflowers may be in an unpopular industry sector, or in a sector that has had a recent economic bubble. For instance, dotcom stocks went from hot properties to wallflowers during the […]

A bear hug (not to be confused with a bear market) is when a company offers to buy the shares of another company at a price far in excess of their market value. Though this may seem generous, a bear hug often comes unsolicited, and may be offered at a time when the company’s management is reluctant […]

Market disruption occurs when markets stop functioning in a regular manner, often leading to large and rapid market declines. Market disruptions usually issue from physical threats to an industry or unusual trading, and are typically characterized by widespread panic and disorderly market conditions. There are many potential causes for a market disruption. Severe weather or armed […]