sudden-wealth syndrome

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• sudden wealth syndrome — n. Stress and anxiety caused by the sudden accumulation of unaccustomed wealth. Example Citation: Even the winners on the [Antiques Roadshow] those who make it on air, tell and receive stories, discover sudden wealth are not delivered. On… …   New words

• Sudden Wealth Syndrome (SWS) — A syndrome afflicting individuals who suddenly come into large sums of money. Becoming suddenly wealthy can cause an individual stress. Its symptoms include: feeling isolated from former friends, feelings of guilt over their good fortune, and an… …   Investment dictionary

• sudden wealth syndrome — noun the set of symptoms associated with the stress involved in sudden success or wealth bringing with it anxiety, confusion of values, family discord, etc …  

• sudden loss of wealth syndrome — n. Stress and anxiety caused by an abrupt loss of wealth. Example Citation: Joan Indursky DiFuria, co founder of the Money, Meaning and Choices Institute in San Francisco the folks who put the phrase Sudden Wealth Syndrome into the lexicon said… …   New words

• wealth effect — (WELTH uh.fekt; TH as in thin) n. An increase in consumer spending based on the perceived wealth created by the escalating value of stock market portfolios. Example Citation: Big portfolio gains by investors in recent years have created what… …   New words

• plutonomy — n. An economy that is driven by or that disproportionately benefits wealthy people, or one where the creation of wealth is the principal goal. [Blend of pluto (wealth) and economy.] Example Citations: Wealthy business people and families from the …   New words

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• lucrepath — (LOO.cur.path) n. A person who is pathologically driven to make money. [Blend of lucre and psychopath.] Example Citations: Universities are a fruitful source of neologisms I once had a couple of philosopher colleagues who coined the word… …   New words

• affluenza — (AF.loo.en.zuh) n. An extreme form of materialism in which consumers overwork and accumulate high levels of debt to purchase more goods (affluence + influenza). Example Citation: Our society is more troubled by problems of overabundance. We are… …   New words

• debt porn — n. Stories related to people who run up massive amounts of debt. Also: debt pornography. Example Citation: If Double Down and 24/7 are more exciting reads, it s mostly because the stakes are higher. Both books have the thrilling appeal of debt… …   New words

• investorism — n. The movement of money away from purchasing goods and services ( consumerism ) towards investing in mutual funds, stocks, and other financial assets. Example Citation: In The Overspent American, Juliet B. Schor...has identified a more recent… …   New words