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Friday, August 23, 2013

Term of the Day: Gadfly



August 23, 2013
Gadfly
A slang term for an investor who attends the annual shareholders meeting to criticize the corporation's executives. A gadfly addresses many issues for the shareholders, often grilling the management by asking difficult or embarrassing questions.
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