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Corporate Hate Speech for Investors

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Barron's Magazine recently ran a feature entitled "Watch Their Language," (subscription required) which focused on some "dirty words" used in 10-K and 10-Q filings. James A. Kaplan, the Chairman and CEO of a firm called Audit Integrity, adds some publicly-accessible "Devil's Dictionary" type translations of terms found in corporate financial reports. Worthwhile reading for any investor.

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