Talk:Abbreviations and acronyms

Reader feedback: A few. I never knew this sec...
173.60.88.94 posted this comment on 22 December 2013 (view all feedback).

"A few. I never knew this section existed until now, and I have been a reader since the creation of the blog. It should be emphasized. Secondly, it needs to be updated. Just now I read of DB's, LTC and RBD's and none of these are listed. It's rarely a problem {for me} any more. When bloggers initially use an acronym they should use the full spelling before they use the acronym so that newbies can learn and understand."

Any thoughts?

LadyGeek 15:55, 22 December 2013 (CST)

I've added the suggested acronyms. This article is listed as "Glossary" in the left menu of every forum page and in the main page Table of contents. Should the menu title be changed to "Acronyms" (not rename the page)? "Acronyms and abbreviations" won't fit on one line in the left sidebar menu. --LadyGeek 17:50, 22 December 2013 (CST)


 * Using "Acronyms" seems a more accurate page designation to me --Blbarnitz 20:12, 22 December 2013 (CST)

I've updated MediaWiki:Sidebar‎, Table of contents, and the Template:Reference material sidebar‎. Glossary references now point to Category:Glossary. --LadyGeek 22:22, 22 December 2013 (CST)

Reader feedback (via email)
Received from the Bogleheads admin email, summarized:

A suggestion for an additional FAQ entry for us new forum members, a common abbreviation lexicon.

For example as a new forum member i had to scratch my head over ER, which i have seen used in a number of posts, does it stand for expected return or expense ratio?

OP = Original poster? AA = Asset allocation ( i assume ) PE10 =  CAPE=  AA, ER, and OP are already in the list. I updated P/E to include the Shiller P/E10 (CAPE), then updated Abbreviations and Acronyms to include the PE10 and CAPE acronyms. --LadyGeek 13:25, 1 January 2014 (CST)

Reader feedback: TREA ????
73.49.98.235 posted this comment on 25 February 2015 (view all feedback).

"TREA ????"

This is an abbreviation for the TIAA Real Estate Account, as noted in this forum post: Re: How compelling is the TIAA Real Estate fund?. Ticker symbol QREARX. LadyGeek 19:45, 25 February 2015 (CST)

Page anchors
I have added page anchors in support of a forum suggestion. The reader can highlight an acronym in a forum post and have the wiki automatically look it up here. See this. --LadyGeek 23:24, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

General layout and style
Wikipedia's List of business and finance abbreviations should serve as the layout and style guide for this page. --Peculiar Investor 08:10, 11 February 2021 (EST)
 * IMHO, List of business and finance abbreviations could be formatted a lot better than currently. --TedSwippet 13:25, 11 February 2021 (EST)