What is 'Take A Flier'

Take a flier is the slang term for a decision to invest in highly speculative investments.

Explaining 'Take A Flier'

When an investor is taking a flier, he or she is knowingly acquiring a high-risk, speculative instrument that may end up with them taking a bath.

Further Reading

Following the herd or not?: Patterns of renewal in the Netherlands and the UK
www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
The European financial services sector is confronted with major forces that have changed its competitive dynamics and the strategic context. Firstly, we investigate the pace of the diffusion of two forces for strategic renewal (technological innovations and regulatory …

Financial factors in business fluctuations
www.nber.org [PDF]
The European financial services sector is confronted with major forces that have changed its competitive dynamics and the strategic context. Firstly, we investigate the pace of the diffusion of two forces for strategic renewal (technological innovations and regulatory …

An exploration into the economic impact of industrial development versus conservation on western public lands
www.tandfonline.com [PDF]
The European financial services sector is confronted with major forces that have changed its competitive dynamics and the strategic context. Firstly, we investigate the pace of the diffusion of two forces for strategic renewal (technological innovations and regulatory …

Co‐evolution in strategic renewal behaviour of British, Dutch and French financial incumbents: Interaction of environmental selection, institutional effects and …
onlinelibrary.wiley.com [PDF]
The European financial services sector is confronted with major forces that have changed its competitive dynamics and the strategic context. Firstly, we investigate the pace of the diffusion of two forces for strategic renewal (technological innovations and regulatory …

A Guide (not only) for Economics Dictionaries
unora.unior.it [PDF]
The European financial services sector is confronted with major forces that have changed its competitive dynamics and the strategic context. Firstly, we investigate the pace of the diffusion of two forces for strategic renewal (technological innovations and regulatory …

Economic deregulation: Days of reckoning for microeconomists
www.jstor.org [PDF]
The European financial services sector is confronted with major forces that have changed its competitive dynamics and the strategic context. Firstly, we investigate the pace of the diffusion of two forces for strategic renewal (technological innovations and regulatory …

Lone eagles and high fliers in rural producer services
ageconsearch.umn.edu [PDF]
The European financial services sector is confronted with major forces that have changed its competitive dynamics and the strategic context. Firstly, we investigate the pace of the diffusion of two forces for strategic renewal (technological innovations and regulatory …

“Control frauds” as financial super-predators: How “pathogens” make financial markets inefficient
www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
The European financial services sector is confronted with major forces that have changed its competitive dynamics and the strategic context. Firstly, we investigate the pace of the diffusion of two forces for strategic renewal (technological innovations and regulatory …

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