(1). A positive-sounding way to describe a poor condition or situation, in an attempt to maintain the illusion that all conditions or situations are actually good ones.
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Crystal Ball Analysis
(1). A term used when trying to deflect a client’s request for your opinion on the future of the economy or, even worse, his investment performance.
“Look, Brenda, I don’t want to give you some kind of crystal ball analysis about what’s going to happen two, three years from now. What I can tell you is that your overall portfolio could’ve done a lot worse considering all the Facebook stock we bought!”
Space
(1). A segment of a certain market or industry.
“Since we’re looking to penetrate the ultra-high net worth space, I think we might want to stop giving out toasters to new customers. Oh, and we should stop calling them ‘customers’.”