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Home Categories Investing Basics Voting trust agreements allow shareholders to transfer their voting rights to the trustee, effectively giving the trustee temporary control of the corporation. “Weak sister” is a slang term for an unreliable or weak link that threatens to undermine the entire system. In the financial markets, the term “widow maker” refers to a transaction that results in large, even catastrophic, losses. William F. Sharp is an economist credited with developing the CAPM and the Sharpe ratio. Windows of opportunity are short periods of time during which you can make a key decision that will lead to the desired result. “Yard” is a financial slang term meaning one billion.