Main Street

Shorthand for "the investing public"--in the same way that "Wall Street" is used to refer to investment professionals and brokers.

Investopedia Says:
If you are investing in the market, you are considered a part of the "Main Street" fraternity.

Related Links:
If you're new to the stock market and want the basics, this is the tutorial for you! Stock Basics Tutorial
Do want to invest, but don't know how to begin? We'll show you the building blocks you need to get started. Investing 101: A Tutorial For Beginner Investors
There are many ways to make money, knowing how to choose the best stocks is one of them. Guide to Stock-Picking Strategies

Main Street at Lees Avenue, facing North. The bridge of the Trans Canada Highway can be seen in the background.

Main Street at Lees Avenue, facing South.

Main Street (Ottawa Road #72) is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Despite the name, the street isn't Ottawa's "main street", as one would argue that that title would be held by Bank Street. Main Street however is the "main street" for the community of Ottawa East. It was originally the main street of Archville, Ontario, which later amalgamated with Ottawa in 1907. At that time Ottawa had no other street called Main and the name was not changed. Main Street begins at Colonel By Drive near the community of Sandy Hill and runs in a straight line south until it bends near the Rideau River and becomes Smyth Road. Main Street is home to the Cuban embassy, Immaculata High School and Saint Paul University. For most of its length it runs parallel with the Rideau River and the Rideau Canal, being about halfway between them.

v • d • e Roads in Ottawa Provincial Highways 7 • 416 • 417 Major Arteries 4th Line • Tenth Line • Airport • Albion • Bank • Baseline • Blair • Bronson • Carling • Carp • Cedarview • Conroy • Donnelly • Dwyer Hill • Eagleson • Elgin • Sussex Drive • Fallowfield • Greenbank • Hazeldean • Heron • Hunt Club • Innes • King Edward • March • Merivale • Mitch Owens • Montreal • Prince of Wales • Regional Road 174 • Richmond • Rideau • River • Riverside • Robertson • St. Joseph • St. Laurent • Strandherd • Terry Fox • Vanier • Walkley • Wellington • Woodroffe Collectors/Secondary Arteries Albert • Alta Vista • Bankfield • Beechwood • Booth • Brookfield • Gladstone • Hawthorne • Jockvale • Kent • Laurier • Lees • Leitrim • Main • Maitland • Meadowlands • Metcalfe • Nicholas • North Gower • O'Connor • Old Prescott • Osgoode Main • Pinecrest • Preston • Russell • Slater • Smyth • Somerset • Sparks • St. Patrick • Sussex • Tremblay • Trim Federal arteries Aviation • Colonel By • Island Park • Ottawa River • Queen Elizabeth Roads in Ontario

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)