A recent survey by AARP Financial MoneySmarts found that Americans confusion about financial jargon leads to mistakes and lost opportunities. If you have slogged or searched your way through the mass of financial services information on the Web, or even talked with a financial adviser steeped in technical terminology, then the study results are not a surprise and are not necessarily that helpful. However, the AARP Financial microsite offers a solution, an easy-to-use tool to convert financial jargon into plain language. In case you were wondering, MoneySmarts is not related to or affiliated with Moneysmartz.