Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

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Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.
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Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.
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Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.
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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
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