Conventional gilt

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

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Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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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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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.
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Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.
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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.
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