What are 'costs and charges'? Definition & meaning

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UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

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