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Costs and Charges

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

The money you pay when investing.

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Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Holding Period Return

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

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

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