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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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United States Dollar (USD)

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

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

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