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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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Total Return

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

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

Rate of Return

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

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

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.

Collective investment scheme

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