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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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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

Bond

Learn what a bond is

Geometric Mean Return

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

Zero-Sum Game

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

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

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