Costs and Charges

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

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

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

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

Bonds and stocks.