Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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Year to Date (YTD)

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

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

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.
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Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.
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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.
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Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.
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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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