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Equity

Equity

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

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

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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Collective investment scheme

Learn what's a collective investment scheme

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Bed & ISA

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Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

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.

Capital

Learn what financial capital means

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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