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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.

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

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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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Quick ratio

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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.
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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
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Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.
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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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