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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

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

More terms

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Dividends

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

Yield to maturity

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Value Investing

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

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

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