What are 'fundamentals'? Definition & meaning

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Net Income (NI)

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

Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Coupon

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.

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

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.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Bond

Learn what a bond is

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

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