What is the 'geometric mean return'? Definition & meaning

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Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

Earnings per share

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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.

Value stocks

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

Zero coupon bonds

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Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

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.

Geometric Mean Return