Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.
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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.
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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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Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.
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Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.
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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

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

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

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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