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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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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Holding Period Return

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Quick ratio

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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Quantitative easing

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SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Yield to maturity (YTM)

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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

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