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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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Gross Margin

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Compound interest

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Geometric Mean Return

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

Securities

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W-8BEN Form

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Technical Analysis

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