Income statement

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

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

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Total Return

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

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.
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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.
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Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.
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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.
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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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American Depository Receipt (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.
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Hedge Fund

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