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index-linked gilts

Index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

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Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

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The money you pay when investing.

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Geometric Mean Return

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

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

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