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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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Diversification

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

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

SPAC

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

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