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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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Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

Beta

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Money weighted rate of return

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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

52-week high/low

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

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