What is 'inflation'? Definition & meaning

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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.

Gilt

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Capital

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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

S&P 500

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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

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.

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Geometric Mean Return

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

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