What is 'inflation'? Definition & meaning

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Wall Street

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

Hedge Fund

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

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

Diversification

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

Holding Period Return

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

Investment Trust

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

Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

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