Inflation

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

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

Bonds and stocks.

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.