What is 'Inflation'? | Freetrade Dictionary

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

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Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

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

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

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Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

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

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

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