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Inflation

Inflation

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

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

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Inflation

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

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.
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Yield

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

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.
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Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.
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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.
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Hedge Fund

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

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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