Inflation

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

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

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

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Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

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

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

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.