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Interest Rate

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

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Investment Return

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

What's the base rate?
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Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.
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Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?
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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.
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NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.
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Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.
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