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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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.
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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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Income statement

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

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.
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Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.
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Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.
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Value stocks

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

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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