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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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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

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.

Yield

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

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