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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.

More terms

Inflation

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

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

S&P 500

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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.

Gilt

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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

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

Interest Rate

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

Value stocks

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

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