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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

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

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

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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

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.

Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Interest Rate

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

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

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