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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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Diversification

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

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Capital

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