Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
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NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.
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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
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Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.
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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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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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