What is 'investment return'? Definition & meaning

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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Capital

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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

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