What is 'investment return'? Definition & meaning

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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

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

Diversification

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

Money weighted rate of return

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

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.

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Annualised Rate of Return

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

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

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