What is 'investment return'? Definition & meaning

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Value Investing

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

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

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