Investment Return

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

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

Listing a company on a stock exchange, or the shares that are genuinely up for grabs once it’s there.

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

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

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

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

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.

What is a gilt?