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Investment Return
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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ESG investing
ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
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Accounting standards
The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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Venture Capital
A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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Stock Market
A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.
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Forward pricing
Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.
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NASDAQ
A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
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W-8BEN Form
Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.
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Net Income (NI)
The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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DMO
The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.
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