What is 'investment return'? Definition & meaning

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Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Collective investment scheme

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Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Account balance

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

Bond

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