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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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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

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.

Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

Volatility

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

Earnings per share

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

Income statement

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

Geometric Mean Return

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

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