What is 'Investment Return'? | Freetrade Dictionary

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

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Base rate

What's the base rate?

Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Bull market

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Volatility

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

Balance sheet

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

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Net asset value

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

Equity

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

Investment Return