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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Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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Gilt

What is a gilt?
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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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Balance sheet

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