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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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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.
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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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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.
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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.
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Earnings per share

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

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.
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