What is 'investment return'? Definition & meaning

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Net asset value

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

Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

Ponzi Scheme

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

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Volatility

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

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

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