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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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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

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.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Geometric Mean Return

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

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Volatility

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

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

S&P 500

Find out what is the definition of the S&P 500 index.

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