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Investment Trust

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

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Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.
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Yield to maturity (YTM)

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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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Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.
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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.
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Beta

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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.
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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.
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