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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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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

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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Geometric Mean Return

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

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Annualised Rate of Return

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

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

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