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Know Your Customer (KYC)

Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

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Value Investing

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

What is a gilt?
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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.
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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.
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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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Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.
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