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Maturity date

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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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.

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

Bond

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Gilt

What is a gilt?

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

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