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Money laundering

Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

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Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Holding Period Return

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

United States Dollar (USD)

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

Value Investing

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

Total Return

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

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

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