What is the 'NASDAQ'? Definition & meaning

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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Base rate

What's the base rate?

Value Investing

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

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

S&P 500

Find out what is the definition of the S&P 500 index.

Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

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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