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Net Income (NI)

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

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Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

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Securities

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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.

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Investment Return

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

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