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OEIC

OEIC

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

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

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Money laundering

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

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

Value Investing

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

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

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