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Ponzi Scheme

Ponzi Scheme

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

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

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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

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