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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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Investment Return

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

Value Investing

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

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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

Maturity value

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Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Money weighted rate of return

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