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Rate of Return

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

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Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.
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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.
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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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Collective investment scheme

Learn what's a collective investment scheme
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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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S&P 500

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

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.
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Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.
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