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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

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The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

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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.

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