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Running yield

Running yield

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

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Yield to maturity

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

Value stocks

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

SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Bond

Learn what a bond is

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means

Geometric Mean Return

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

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