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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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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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Base rate

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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.
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W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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S&P 500

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