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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Bond

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Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

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

Bull market

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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.

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

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