What is the 'stock market'? Definition & meaning

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Dividends

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

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.

Value stocks

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

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

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