Time Value of Money

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

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

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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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Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.
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Total Return

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

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Wall Street

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

What's the maturity value of a bond?
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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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Gilt

What is a gilt?
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