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Time Value of Money

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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Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.
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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt
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S&P 500

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Net asset value

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

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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.
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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.
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