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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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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.
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Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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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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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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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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Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.
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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.
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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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