Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

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Inflation

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

Learn what's a collective investment scheme
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ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
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Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.
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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.
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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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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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