Unit Trusts

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

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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.

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

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