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NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

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.

Annualised Rate of Return

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

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

index-linked gilts

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.

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Dividends

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S&P 500

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