Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

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W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.
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Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.
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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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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.
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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.
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UK Treasury bill

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

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.
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