Venture Capital

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

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

The money you pay when investing.

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

What is a gilt?

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