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W-8BEN Form

W-8BEN Form

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

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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Dividends

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

Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

Value stocks

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

Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

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.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Net Income (NI)

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

Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

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