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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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The money you pay when investing.

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

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A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

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Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

SPAC

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