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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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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.
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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.
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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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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.
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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.
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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..
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