What is 'withholding tax'? Definition & meaning

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Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Diversification

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

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.

Value Investing

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

Holding Period Return

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

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

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.

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