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Withholding Tax

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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Key Information Document (KID)

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

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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S&P 500

Find out what is the definition of the S&P 500 index.
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Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?
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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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Money laundering

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