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Year to Date (YTD)

Year to Date (YTD)

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

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

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NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Arithmetic Mean

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

SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

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