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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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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Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.
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Yield

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

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.
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Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.
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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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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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Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.
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