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Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

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

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.