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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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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.
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Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.
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Value stocks

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

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

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

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.
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Conventional gilts

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).
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Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means
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