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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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SPAC

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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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Running yield

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

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.
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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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Growth stocks

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