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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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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.
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Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.
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Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.
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Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.
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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
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