What is 'Year to Date (YTD)'? Definition & meaning

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Yield

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

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.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Ponzi Scheme

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

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

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Year to Date (YTD)