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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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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.
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Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.
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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.
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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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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.
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