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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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Bed & ISA

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Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

Free Trade

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

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

S&P 500

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Running yield

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

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Net asset value

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

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