Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

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Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.
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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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Prospectus

The official document a company publishes before selling shares to the public. Long, detailed, and worth a read.
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Quantitative easing

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

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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