Investing

A benchmark is a way to measure how well an investment portfolio has performed in comparison to the wider economy.

A dividend yield shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year in relation to its stock price.

Off-book trading refers to trades on an exchange platform that are completed separately from the order book.

The investment strategy you choose will determine which assets you choose to invest in and the timeframe of the investment.

n finance, to liquidate an asset is to sell it in return for money. A company can also be liquidated when it’s unable to pay its debts and all its contents are sold. 

A mutual fund is a group investment managed by a professional fund manager.

Different kinds of investments generate money in different ways. Underlining every investment decision should be the calculated assumption that the asset invested in will become more valuable over time. In other words, it should appreciate in value. 

The value of an item or service is determined by how many people want to sell this item or service and how many people are interested in buying what’s being sold. Supply and demand, in other words. The availability of that being sold also has an impact on its value. 

Dividends are paid to a company’s shareholders as a reward for investing in the company.

A ledger is a record of transactions, historically in the form of a large book for merchants to log their purchases and sales.

Net worth is an estimate of financial health. It’s how much a person or company has left when all costs are subtracted.

The yield is the total value (net) earned by the investment after a period of time.