Glossary of terms

No doubt you've heard the term 'financial jargon'. This glossary provides you with a simple guide to the investment terms you'll find on the RaboDirect website. Click on the alphabet letters below to help yourself to a clearer understanding.

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Liquid Assets: Assets that can be immediately sold or converted to cash.
Liquidity: The ability to easily turn assets into cash.
Listed Property Trust (LPT): A managed investment scheme that owns real property. The units of a listed property trust are quoted on the stock exchange, and their prices fluctuate with supply and demand, as with equity investments.
Listed Security: A share or security which is publicly traded on an approved securities exchange. Prices of these securities are determined by the market.
Long-Term: In investments, long-term usually represents five years or more, though the number of years is not fixed.
Long-Term Investment Strategy: A strategy that looks past the day-to day fluctuations of the investment markets and responds to fundamental changes in the markets or the economy.