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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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Yield

The rate at which a security distributes income, expressed as a percentage of the current price. For example, if a fund distributes $1 per share over the year and at the end of the year the price is $20, its yield is $1/$20, or 5%. Yield is an important measure of performance for income funds and individual bonds.