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I wish I knew what a stock split was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos You may have come across "stock split" - but what is a stock split and how does it impact your investments?
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High earners to pay nearly £2000 more in tax due to fiscal drag
Videos The government froze tax thresholds, which will drag employees into higher tax bands as wages rise with inflation. We explain what fiscal drag is, and how to avoid it.
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What is a dividend yield?
Videos Learn what a dividend yield is and what it can tell investors about a company's plans to return profits to its investors.
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What is a deficit?
Videos When we talk about government spending and the public finances, we often hear the word ‘deficit’ being used. But what is a deficit, and why does it matter?
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What is a tracker fund?
Videos Instead of trying to beat the market, tracker funds – also known as “passive” funds – try to track its performance. Here's what that means.
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Too embarrassed to ask: what is the difference between monetary policy and fiscal policy?
Videos Governments and central banks have two main tools for influencing a country's economic growth: monetary policy and fiscal policy. But what are they, what is the difference, and how do they work?
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I wish I knew what a SPAC was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos A financial instrument called a “special purpose acquisition company”, or SPAC for short, is growing increasingly popular in the US stockmarkets. But what exactly is a SPAC?
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What is an IPO?
Videos When a private company decides to sell shares in itself on the stockmarket for the first time, it conducts an “IPO”. Here's what that means.
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What is inflation?
Videos While coming up with a precise definition for inflation is tricky, for most of us it boils down to one simple question.
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