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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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Too embarrassed to ask: what are “bulls” and “bears”?
Videos Two common terms you’ll hear when reading about markets are “bulls” and “bears”. But what do they mean?
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Too embarrassed to ask: what is value investing?
Videos When you start investing, one of the first concepts you’re likely to encounter is “value investing”. But what exactly is it?
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I wish I knew what a bubble was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos Even if you don’t pay a lot of attention to markets or investing, you’ve probably heard the term “bubble”. But what exactly is it?
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