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I wish I knew what options were, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos Traders who want to profit from short-term moves often use options, but what is an option and how do they work?
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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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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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I wish I knew what a share was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos When people talk about investing, they often refer to putting money into “shares”, or buying “stocks and shares”. But what is a share anyway?
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What is momentum investing?
Videos Momentum investing – the opposite of the “buy low, sell high” advice – is based on the observation that trends in the stockmarket can continue for longer than most investors expect.
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I wish I knew what asset allocation was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos Asset allocation is the process of dividing your investments between different asset classes, such as shares, bonds, property, cash and gold. Here's how it works.
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I wish I knew what ESG investing was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos ESG investing – investing with a focus on environmental, social and governance issues – is the latest incarnation of ethical investing. Here's what it involves.
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Too embarrassed to ask: what is a p/e ratio?
Videos Find out how to use the price/earnings ratio (p/e ratio for short) – a useful starting place for investors looking to value a company.
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Too embarrassed to ask: what is a “real return”?
Videos MoneyWeek's latest "too embarrassed to ask” video explains what a real return is and why it's so important for investors.
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I wish I knew what moral hazard was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos The term “moral hazard” comes from the insurance industry in the 18th century. But what does it mean today?
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I wish I knew what contagion was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos Most of us probably know what “contagion” is in a biological sense. But it also crops up in financial markets. Here's what it means.
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I wish I knew what a marginal tax rate was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos Your marginal tax rate is simply the tax rate you pay on each extra pound of income you earn. Here's how that works.
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I wish I knew what stagflation was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos Traditionally, economists and central bankers worry about inflation or recession. But there is one thing worse than both: stagflation. Here's what it is
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I wish I knew what the metaverse was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos The term “metaverse” sounds like something out of a science fiction novel (and it is). But what does it actually mean?
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I wish I knew what the gold standard was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos These days, most currencies are "fiat" currencies backed by the economies of the countries that issue them. But in days gone by currencies were on the "gold standard". Here's what that means.
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I wish I knew what tapering was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos Tapering is the reduction in quantitative easing provided by a central bank. But how does it work?
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I wish I knew what a share buyback was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos A share buyback means just what it says – a company buys back its own shares. But why? And how does that benefit shareholders?
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I wish I knew what an index was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos The FTSE 100 is probably the best-known stockmarket index in the UK. But what exactly is an index?
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I wish I knew what a zombie company was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos A low interest-rate environment enables companies to reduce their interest payments, but it can also create "zombie companies". But what is a zombie company?
