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I wish I knew what pound-cost averaging was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos “Pound-cost averaging” might sound complicated, but it simply means investing into the market at regular intervals. Here's how it works.
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I wish I knew what hyperinflation was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos Mention hyperinflation and many of us will think of wheelbarrows full of cash in Weimar Germany. Or, more recently, Zimbabwe or Venezuela. But what exactly is hyperinflation and how does it come about?
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I wish I knew what a central bank digital currency was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos Governments around the world are considering creating their own digital currencies. But what are they and how do they compare to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin?
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Too embarrassed to ask: what is technical analysis?
Videos Some investors don’t rely on a market or company’s fundamentals when assessing whether to buy or sell. They use “technical analysis” or “charting” instead. But what exactly is technical analysis?
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I wish I knew what dogecoin was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos In the first four months of 2021, the value of cryptocurrency dogecoin shot up by around 9,000%. But what is dogecoin and why has it gone up so much?
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Too embarrassed to ask: what’s the difference between producer price inflation and consumer price inflation?
Videos Two of the most important indicators for the economy are “producer price inflation” and “consumer price inflation”. But what are they and what do they measure?
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Too embarrassed to ask: what is an ETF?
Videos Many investors use ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, as part of a passive investment strategy. But what exactly is an ETF?
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Too embarrassed to ask: what is a margin call?
Videos If you borrow money to invest and it all goes wrong, you could face a “margin call” from your creditors. But what exactly does that mean?
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To embarrassed to ask: what are voting rights?
Videos When you buy shares in a company, they entitle you to a proportion of the profits via dividends. As well as that they usually – but not always – come with some other rights, including voting rights – the right to have a say in the running of the company.
