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Guide Part 2
Guide Part 2 Terms
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Accounting
Graduate
10/27/2011

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total return
Definition
When measuring performance, the actual rate of return of an investment or a pool of investmentsover a given evaluation period. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends and distributions realized over a given period of time
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mature
Definition
having reached the limit of its time; due
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par
Definition
face value
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yield
Definition
what you earn, expressed as a percentage of what you invested
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current yield
Definition
yield based on the current (market) price of the bond
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analysts
Definition
person who evaluates fund holdings, assess the financial markets, and identify companies that may be appropriate additions to the fund portfolio
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standard deviation
Definition
a measure of volatility, or the extent to which the fund's return varies above and below its average return
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