FINDEF015 Demystifying finance (368 words)

This article clearly explains some of the more commonly used financial terms, including investment and lending terminology.

Jargon in any industry often confuses and confounds those who do not deal with it every day. Think about your computer. IT specialists seem to speak a different language. But investing shouldn’t be a minefield of gobbledygook that stops you understanding what your money is doing. Here we’ve taken some of the more commonly used financial terms and explained them in simple, everyday language.