The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has released a series of six glossary videos to help investors understand investment companies.
The animated series explains key topics such as diversification and collective investments, as well as investment company terminology like closed-ended, discounts and revenue reserves. These concepts are explained using jargon-free, everyday language.
Annabel Brodie-Smith, communications director at the AIC, said: “Getting started with investing can be daunting and there’s lots of terminology which can be confusing. We created this new video series to help demystify some key investment company concepts, from the closed-ended structure to discounts. The videos are available on the AIC’s website and YouTube channel to help investors who want to find out more.”
You cn watch the videos using the links below:
- The benefits of diversification
- What is a collective investment fund?
- What does closed-ended mean?
- What are discounts and premiums?
- How do we explain gearing?
- Revenue reserves and dividend cover
