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Market capitalisation

The value of a company obtained by multiplying the number of its issued *shares* by their market price.

Market risk

The risk that you could lose your money if the stock market in which you have invested falls in value.

Money market funds

Funds which invest in *cash* investments, such as bank deposits. Often referred to as “cash funds”, they offer higher *returns* than a building society account but still have the same level of security.   

Multi-manager funds

Multi-manager funds are designed to increase *diversification* by outsourcing a pool of money for investment to a number of appointed *managers*.    

Multi-tied adviser

A type of *financial adviser* who can only sell you products from a limited number of financial institutions, rather than an *independent financial adviser* who can choose from all products on the market.