Glossary
Imputation credit
The credit shareholders are entitled to for the tax already paid by the company they own shares in.
Indicators
The analytical tools used by technical analysts to help them select shares.
Inflation
The ongoing upward creep in the prices paid for goods and services.
Institutional Investor
An organisation whose primary purpose is to invest its own assets or those held in trust for others. Such companies include superannuation funds, retail and wholesale fund managers and insurance companies.
Intrinsic value
The underlying worth of a business, calculated by analysing a company’s fundamentals.
Investing
Buying financial or other types of assets in an attempt to obtain a higher return than is possible from cash.
Investor's College
An educational feature in each edition of The Intelligent Investor. Covering a range of topics;from accounting to assessing management, Investor's College provides the tools for subscribers to do their own research.
IPO
Initial Public Offering, the first sale of shares in a company to the public. Also known as a Float.
