GLOSSARY

Payment frequency

IN PLAIN ENGLISH

How often a company pays: quarterly, twice a year, monthly or once a year.

WHERE YOU MEET IT

The app infers it from how many payments a holding made over the last year.

WATCH OUT FOR

A change in rhythm — quarterly to twice a year, say — can make a year look like a cut when the total hasn't changed.

EXPLAINED IN

Why some companies pay quarterly and some twice a year

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