Have recent market falls exposed the alternative asset sector that’s been so popular with investment trust buyers these past few years?
Exploring the world of investment trusts
Have recent market falls exposed the alternative asset sector that’s been so popular with investment trust buyers these past few years?
We seem to be having more of a Santa Rout than a Santa Rally, so it’s a brave investor that’s looking to put money in small-cap funds right now. But I think it’s a great time to size up what’s on offer.
When you’re messing around with statistics it’s all too easy to come up with something that’s horrendously misleading. Investing stats are no different. Here are three that really set my teeth on edge.
2018 has certainly seemed like a pretty scary year, with two sizeable market setbacks, but thanks to a small decline in the pound, world markets have basically been flat for UK investors.
I’ve always had a soft spot for investing in smaller companies, aka small caps. It’s what many private investors cut their teeth on. What’s more, there’s decent evidence that such companies outperform the wider market. This phenomenon has even got a catchy moniker: the small-cap effect.
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