Exploring the world of investment trusts
My personal views on what’s happening in the wacky world of investment trusts…
I’ve deliberately kept politics out of this blog as much as possible. It rarely seems to bring out the best in people — myself included. However, there are some radical plans regarding the taxation of investments in the manifestos for the upcoming general election that are worth highlighting.
If you’re looking for an investment company that can bolster your portfolio’s defences then Capital Gearing Trust might fit the bill. Since Peter Spiller took over in 1982, it’s had just one down year in net asset value terms. Even then, it lost just 2.5%.
Regular readers may know that I’m often vexed by the cost of investment funds. But there’s one element that doesn’t distress me that much. And that is a performance fee.
One of the things I like most about investment trusts is that they aren’t too many of them. You have plenty of choices, but not so much that paralysis sets in.
Here’s another refresher on some of the investment trusts I featured in the early days of this blog. One has its problems but the other two still have appeal.
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