HICL Infrastructure is the oldest UK-listed infrastructure trust and has a very respectable record of steady performance. But it’s had to stop increasing its dividend in the wake of the pandemic.
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Exploring the world of investment trusts
HICL Infrastructure is the oldest UK-listed infrastructure trust and has a very respectable record of steady performance. But it’s had to stop increasing its dividend in the wake of the pandemic.
One of the attractions of the investment trust sector is the way it regularly renews itself, backing its winners and cutting loose what doesn’t seem to work.
This crisis has posed many questions we’ve never faced before as investors. One of them is what to do about the prospect of a massive decrease in dividend payouts.
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.
I took a small position in Bluefield Solar Income Fund last year and I’ve just topped up following a very pleasing set of results. It feels very apt that the sun is beating through the window behind me as I type this.
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