Welcome to the second in a new series of bonus podcasts from the AJ Bell Money & Markets team all about investment trusts.
Published at the start of each month, the bonus podcast features a range of topics with investment experts and fund managers, with each episode debating some of the most popular trusts with retail investors, the big topics that matter, and a little bit of educational material to get listeners up to speed. This episode focuses on underperforming fund managers and mergers.
Should you pay a fund manager to try and outperform or use a low-cost tracker fund that simply follows the market and doesn’t try to beat it? It’s a key conundrum for investors, particularly as many big-name fund managers have lagged the market in recent years. Dan Coatsworth debates this topic with Stuart Gray, co-portfolio manager at Alliance Trust.
Nick Train-managed Finsbury Growth & Income is among the trusts that have underperformed over the past three years so Ian Conway and Steven Frazer from Shares magazine are on the podcast to discuss what the trust is trying to do and whether there are flaws to its strategy.
Shares magazine’s Tom Sieber also joins the podcast to talk about an investment trust that is shooting for the moon as it hopes to make money from investing in space. So far, Seraphim Space Investment Trust has delivered poor returns for shareholders who invested at its stock market debut in 2021.
Dan chats with James Carthew, head of investment company research at QuotedData, about the growing trend for mergers in the investment trust space. We’ve also got Laith Khalaf to run through what it means if one of the trusts in your portfolio goes through a merger, takeover or decides to be shut down.
US markets hit new record high, Netflix enjoys growth spurt, Tesla disappoints, and plans to stamp out hidden fees
Inflation in shock rise, Red Sea troubles, Premium Bond rate is cut and Allianz manager on tech sector
A Christmas cracker for some UK retailers, Boeing shares fall after door blowout and Bitcoin ETFs given green light by US regulator
Listeners share their early retirement stories, FTSE 100 turns 40, Evenlode manager on AI, and good news for mortgage rates
Red Sea oil price fears, inflation’s latest drop, the top stocks of 2023 and investor outlook for 2024
Santa rally starts early for stock markets on shift in interest rate policy, Boots and Shein IPO rumours, and why the renewable energy space has been a tough place to make money
Finding value among US stocks, bitcoin and gold jump, GameStop’s latest disappointment, and the truth about thematic investing
Greenwashing, Rolls Royce, small caps and NS&I rate cuts
What the Autumn Statement means for consumers, businesses and markets, the Government’s Tell Sid plan to sell its stake in NatWest, plus the latest on Nvidia and OpenAI
Good news on inflation, the quest to retire early, and why India is catching investors’ attention
Peak interest rates, Christmas spending woes, UK property with AEW and WeWork’s fall from grace
The good, bad and ugly of earnings season plus why October’s been such a bad month for stocks and shares
Bond yields, Barclays, property fund closure and more pensioners being taxed
Important development with inflation, the impact of frozen tax bands and where next for the state pension?
Fed signals end to rate hikes, luxury goods stocks slump after weak LVMH earnings, and oil higher after Israel attacks
Big incentives to switch bank accounts, why a sell-off in government bonds have troubled markets, and should you pay for social media networks?
ISA simplification, property stock wobbles and a mixed forecast for retailers
Positive news on inflation, a surge in profit warnings, and does Frasers hold the key to Shein’s UK growth plan?
Why the oil price has shot up, consumer rights as Wilko collapses, and what a surge in shoplifting tells us about consumer finances
Wilko’s collapse, M&S back in the FTSE 100, Barratt Homes blames Trussonomics for slump in demand and UK listing rule changes
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