Welcome to the first in a new series of bonus podcasts from the AJ Bell Money & Markets team.
If you’re a fan of investment trusts, you’re going to love it. And if you don’t know what they are and just want to hear interesting stuff about markets, companies and investing in general, you’ll also find loads of great stuff.
Published at the start of each month, the bonus podcast series will feature 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.
To kick things off, this episode focuses on income, bargains, technology and smaller companies.
Laura Suter chats with Paul Angell from AJ Bell about how plenty of investment trusts offer a decent income stream. Paul reveals all the key things you need to consider when researching potential investments in this space and highlights three trusts with interesting characteristics.
The ability to buy a portfolio of shares or bonds for less than they are worth is a key attribute of many investment trusts. Dan Coatsworth talks to Emma Bird from Winterflood about these discounts and why they exist.
Tom Sieber and Steve Frazer from Shares magazine get under the bonnet of Scottish Mortgage, an £11 billion investment trust which has tested shareholders’ patience in recent years. They explain why it became popular, why the share price has been through a bad patch, and what to expect from the trust going forward.
Finally, Dan chats with Stuart Widdowson from Odyssean Investment Trust about the outlook for UK-listed smaller companies and why 2024 could be more fruitful for this part of the market.
Takeovers galore, the rush out of absolute return funds and a summer money and markets quiz
What Boris means for your money, warning signs with property bonds, and why paper receipts could be history
How to invest money for your children, why you should pay attention to directors dealing in their shares and the latest fund manager departure.
Best buy lists, finding financial happiness, credit deserts and postal savings rates
The best and worst performing shares this year, planning a tidy death, investing for a house deposit and the most popular job searches.
New investment fund format, loss-making billion pound companies, pension transfer probe and pricey London
Gaming boom, fund managers cutting fees, how Fevertree hit the big time, and Saga’s radical cash savings change
Big changes to overdraft fees, robots saving retail, FTSE 100 stocks with falling earnings and football as an investment
Making sense of the Woodford fund suspension, how to teach your kids about money and a clampdown on peer-to-peer lending
Bank scams, fund managers saying sorry and how to spend your cash in retirement
How to quiz an investment trust manager, hidden fund fees and everything you need to know about shorting stocks
Unloved income stocks, how the trade war is impacting investors, and a new fund that pays you to own it
Investing in Uber and Beyond Meat, buying overseas-listed shares, and how to plan your dividend calendar
Saving money on holiday, understanding tracker funds, why Google is lagging Amazon, and the future of 1p coins
Mortgage alarm bells, Monzo moves into investments, rising life expectancy and the competition watchdog gets tough
The hidden cost of Brexit, how fund managers hide information, pension charges and leisure sector winners and losers
Dwindling brand loyalty, NHS pensions crisis, demand for gold, and bizarre business pairings
Stock market performance in the first quarter of 2019, why fraud is being ignored and why Lyft’s stock market debut has reignited the dual-class share debate
Breaking up the tech giants, the rise of challenger banks, 40 year mortgages and how the new tax year will affect your finances
ISA special: nervous investors, understanding Innovative Finance ISAs, growing rates on children’s accounts and a special quiz
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