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.
NatWest boss quits, Greek wildfires, parents raiding kids’ savings and emerging market recovery
Cooling inflation boosts UK stocks plus US banks enjoy a rate hike bonanza
Why Jeremy Hunt’s pension plan has flaws, how teenagers manage money and the attractions of investing in Vietnam
Govt crackdown on greedflation, US-China tensions, bumper tax on savings and Tesla’s record deliveries
New boss leads a turnaround at Rolls-Royce and Ocado in focus after Amazon bid rumours
Frasers’ game of Monopoly, car insurance pains and problems with Boots’ owner
Navigating the mortgage maze, higher interest rates hurting companies and why takeovers have fired up the biotech space
Bond market turmoil (again), Vodafone/Three mega merger, child savings trick and Argonaut’s Barry Norris
Reaction to Apple’s headset launch, 5% cash interest versus equity dividends, and how Bloomsbury Publishing is in a sweet spot
Bond market mania, Blackrock mining trust, energy price cap and Nvidia bumper profits
How to fix Vodafone’s problems and discover the US fast food giant impressing the market
Facebook fine, BT cuts jobs, US market update and Nationwide windfall
Japan index at 33-year high, US debt ceiling fears, cracks in the luxury goods market
The good, bad and the ugly of earnings season, plus calls for “One ISA” and the 100% mortgage aimed at renters
Economic impact of the coronation and the pros and cons of changing the listing rules for UK companies
Big tech, big brands and a clampdown on fake reviews
Takeovers, cash rate war, finfluencers, Netflix disappointment and investing in Japan
Fund manager views on banking crisis, IMF’s bleak forecast and a pension boost for grandparents
Opec cuts, Credit Suisse says sorry and whilst Virgin Orbit goes up for sale Cineworld is off the market
Pocket money trends, US tech bounce-back, savers and investors braced for big tax changes
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