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.
Rishi’s market bounce, Made.com collapse, bumper US earnings and bond fund explainer
What the mini-Budget U-turns mean for your money, markets and pensions
The safety of pensions, top tips for mortgages and the big stories on the stock market
Learning from the 1970s, and why stocks, the pound and mortgage and savings rates are going up
How the falling pound, rising gilt yields and higher interest rates affect consumers and businesses
Profit warnings flash red and markets brace for further rate hikes
Inflation, savings tax trap, Fundsmith fund closure and the great un-retirement
Scottish Mortgage fund manager grilled, investors react to new UK Prime Minister, and FTSE 100 stocks with best dividend yields
BP, buybacks, banking results, bumper borrowing and big recession worries
Earnings season winners and losers, bond market struggles, and how man stacks up against machine when picking investments
It’s all about inflation as UK CPI hits another 40-year high
Best deals on cash, how Ruffer protected investors’ money and cracks in the inflation story
What’s hitting the new Chancellor’s to-do list, UK growth fears, pound falls and outlook for UK banks
Miners, defence stocks and the return of the pension triple lock
Money budgeting tools, why takeovers aren’t always good news, and important things to consider before drawing on your pension
Ahead of the Fed
Jubilees, confidence votes and airport chaos
Markets rebound, warnings over plummeting pound, and how to pick a financial adviser
Energy price cap, Snap’s warning, retailers dodging inflation worries and Amazon’s hit to the property market
It’s all about inflation as the UK rate hits a 40-year high
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