Fallen growth star loses net 6% trade volumes on AJ BellTerry Smith's Smithson also an autumn loser so farInvestors snap up reliable growth and income trustsOnce one of the UK's favourite investment trusts, Scottish Mortgage (SMT) continues to lose backers hand over fist as investors stay wary of private company valuations. Last month, the Baillie Gifford-run trust accounted for nearly 15% of all

After a decent showing in 2022, the UK stock market has failed to fire in 2023. The good news for investors is shares in other parts of the world have done much better and it has never been easier to have a globally diversified portfolio.There is an excellent range of products and instruments which allow you to participate in the returns from markets across the globe and, in this article, we provi

After indifferent recent performance, Bankers Investment Trust's (BNKR) Alex Crooke explains the shift towards a more value-focused strategy for the trust.The slight change of approach has not altered the long-term target to achieve capital gains better than those of the FTSE World index as well as annual dividend growth which is ahead of inflation.A SHIFT IN APPROACHBankers only invests in stocks

Given some of the most successful fund managers go to the trouble of calculating the average age of companies in their portfolios it is fair to conclude it is an important characteristic of how they invest.In this article we look at why longevity in companies matters and identify some of the oldest firms across the UK, Europe, and US. Later in the article we look at some of the oldest investment c

During volatile market conditions and high inflation, investors are looking for ways to protect their income. Investment trusts have an income advantage which is particularly important for seekers of rising payouts.This is because they are able to hold back up to 15% of the income they receive from their investments in their revenue reserves. They can use these reserves to boost dividends during l

The year so far has seen significant volatility for global stock markets driven by concerns over red-hot inflation, the impact on share prices of rising interest rates and war in Ukraine.Crunching the latest data from Winterflood Investment Trusts, Shares has spotted that discounts to net asset value have widened on a variety of trusts with interesting strategies and prospects.BANKERS ON SALEFor i

There are many advantages to running a concentrated portfolio over a diversified portfolio, but sometimes investors may have too much concentration in their holdings if they aren't aware of what is in the different funds they own.A screening of the top holdings in some of the most popular global equity funds and investment trusts keeps throwing up the same three names again and again. Unsurprising

Investing requires discipline and patience. Regularly putting money into investments can pay off in the long term, and it's this habit which can help to build up wealth over time.A lot of people have the willingness to put money into stocks, funds or bonds every month - they simply don't know where to start in terms of picking the right products.To give you a helping hand and put your investment j

This trade requires taking a contrarian view. Market sentiment is weak towards the stock, yet the valuation has become attractive for what is fundamentally a decent business.Shares in London Stock Exchange (LSEG) have fallen by a third in value since February on concerns surrounding integration costs associated with the group's $27 billion acquisition of data provider Refinitiv. However, owning Re

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City of London Investment Trust (CTY) has been a popular choice for investors over the years, but a period of underperformance versus the UK Equity Income investment trust sector average on a three and five-year basis is a worry.Typically investing in FTSE 100 companies, City of London has been a hit with certain types of investors, particularly those approaching retirement or already in it. The

Having bumped along at negligible levels for much of 2020 as the UK economy struggled under months of lockdown, consumer inflation is back, with big implications for your savings and investment portfolio.UK CPI jumped to a four-month high of 0.7% in January, up from 0.6% in December 2020. Admittedly this rate of inflation remains modest by historical standards, yet CPI now stands at four times wha

There are many options for an investor wanting to put their money to work right around the world.Even if you've narrowed it down and decided to go for an investment trust instead of an open-ended active fund or a passive exchange-traded fund (ETF), choosing the trust for you can still seem a daunting task, particularly when there are 15 of them in the Association of Investment Companies' (AIC) glo

On the face of it, the share price of Baillie Gifford European Growth (BGEU) plunged a whopping 90% this week, but investors shouldn't be alarmed as the investment trust has actually completed a 10-for-1 stock split.A stock split is where a company divides its existing stock into multiple shares, in this case 10-for-1, so investors in the Baillie Gifford trust have received 10 new shares for every

Investment trusts are a great way to get exposure to many different companies and/or bonds in a single product. Each one is run by a fund manager who makes all the investment decisions and there are more than 300 trusts available to UK investors, covering a wide range of sectors, geographies and themes.Unlike traditional investment funds, investment trusts trade on a stock market which means their

With UK companies suspending dividends left, right and centre, times are tough for income investors.One possible solution is to look to investment trusts. Many are sitting on significant revenue reserves which they can draw on during 'rainy days' to supplement their revenue and maintain dividends during 'Black Swan' events such as the coronavirus shutdown.Most income trusts have accumulated close

Investment trust 'Dividend Heroes' are those which have increased their dividends every year for at least 20 years in a row.Published by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), this list reveals those closed-ended funds with the most formidable dividend growth records, although it doesn't tell you the level of growth and what it would be in real terms when adjusted for inflation.This is imp

Political and economic turmoil continues to grip the UK. Many investors have been sent running for safer places to stash their cash. Bond markets have soared, gold is close to record highs and money continues to flood out of UK equity funds.UK investors have been struggling to get much bang for their buck ever since the FTSE 100 first cracked the 7,000 ceiling in December 2016. In the near three y

Best known as the investment vehicle of legendary value investor Warren Buffett and his business partner Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway has also produced remarkable returns for outside investors since the pair took over running the firm more than 50 years ago.Berkshire says its total gain in market value from 1964 to 2018 is a staggering 2,472,627%, or an average compound annual growth rate (C

Growing political uncertainty and a slew of poor economic data saw the UK pound fall to two-year lows below $1.20 early on 3 September.The pound also fell below the €1.10 level once more ahead of a House of Commons vote that could see a no-deal Brexit outlawed by MPs. It also followed the worst figures for new orders in the UK construction sector since the global financial crisis.For investor