Funds and Investment Trusts

The funds that would survive and flourish in a market crash

Since the financial crisis we have had a decade of virtually zero interest rates that has resulted in a high…

How to protect your wealth against currency debasement

The 2008 financial crisis may seem like a distant memory, but the ongoing ramifications are still a massive threat to…

Solid performance from the Personal Assets Trust

The Personal Assets Trust (LON:PNL) is one of the best defensively orientated investment trusts on the market and it has…

The fund with a 6.5% yield that is trading on a 9% discount

A few weeks ago I wrote about a buying opportunity for CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities, which is a highly unusual fund…

Significant changes in the peer-to-peer investment trust sector

A few weeks ago I wrote about the mixed fortunes of the peer-to-peer investment trusts with the poor performance of…

The fund offering uncorrelated returns with downside protection

There are not many funds that are capable of delivering decent returns regardless of the wider market, with one of…

Does this fund really deserve its premium rating?

Normally you would expect the best performing investment trusts in a particular segment of the market to trade on the…

Earn a 5.6% yield from a portfolio of secured loans

Tougher regulatory requirements that were introduced following the financial crisis have reduced the willingness of the banks to lend to…

Revealed: The UK funds that pay a 5% income

On the fifth of March 2009 the Bank of England reduced interest rates to the supposedly emergency level of 0.5%,…

Disappointing year for the Woodford Patient Capital Trust

The £757m Woodford Patient Capital Trust (LON:WPCT) has recently announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2016.…