Funds and Investment Trusts

Exploiting inefficiencies: Miton Worldwide Growth

One of the attractions of investing in closed-ended funds is that the shares can trade at a discount to their…

Advisors’ favourite fund sectors for 2016

A recent survey of financial advisors conducted by Schroders found that the three fund sectors that they are most likely…

Investing for a comfortable retirement

As featured in this month’s magazine. The pension freedoms that came into force in April have resulted in a massive…

Winners and losers: The best and worst funds of 2015

Trustnet Direct, the retail investment platform from FE, has recently published a list of the best and worst performing UK…

The fund manager that doesn’t visit the companies he invests in: Ardevora UK Income

Most fund managers go to a lot of time and trouble to meet the senior directors of the companies that…

A golden opportunity: A chance to buy gold mining funds at rock bottom prices

The price of gold has been trending lower and is now trading at less than $1,100 per ounce, which is…

Possible buying opportunity for P2P Global Investments

The recent market weakness has created a possible a buying opportunity for P2P Global Investments (P2P), the specialist investment trust…

A successful first five years for the ‘no nonsense’ Fundsmith Equity Fund

Terry Smith’s Fundsmith Equity fund recently passed its fifth anniversary. Over the last five years it has returned 115.9%, which…

The funds that pay a 7% yield: The Schroder Income Maximisers

In the current low yield environment it can be difficult to find investments that offer an attractive level of income,…

Good value: A head to head comparison of the best value funds on the market

Value investors look for companies that are undervalued relative to their assets or cash flows. There are relatively few funds…