The best funds for 2021
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None of us will forget 2020 in a hurry, but from an investment standpoint it is possible that 2021 could be just as memorable.
Funds and Investment Trusts
Bitcoin: should you or shouldn’t you?
3 mins. to read
One of the most profitable areas for investors in 2020 was Bitcoin, but it is hard to think of any other asset that sparks such fierce debate. Should you invest?
Busting some of the common myths about investing in private equity
8 mins. to read
Helen Steers, Partner at Pantheon and Manager of Pantheon International Plc (PIP), addresses some of the common myths surrounding private equity.
Another decent year for Nick Train’s Finsbury Growth & Income Trust
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The Finsbury Growth & Income investment trust has an excellent long-term track record and despite losing money in 2020 has significantly outperformed its benchmark.
Without a Clunie – the fund manager who shorted Tesla is shown the door
3 mins. to read
Shorting growth stocks like Tesla has cost one fund manager his job, but should fund managers stick to their guns or be prepared to change their minds?
The tracker funds distorted by the pandemic
2 mins. to read
Capitalisation-weighted index trackers have seen their exposure to Covid winners increase at the expense of the Covid losers, which leaves them open to a reversal of fortune in 2021.
Potential private equity buying opportunity
8 mins. to read
The strong performance of private equity relative to the public markets and wide discounts on listed private equity shares make it worth a closer look.
JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets: an opportunity to invest at net asset value
2 mins. to read
The new C share issue gives investors the chance to benefit from the fund’s reliable and uncorrelated return without having to pay the 11% premium.
The best funds to invest in China
10 mins. to read
The world’s second largest economy has actually grown this year and its stock market has delivered strong returns, which are accessible via a number of specialist funds.
Value versus growth: the investment trusts that will benefit the most
2 mins. to read
Growth has outperformed value for more than a decade, but the development of an effective vaccine could herald a major turning point.