magazine 20 Apr 2023

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Don’t hang around: why the discounts on five investment trusts won’t last forever and what could see them close.

Discover the fund where 15 people have a vote on what is added to the portfolio. Find out why Baillie Gifford Positive Change thinks it can deliver returns to shareholders while having a positive impact on the world.

Learn about the advantages of an equal-weighted approach to investing, plus the catalysts driving luxury goods firm LVMH to record share price highs.

Also in the digital magazine this week: the latest on the US banks, a big report on the gambling sector and investment ideas to play Japan and the digitisation theme.

You can claim National Insurance credits for looking after your grandchildren

Big Wall Street firms mostly shrug off the turmoil of recent weeks

Superdry marked down on soggy sales and equity dilution fears

The Fed has to show a steady hand on the tiller in the face of volatile incoming data

Supermarkets are having to fight hard to retain share as they look to keep prices low

Flutter has been in demand with investors while 888 has been firmly left in the cold

Luxury goods firm reports first quarter revenue up 17%

We look at how equal weight indices are created and their advantages

Wide discounts represent a double-whammy opportunity as sentiment and valuations improve

Few people will have heard of 2Xideas Global Mid Cap Library but its unusual methods seem to be working

The fund has struggled in the short term but its longer-term performance is more impressive

ConocoPhillips’ 10-year strategy contains no commitment to investing in solar or wind

Recovery has firmly set in at the electronics manufacturer and the shares are reacting

The FTSE 250 firm is inexpensive, has a copper-plated balance sheet and pays generous dividends

Strongly-performing activist trust enables investors to capitalise on country's improving corporate governance

Precious metals miners have been in demand amid surging prices

You need to give careful consideration to taking a lump sum out of your retirement pot