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What Were the Real Returns from VCTs over 24 Years?

Post Date: October 29, 2019

I wrote a previous blog article on the merits of Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) but I thought it worthwhile to actually do some analysis of the capital and dividend...

GB Group, Patisserie Holdings, FRC Stewardship Code and Halma

Post Date: October 27, 2019

The stock market seems to be in limbo as business waits to see the outcome of Brexit politics. In my portfolio, small cap companies are drifting down and even...

Woodford Fund and Trust News

Post Date: October 26, 2019

The good news for investors in the Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT) is that Schroders are taking over management of the portfolio. The share price promptly jumped upwards on...

Woodford, Buffett Bot and FRC Survey

Post Date: October 20, 2019

There was a very good article in the FT on Saturday on the “rise and fall of a rock star fund manager”, i.e. Neil Woodford. Essential reading for those who...

Woodford and Hargreaves Lansdown

Post Date: October 18, 2019

To follow up on my previous blog post over the collapse of Woodford Investment Management and how to avoid dud managers, the focus has now turned in the national...