{"id":228,"date":"2021-01-04T20:25:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T20:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barongrantstg.wpenginepowered.com\/professional\/?p=228"},"modified":"2021-06-02T09:36:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T08:36:13","slug":"the-financial-times-guide-to-investment-trusts-unlocking-the-citys-best-kept-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baronandgrant.com\/professional\/blog\/2021\/01\/04\/the-financial-times-guide-to-investment-trusts-unlocking-the-citys-best-kept-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"The Financial Times Guide to Investment Trusts: Unlocking the City&#8217;s Best Kept Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-602 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/baronandgrant.com\/professional\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/image002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baronandgrant.com\/professional\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/image002.jpg 432w, https:\/\/baronandgrant.com\/professional\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/image002-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>The Financial Times Guide to Investment Trusts<\/i> is your concise and jargon free introduction to one of the City\u2019s best kept secrets. It explains how investment trusts differ from unit trusts and OEICs and explores the pros and cons of investment trusts including their superior performance. It also helps you identify your investment objectives, discusses the basic principles of successful investing, and how to run a trust portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a novice DIY investor or have many years\u2019 experience and wish to question the experts; the <i>FT Guide to Investment Trusts<\/i>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides a detailed overview of what investment trusts are and how they differ from other funds<\/li>\n<li>Examines the factors which help to explain the better performance of trusts \u2013 including cheaper fees, discounts and gearing<\/li>\n<li>Analyses the stepping stones to successful investing<\/li>\n<li>Shows you how to construct and monitor a trust portfolio<\/li>\n<li>Highlights the workings of two live and benchmarked portfolios which John has been sharing with Investor Chronicle readers over the years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Financial-Times-Guide-Investment-Trusts-dp-1292232544\/dp\/1292232544\/ref=dp_ob_title_bk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to purchase<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Financial Times Guide to Investment Trusts is your concise and jargon free introduction to one of the City\u2019s best kept secrets. 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