Money Makers podcast: 05 Jul 2025
In the latest editions of the podcast released this week, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook and winner of the 2024 AIC Best Broadcast Journalist Award is joined by Alex Wright manager of the Fidelity Special Values Investment Trust (FSV), and Fidelity Special Situations, the open-ended equivalent fund.
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285: Alex Wright
0:01:03 – The UK equity market
0:06:54 – Structural issues in the UK market
0:10:16 – The stock selection
0:11:50 – Getting the measure of Trump
0:15:35 – Domestic policy impact
0:17:38 – A short break
0:18:45 – The portfolio
0:29:38 – The small, mid, and large cap balance
0:33:42 – Discount and gearing
0:37:10 – Learnings from the last twelve years
0:39:38 – Active and passive management
0:43:01 – Close
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