Money Makers podcast: 21 Dec 2024
In the latest edition of the Money Makers investment trust podcast released this past week, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook and winner of the 2024 AIC Best Broadcast Journalist Award, was joined by Gavin Lumsden, reporter on investment trusts at Citywire, who recently announced his intention to take a step back.
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248: Gavin Lumsden
0:00:38 – Taking a step back
0:01:59 – Changes to the investment trusts industry over 25 years
0:04:02 – Asking questions of investment trusts
0:06:18 – Highlights from the last ten years
0:08:10 – Lessons from the less positive stories
0:12:22 – Activism
0:16:24 – A short break
0:17:20 – Platforms and cost disclosure
0:24:55 – Investing rules for those in the media
0:26:04 – Gavin’s investments
0:29:46 – The outlook for the investment trusts sector
0:32:39 – Close
Recorded: 16 December 2024
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