Money Makers podcast: 31 May 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 Jonathan Brachle, co-portfolio manager at J.P.Morgan US Smaller Companies Trust (JUSC), and Peter Hewitt, manager of the CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust (CMPI/CMPG).
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278: Jonathan Brachle
0:00:56 – The US markets and the Trump effect
0:02:54 – Managing the volatile environment
0:05:30 – Arguments for investing in the trust
0:10:55 – Currency
0:11:56 – Gearing
0:13:26 – A short break
0:14:32 – The continuation vote and viability of the trust
0:16:08 – Exciting holdings and disappointing holdings
0:20:17 – AI
0:23:04 – The argument for continuation
0:25:40 – Close
279: Peter Hewitt
0:00:44 – Stepping back from the trust
0:01:40 – Impacts of the Trump administration
0:10:20 – The performance of small cap trusts
0:15:05 – The style factor
0:24:15 – A short break
0:25:20 – Thoughts on Saba Capital
0:30:40 – Private equity
0:34:53 – Finding new sources of income
0:38:31 – Changes to the growth portfolio
0:43:40 – Close
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