Money Makers podcast: w/e 02 May 2026
This week brings two editions of the Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast!
First, in a special edition, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook (winner of the AIC Best Broadcast Journalist Award 2024 and 2025), is joined on stage at the Master Investor Show by Peter Hewitt, the former manager of the CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust, to discuss the performance of the sector during turbulent times. Slides accompanying this presentation will be available to subscribers of the Money Makers Circle in the upcoming newsletter.
Then in our second edition, Jonathan is joined by Ashley Thomas, renewables infrastructure analyst at Winterflood Securities, to discuss recent developments and changes affecting the renewables sector.
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330: Master Investor Show 2026
0:01:29 – The Master Investor Show
0:04:20 – Managing money in turbulent times
0:07:06 – Performance of the investment trusts sector
0:13:05 – Saba Capital
0:18:48 – A short break
0:19:38 – Interesting trusts
0:32:08 – Platform costs
0:34:58 – A shrinking sector but good performance
0:40:35 – Close
331: Ashley Thomas
0:01:23 – The impact of the Iran War on the renewables sector
0:06:56 – Sector performance since the start of the conflict
0:08:35 – Government policy changes
0:23:03 – A short break
0:23:53 – Sector discounts
0:28:43 – Inflow and outflow trends
0:31:14 – Battery storage and specialists
0:34:51 – Forecasting the size of the sector
0:36:35 – Close
OUT NOW: The Investment Trusts Handbook 2026
The Investment Trusts Handbook 2026 is the ninth edition of the highly regarded annual handbook for anyone interested in investment trusts – often referred to as the City’s best-kept secret, or the connoisseur’s choice among investment funds. It is expertly edited by well-known author and professional investor Jonathan Davis, founder and editor of the Money Makers newsletter and podcast. The Investment Trusts Handbook 2026 is an independent educational publication, available through bookshops and extensively online. With articles by 30 different authors, including analysts, fund managers and investment writers, plus more than 80 pages of detailed data and analysis, the latest edition is an indispensable companion for anyone looking to invest in the investment trust sector.
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Master Investor Show 2023 presentation
The Master Investor Show was held on 15 April 2023, at which I gave a presentation entitled Investment Trusts: Stick or Twist? These are the slides from that presentation. I promised to make them available to those who either caught my 20-minute presentation or were unable to join on the day. Please note that I have also completed another presentation for subscribers to the Money Makers Circle, which covers market and trust performance in more detail.