This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 40 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here he looks back on the performance of his holdings in 2023 and ahead to this year.
Reg Hoare 2023 performance When the market (FTSE100) retraced its 2023 lows in late October, it was all looking pretty depressing. My usually half glass full sentiment was running dangerously low and bei...
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This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 30 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here he explains why corporate activity is creating an excellent opening for investment trust shareholders.
Reg Hoare Upside potential galore I have written this year about what I call “shareholder value initiatives” being utilised by boards to enhance shareholder value and improve performa...
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This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 30 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here he explains why he is more confident than ever about holding on to his beaten up holdings of growth capital and private equity trusts.
Reg Hoare The year of the share buyback I’ve written before about share buybacks being a good way for managers and boards to demonstrate confidence i...
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This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 30 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here he explains why he is more confident than ever about holding on to his beaten up holdings of growth capital and private equity trusts.
Reg Hoare Sticking to my guns I have written several blogs that have focused on the attractions of the private equity and growth capital sub-sectors o...
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This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 30 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here he looks forward with confidence to 2023 being a better year than the last.
Reg Hoare Why I am positive For the last few years, it feels like we have been living in an endless cycle of crisis and negativity. Brexit, Covid, political upheavals, the war in Ukraine and now inflation, ri...
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This is the fourth article from a new contributor. Reg Hoare has worked for 30 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here he reflects on his large number of holdings in the smaller company sector.
Reg Hoare The long term consequences of de-equitisation One of the most worrying trends for market participants has been the slow but steady de-equitisation of capital markets that has been a feature of the la...
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This is the third article from a new contributor. Reg Hoare has worked for 30 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here he reflects on his large number of holdings in the smaller company sector.
Reg Hoare Doubling down (part one) Having revealed in several online events over the last year that I hold multiple investment trusts in a single AIC sector, I am often asked why wouldn’t one just hold a single t...
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This is the second article from a new contributor. Reg Hoare has worked for 30 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here he reflects on his holdings in private equity and growth capital.
Reg Hoare Mavericks Two of the worst performing investment trust sectors in the 2022 market sell off have been growth capital and private equity; this has been rather painful, if like me, one holds a significant weightin...
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This is the first article from a new contributor. Reg Hoare has worked for 30 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here he explains his investment philosophy and highlights his current favourites and recent experience.
Reg Hoare Mavericks Like many a self-investing retail investor I am trying to grow my capital to ensure a good pot for retirement. This means seeking a decent compounding total return, ra...
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