Professional Paraplanner – Investment Committee – Investment Trust Insights
Paraplanner webinar – 15 September 2021
Session title: Getting under the bonnet: Research masterclass
Speaker: Nick Britton, Head of Intermediary Communications, AIC
Synopsis: In this practical session, Nick will demonstrate how to research and select investment trusts using the free tools available on the AIC website as well as annual reports and factsheets. Taking two real investment trusts as examples, he will walk through a comparison of their strategy and objectives, performance, portfolios, discounts, gearing, charges, yield and other factors that are important to consider when researching investment trusts. The session will conclude with information on other research sources and a Q&A.
Learning objectives
By the end of this webinar, you will be able to:
- Use the AIC’s website to research investment trusts
- Assess investment trusts as potential investments based on key data such as discount/premium, gearing, share price and NAV performance, and charges
- Identify other sources of research and information on investment trusts