by Kyle Caldwell from interactive investor, 29 January 2025:
There are various ways to improve the odds of investment success, including having a diversified portfolio, investing over the long term, and rebalancing a couple of times a year.
Another one is to keep a close eye on valuations and seek out undervalued areas of the market..
Investment trusts, due to their structure, offer investors the opportunity to go shopping in the sales. At the end of 2024, the average investment trust discount stood at around 15%..
Analysts highlight three areas in particular: UK smaller companies, renewable energy infrastructure and private equity..
As noted in a recent feature, James Carthew, head of investment company research at QuotedData, points out that investors could pick almost any trust in the renewable energy sector and receive a very high, growing dividend (although of course not guaranteed).
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