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The value of your investments and any income from them can go down as well as up and you may not get back the original amount invested. Gearing is used for investment purposes to obtain, increase or reduce exposure to an asset, index or investment. The use of gearing can enhance returns to investors in a rising market, but if the market falls the losses may be greater.
Investment trusts are a very popular and well-established way of investing. In fact, F&C Investment Trust was the world’s first collective investment fund back in 1868.
An investment trust is a public limited company with shares quoted on the stock market. Investment trusts primarily invest in the shares of other companies, but some also have bonds or other assets like commercial property.
When you invest in an investment trust, you effectively become a shareholder in that company. The trust pools your money along with the money of other shareholders and employs professional fund managers to invest it in a wide range of different companies.
Let’s talk about risk
The value of your investments and any income from them can go down as well as up and you may not get back the original amount invested. Gearing is used for investment purposes to obtain, increase or reduce exposure to an asset, index or investment. The use of gearing can enhance returns to investors in a rising market, but if the market falls the losses may be greater.
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