Hargreaves Lansdown's five investment trusts to look out for in 2018

Key to maintaining a balanced approach

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Richard Troue, head of investment analysis at Hargreaves Lansdown, highlights five investment trusts for a diversified portfolio in 2018.

Richard Troue, head of investment analysis at Hargreaves Lansdown, highlights five investment trusts for a diversified portfolio in 2018. The themes that dominated stockmarkets in 2017 are enduring so far this year. Companies with the potential to disrupt traditional industries remain in favour, while the industries they are disrupting are largely ignored by investors. Meanwhile, concern over Brexit is weighing heavily on the UK, and US and European companies are seen as having better prospects. It is easy to see how technology-enabled, disruptive businesses could continue to have ...

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