Movers & shakers - the biggest investment trust winners and losers of 2017

Follow this link if this email is not displaying correctly DAILY BULLETIN Wednesday 15 February 2017 The biggest investment trust winners and losers of 2017 by Nick Sudbury | Funds and Trusts | 4 mins. to read It has been a decent start to the year on the markets with the FTSE 100 index up about 100 points (1.4%) year-to-date and the Dow climbing above 20,000 for the first time with a gain of over 600 points, or 3.1%. The indices provide a good idea of the direction and speed of travel, but there is always a lot more turbulence in the market than the headline numbers suggest. Over any given period there will inevitably be a handful of securities that experience extreme up or down movements and this is likely to include some of the more unusual investment trusts. It can sometimes be useful to look at the biggest movers to help get an idea of where the momentum is strongest and also where you might be able to pick up a few bargains. When doing this you need to look at the underlying details to try and understand why the funds have performed the way they have. Click here to read the full story LATEST STORIES FROM OUR BLOG Hurry now while stocks last by Evil Knievil | Evil Diaries | 2 mins. to read Hurry now while stocks last: apparently, Clifford Chance is paying some of its newly qualified solicitors, presumably aged c. 25, £85,000 p.a.     Click here to read the full story Tlou Energy: "Rocket launcher" set up could lead to 14p by Zak Mir | Trading | 1 mins. to read One of the technical setups which I enjoy, especially when it produces the fireworks it is normally associated with, is the gap through the 50 day moving average.   Click here to read the full story This company wants to make investing great again by Swen Lorenz | Equities | 5 mins. to read If there is one aspect of our work we at Master Investor are particularly proud of, it's spotting trends early.   Click here to read the full story Why Imperial Brands could be a takeover target by Robert Stephens | Equities | 5 mins. to read I start with a confession. About ten years ago I received a calendar from Pimlico Plumbers.   Click here to read the full story Strategic Minerals: 2016 price channel heading for 1.7p by Zak Mir | Trading | 1 mins. to read It would appear that after quite a wait, the tipping point of profitability is set to be reached at Strategic Minerals (LON:SML).   Click here to read the full story QUOTE OF THE DAY "Well, I don't know as I want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do. I hire him to tell how to do what I want to do."                                                 J. P. Morgan SPECIAL OFFER FOR OUR SUBSCRIBERS MASTER INVESTOR VIDEO EXCLUSIVE LATEST EDITION OUT NOW SyndicateRoom - Invest with the pros Time to short Google? - Jim Mellon thinks so... Tom Stephenson's big four - Four funds to exploit global trends in 2017 The twilight of the bankers - And the rise of the fintech usurpers AIM IPO superstars - The new issues making waves for investors Click here to download as PDF   Click here to read online Master Investor Ltd. Suite 88, 22 Notting Hill Gate London, W11 3JE T: +44 7515 542707 E: swen@masterinvestor.co.uk Share the newsletter: Follow us: Copyright © 2017 Master Investor Ltd, All rights reserved. Master Investor is a trading name of Master Investor Ltd. Material contained within Master Investor Magazine and its website is for general information purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon by individual readers in making (or refraining from making) any specific investment decisions. Master Investor Ltd. does not accept any liability for any losses suffered by any user as a result or any such descision. If a Daily Bulletin is too frequent, why not opt in to our once weekly mailing list for a round up of the week's news. Want to change how you receive these emails? Why did I get this | Unsubscribe from this list | Update subscription preferences