I am not a natural investor, Mr Caproli (pictured) said
Credit: PAUL COOPER
A “socialist”, previously “anti markets” and “not a natural investor” – this is how Darren Caproli described himself.
But the 54-year-old from Manchester has managed to almost double the £100,000 he inherited from his mother in just two years through the stock market.
His portfolio today is valued at about £190,000. Now, he wants to put that money to the common good and invest ethically.
“I help homeless people for a job by developing and delivering homelessness services in Manchester and have been wary of the stock market and its role in society, until I found out about investment trusts and the good they can do for the various sectors they are invested in,” he said.