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Darius McDermott: Be ready to hedge your bets on undervalued UK
‘Trying to figure whether growth, value or income is the best horse to bet on is no easy task’
As a big horse racing fan, Christmas comes in March for me when the best jumpers in Britain and Ireland go head to head at the Cheltenham festival.
The last time I was there, I remember talking to someone who won big on the day. With his shoulders back, he confidently told me his approach: “You can either bet to win or bet not to lose”. The latter, he reassured me, is just a defensive option when you feel there are simply too many variables in play to make a confident decision (essentially, he bet on several horses to win his money back with a bit of profit).
As 2020 proved, anything can happen, in the investment world and beyond.
With the pandemic still sadly going strong, markets could be just as volatile and full of surprises - good and bad - this year too.
Fund ratings agency FundCalibre has identified 12 funds and investment trusts to watch in 2021. They include funds which shot the lights out in 2020, such as Scottish Mortgage, as well as those that suffered like a Latin American and Uk equity fund, or those that announced key manager changes or have milestone third anniversaries pending in the next 12 months.
Fund ratings agency FundCalibre has identified 12 funds to watch in 2021