Money Makers

In this week's edition of the Weekly Investment Trust Podcast, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, speaks to Ben Guest, manager of Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID), and Guy Anderson, manager of the Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC). We are grateful for the support of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, which enables us to keep the podcast free. Section Timestamps: 0:00:39 - This week's guests 0:02:11 - Review of the week 0:04:53 - Corporate news and announcements 0:12:03 - Summary of results 0:17:23 - Money Makers Circle 0:17:50 - Q&A with Ben Guest 0:18:00 - Reasons behind share price declines 0:19:23 - Battery energy storage 0:23:18 - Setting prices 0:28:09 - The outlook for power prices and volatility 0:30:05 - The dividend 0:35:09 - The discount rate 0:36:50 - International diversification 0:43:32 - Changes from the original prospectus 0:45:17 - Q&A with Guy Anderson 0:45:29 - Improvements in the UK market 0:48:56 - Political risk 0:54:22 - How the trust fits i