Money Makers

In this week's edition of the Weekly Investment Trust Podcast, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, reviews the week in the markets and speaks to Duncan MacInnes, manager of the Ruffer Investment Company (RICA), and Richard Staveley, lead manager at Rockwood Strategic (RKW). 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 - Review of the week 0:03:08 - This week's guests 0:04:07 - Corporate news and announcements 0:06:20 - Money Makers Circle 0:07:10 - Q&A with Duncan MacInnes 0:07:32 - Evaluating 2023 0:20:00 - The RICA portfolio 0:23:10 - Gold and bitcoin 0:26:58 - Japan and the yen 0:31:21 - China 0:33:22 - Weigting in US equities 0:37:34 - Looking to 2024 0:38:53 - Q&A with Richard Staveley 0:42:44 - Specific stock risk 0:46:39 - The issue of a lack of liquidity 0:50:50 - Reform of the UK equity market 0:58:03 - Biggest contributors 1:00:44 - Trust growth ambitions 1:05