How engagement can boost returns

Many fund managers don't believe in meeting the management of the firms they invest in, says Sarah Moore. Others, however, take the opposite approach.

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You may be less objective, but your heart will be in it
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Many fund managers don't believe in meeting the management of the firms they invest in. They argue that getting to know the people involved in running the business will make it harder to form an objective view of what it's worth. However, others maintain that frank discussions with executives are the best way to make sure companies are being run for the benefit of all their shareholders regardless of whether those firms are large or small.

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Sarah is MoneyWeek's investment editor. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in English and History, before going on to complete a graduate diploma in law at the College of Law in Guildford. She joined MoneyWeek in 2014 and writes on funds, personal finance, pensions and property.