Four attractive UK income opportunities

Professional investor Mark Barnett of the Invesco Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust picks four UK stocks that should generate income that will grow above inflation.

Each week, a professional investor tells us where he'd put his money. This week: Mark Barnett, Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust.

The UK equity market offers one of the most attractive levels of income of all global equity markets. However, this income has traditionally been generated by a concentrated mix of large-cap stocks. I seek to create a diversified portfolio of income-generating companies with the potential to grow those payments ahead of inflation over time. The ability of investments to generate sustainable free cash flow and the attitude of company management towards shareholder distributions is crucial to success. Fortunately, within the UK market, there are some very interesting areas of opportunity.

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Mark Barnett is manager of the Invesco Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust