Max King
Max has an Economics degree from the University of Cambridge and is a chartered accountant. He worked at Investec Asset Management for 12 years, managing multi-asset funds investing in internally and externally managed funds, including investment trusts. This included a fund of investment trusts which grew to £120m+. Max has managed ten investment trusts (winning many awards) and sat on the boards of three trusts – two directorships are still active.
After 39 years in financial services, including 30 as a professional fund manager, Max took semi-retirement in 2017. Max has been a MoneyWeek columnist since 2016 writing about investment funds and more generally on markets online, plus occasional opinion pieces. He also writes for the Investment Trust Handbook each year and has contributed to The Daily Telegraph and other publications. See here for details of current investments held by Max.
Latest articles by Max King
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Is Japan the best market to invest in now?
Opinion Japan puts Western economies to shame and offers good value for both equity and bond investors, says Max King.
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Private equity’s discount dilemma
Tips Many trusts trade on wide discounts, but there’s no reason to think that valuations are overstated.
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Who wants to be an ISA millionaire?
Tips Max King looks at the investment trusts that have produced the best returns for investors over the past two-and-a-half decades
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7 infrastructure investment trusts for income and growth
Tips These alternative investment trusts with international exposure could provide investors with an attractive income stream as well as capital growth, says Max King
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Should you stick with Mid Wynd investment trust?
Tips Max King looks at the prospects for Mid Wynd as the trust prepares to say goodbye to Simon Edelsten and Alex Illingworth, managers of the trust since 2014.
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Now is the time to visit Nicaragua
Reviews The Central American country has much to tempt tourists
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High energy prices are here to stay
Analysis The rising cost of producing energy means high oil and gas prices are here to stay argues Max King
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Where RIT Capital Partners went wrong
Advice Weak returns and rising private-equity exposure mean the wide discount to NAV for RIT Capital Partners is justified.
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Why equities are going higher
Analysis Equities have started the year on a high, and despite growing concerns about the state of the global economy they could continue to move higher, argues Max King.
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7 cheap investment trusts to buy
Tips Max King takes a look at six cheap investment trusts to buy today after what has been a terrible year for the sector.
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Cheap and cheerful or reassuringly expensive?
Sponsored Many investors aim to pick up “cheap” shares. But cheap does not always mean good value, says Max King. Quality comes at a price.
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Stock market crash? This time it’s (slightly) different
Opinion The bears expecting a stock market crash have got it wrong, says Max King.
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2 investment trusts with growing dividends: which one should you invest in?
Tips They might not have spectacular yields but these two trusts have increased their dividend every year for 55 years.
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2 cheap investment trusts yielding up to 6%
Tips These 2 investment trusts are both trading at less than net asset value and have plans in place to grow their dividends substantially.
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Crash? What crash?
Sponsored October is often said to be a month of stockmarket crashes. But that's not true for this year, says Max King. A host of positive triggers are lining up for equities, says Max King.
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What next for stocks as bonds crash?
Analysis Despite the slump in prices, UK government bonds remain too expensive. Stocks are much better value, says Max King.
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A property fund to buy now
Tips Listed real-estate companies and commercial property funds such as TR Property offer a buying opportunity, says Max King.
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LDI: another financial fix has backfired
Analysis Liability-driven investment (LDI) has become the latest widely touted investment product to go horribly wrong, says Max King.
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Why everyone is over-reacting to the mini-Budget
Analysis Most analyses of the chancellor’s mini-Budget speech have failed to grasp its purpose and significance, says Max King
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Three ways to invest in Japanese value stocks
Tips Japanese stocks have fallen out of favour with investors, but they are looking ripe for recovery, says Max King.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for investors
Sponsored Investors are gloomy. But it’s not all bad, says Max King – the mood could be about to shift. You just need to hold your nerve for a little while longer.
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A forgotten lesson on the dangers of energy price caps
Analysis Liz Truss’s proposed energy price cap is an ambitious gamble. But a similar programme in Spain ended up being a fiasco, say Max King and Tom Murley. Here, they explain why Truss’s plan could be doomed to failure.
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What the return of the bond vigilantes means for investors
Analysis The US Federal Reserve is dancing to the tune of the bond vigilantes, says Max King. Here’s what that means for stockmarket investors, the economy, and you.
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Investors should consider this top-performing investment trust
Analysis The team at Miton Global Opportunities Trust is expert at sifting through discounted trusts. Max King tells us why.
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