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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Investing in the UK: the good, the bad and the ugly
Sponsored The FTSE 100 has been in decline for a long time, while small and mid-cap stocks have outperformed, says Max King. Will the blue-chips bounce back?
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Compound interest: the eighth wonder of the world
Advice Setting up a pharmaceuticals trust in the mid-1990s taught Max King the power of compounding
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An investment trust to tap into the US market's galloping growth
Tips This America-focused investment trust from Baillie Gifford allows investors to profit from rapid technological change, says Max King.
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Alternative assets are now mainstream – but should you buy in?
Sponsored Alternative assets such as infrastructure, debt and private equity, traditionally help diversify a portfolio away from listed equities. Max King takes a look at some of the best investment trusts in the sector.
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Choose carefully when buying real estate investment trusts
Tips Some real estate investment trusts (Reits) are on hefty discounts to net asset value, but not all are bargains, says Max King.
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Solid income from a renewable energy "tortoise" fund
Tips GCP Infrastructure plods along compared with its rivals, but offers an attractive yield at the current price
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How the world can prevent another Covid-19
Opinion If only we’d listened to Dr Jonathan Quick, says Max King. In 2018, he explained how to stop a pandemic.
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Broaden your investment horizons with global trusts
Sponsored Many investment trusts are now managed by teams who look for the best investment ideas from around the world. Here, Max King picks some of the best.
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Smithson Investment Trust: buy now or never
Tips When Fundsmith launched the Smithson investment trust in 2018, scepticism was rife. But it has been a big success, says Max King.
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Finsbury Growth and Income: on track for long-term profits
Tips Nick Train’s Finsbury Growth & Income investment trust is a core holding – and it is now on sale.
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The winning stocks of the post-coronavirus economy
Tips Some stocks proved resilient as the market slump was in full swing last month. That’s because investors have singled out the best long-term bets for a new era, says Max King.
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Healthcare funds: pop some pills in your portfolio
Tips Healthcare is set for years of growth and is now available on the cheap. Here are the top healthcare investment trusts.
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Unglamorous profits from offices and shop premises
Tips These two commercial property Reits are not glamorous, but offer generous and dependable yields.
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Don’t try to time the market – here's how to get rich slowly with investment trusts
Sponsored Everyone wants to buy low and sell high. But that's easier said than done, says Max King. The best advice is to focus on the long term and ignore the market swings.
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Small-cap investment trusts have made a big comeback
Tips Small-cap companies in the bottom segment of the market came alive late last year, as have the funds that invest in them. The rally looks set to continue.
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Don't scrap pensions tax relief. We need people to save more, not less
Opinion Scrapping higher-rate pension tax relief would amount to double taxation and discourage retirement saving, thereby depriving the economy of crucial long-term investment, says Max King.
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There’s still money in bonds for careful investors
Tips Investors should tread carefully in the fixed-income market. But this well-managed investment trust fits the bill.
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How to build a properly diversified investment trust portfolio
Sponsored Max King explains how to build a well diversified portfolio using one of our favourite tools – investment trusts.
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A return to form at Temple Bar Investment Trust
Tips Temple Bar Investment Trust had an excellent 2019 and will profit from the revival of value investing, says Max King.
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Why investment trusts are the best vehicle for your money
Sponsored Max King explains the advantages of investment trusts – sometimes called closed-ended funds – over their open-ended counterparts (or Oeics).
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The return of split-capital investment trusts – and two to buy now
Tips Split-capital investment trusts fell out of favour after a scandal in the early 2000s. But now they're back. Here are two worth a look.
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Investing in commercial property: a tale of three markets
Tips Student housing, care-home and self-storage owners are solid long-term growth stories in the commercial property sector. But is now the time to buy? Max King finds out.
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Go green and make money with this energy-efficiency investment trust
Tips Helping the environment needn’t mean sacrificing profits, as this energy-efficiency investment trust shows.
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Investment trusts: the Cinderella of investment arrives at the ball
Features Investors should look beyond the market noise of a single year and examine the bigger picture. Max King explains what we can learn from 25 years of investment trust history.
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