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Investment Trusts Are Trading at The Biggest Discounts In More Than a Decade

It's a ‘buyer's market’ for those able to trawl through the damage to the  market and have the patience to hold on.

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This year's brutal market has investors across asset classes and international markets running for the exits. But where there’s panic and wreckage, there’s also arbitrage and opportunity.

One particularly compelling area is the UK investment trust sector. These publicly-listed closed-end funds can be a fertile hunting ground for those with an eye for a bargain. Right now, on one key measure at least, they’re trading at their cheapest levels in over a decade.