In this week’s edition of the Weekly Investment Trust Podcast, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, reviews the week in the markets and speaks to Paul ffolkes Davis, chairman of Rising Sun Management, the investment advisor to the Nippon Active Value Fund (NAVF). It follows on from an earlier Money Makers podcast recorded in April 2023 which can be accessed here.
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Nippon Active Value Fund plc, registered in England and Wales, Registered Number: 12275668, 6th Floor, 125 London, Wall, London, England, EC2Y 5AS.
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