This year's market turmoil has caused many investment trusts to trade below their average discount to net asset value. It means investors can often buy £1 worth of assets for 90p or thereabouts.A popular trading strategy is to find investment trusts on wider than normal discounts and buy them in the hope the discount narrows. The trick is to understand which trusts have become cheaper due to a on

Investment trusts raised a record amount of money in 2017 at £11.9bn, up 75% on the previous year according to research by stockbroker Numis.The bulk of the money came from existing investment trusts issuing new shares to raise more cash, amounting to just under £8bn. The remainder predominantly came from new investment trusts floating on the stock market as a way of raising money to fund their