01 October, 2020 10:46:39 | By Smithson

01 October, 2020 10:46:39 | By Smithson

30 September, 2020 10:58:04 | By Smithson

30 September, 2020 10:58:04 | By Smithson

29 September, 2020 16:07:25 | By Smithson

14 May, 2020 | By Justin Cash

Portfolio manager Simon Barnard tells us how he is piloting Smithson – the trust the star manager, Terry Smith, helped fund – through choppy waters.

01 April, 2020 | By Jessica Tasman-Jones

Fundsmith investment trust delivers less than half the 23% falls seen in the MSCI index. The Smithson Investment Trust has revealed the stocks in its portfolio that have buoyed performance during the coronavirus sell-off as part of a remote presentation given during its first AGM.

23 March, 2020 | By Nick Sudbury

The Smithson Investment Trust has held up better than many other equity funds because of its quality bias and focus on strong balance sheets.

02 July, 2020 | By Terry Smith

I last wrote about the problems of so-called market timing in these pages in 2013 (Market timing: don’t try this at home). With the Covid-19 pandemic dominating the news and recent volatility on world stock markets, you may have heard a lot about market timing again...

30 April, 2020 | By Terry Smith

We now have a fully-fledged economic crisis caused by the reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic. What should you do about it in terms of investment? I would strongly advise avoiding the approach of many investment advisers or analysts...

03 January, 2019 | By Terry Smith

Tumult, turbulence and turmoil are just the words beginning with the letter T used by commentators to describe the behaviour of stock markets in October. I think it’s always good to look at the definition of the words we are being asked to accept. For example: turmoil, noun: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty . synonyms: confusion, upheaval(s), turbulence, tumult, disorder.