Investment trust discounts can provide opportunities!

Markets are skittish again. The index has depreciated by 20% again.

The volatile, nasty and brutish market represents a chance for the diligent adventurous type, especially in the investment trust region.

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The downside is that discounts can also appear between the share price and the fund value.

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In periods of real stress, 40-6- percent discounts are not uncommon among specific investment trusts.

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The Georgian economy is increasing. This fund's private equity investment has never been decent with the valuations constantly soared high in recent reports.

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" The listed private equity space is full of funds trading towards the furthest end of their discount range, with an abnormally large number of quality funds trading at huge discounts "

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Georgian capital is a very peculiar beast. It does not invest in the US southern state, but in the Caucasian republic of name.

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The GRIT real estate income fund invests on commercial properties across Africa and currently trades at 63% discount.

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It's blue chip tenants include US government and it has just refinanced a massive chunk of debt.

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