As any market-watcher knows, investment trusts have enjoyed a good run recently.
Listed on the stock exchange and run by professional managers, they spread your money across dozens of different companies.
Thanks to their stock market listing, investors buy into investment trusts by purchasing shares - owning a stake in the investment company - and unlike investment funds they do not grow or shrink with demand.
The past year has seen investment trusts grow in popularity - with some doubling investors money within a year.
Listed on the stock exchange and run by professional managers, investment trusts spread your money across dozens of different companies
The coronavirus pandemic has wrought economic disruption on a global scale, but one sector has marched on throughout the chaos: big tech. Further evidence of the industry’s relentless progress has come in recent weeks with the news that Apple and Amazon both raked in sales of $100bn (£72bn) over the past three months – 25% more than Tesco brings in over a full year. Amazon also revealed that its founder, Jeff Bezos, is to step down as chief.