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Edinburgh - a core holding for troubled times

FUND TIP: Can Neil Woodford work his magic on the Edinburgh Investment Trust?
November 27, 2008

BULL POINTS:

â–  Transfer to Invesco brings Neil Woodford on board

â–  Portfolio reshaped to focus on defensive sectors

â–  High dividend yield

BEAR POINTS:

â–  Fears that Mr Woodford is over-committed

â–  Future dividends are not guaranteed

IC TIP: Buy

The appointment of one of the UK's most successful and well-known fund managers, Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford, as manager of Edinburgh Investment Trust on 15 September has caused a certain amount of excitement in the investment trust world.

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