Investment Trusts Explained: Your Guide to Successful Investing in Closed Ended Funds

Unlock the best-kept secret in investing.

This book is your essential guide to one of the most powerful yet overlooked tools for building long-term wealth.

Investment trusts are an innovative and accessible investment vehicle, and they hold a long and successful performance history.

Mick Gilligan – renowned expert on investment trusts and partner at Killik & Co – explains how these funds work through the lens of an investment trust investor. He examines their their risks and benefits, why they outperform, and how you can use them to grow your portfolio.

From their history and structure to key principles like compounding, diversification, and market pricing, Gilligan makes complex ideas simple with clear explanations and practical examples.

Whether you are saving for a particular goal, planning towards retirement or simply maximising your capital, investment trusts are the fundamental tool for building wealth over time.

They should be a part of all serious portfolios for long-term investors, and Investment Trusts Explained is your essential manual to capitalising on their potential.

© 2025 Harriman House (Audiobook): 9781804093245

Release date

Audiobook: 16 September 2025