The ISAs have it: Finding income in investment trusts

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F&C's Mike Woodward looks at how income-seeking investors can find a range of attractive ISA opportunities within the investment trust sector.

With the deadline for using up the 2010/11 ISA allowance rapidly approaching, anecdotal evidence suggests investors are more keen than ever on investments that can generate an income. The Holy Grail for many investors will be an investment that both produces a respectable yield and offers the potential for capital growth to outstrip inflation. Such opportunities rarely come without risk to capital, but as long as they are comfortable with this risk, income investors can find a wealth of ISA choices in the investment trust sector. Income at home and abroad Equity income funds abound ...

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