An investment trust is a company that collects funds from shareholders to invest in a diversified portfolio of securities, aiming to achieve income and capital gains. While similar to unit trusts, investment trusts have several distinctive characteristics.
A Venture Capital Trust (VCT) is an investment vehicle in the United Kingdom designed to provide capital to small, expanding companies and give investors tax benefits.
Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) offer a high-risk, high-reward investment avenue that provides risk capital for smaller unlisted trading companies, with the added advantage of certain tax benefits in the UK.
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