In this week’s edition of the Weekly Investment Trust Podcast, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, reviews the week in the markets and speaks to Jon Ingram, co-manager of the J.P.Morgan European Discovery Trust (JEDT). Section Timestamps: 0:00:53 - This week's guests 0:01:58 - Review of the week 0:06:51 - Summary of results, corporate news and announcements 0:10:40 - Money Makers Circle 0:12:18 - A question to ChatGPT 0:12:48 - Coming up in future weeks and next week's interview 0:13:50 - Q&A with Jon Ingram 0:14:31 - Changes in how the trust will be run 0:17:40 - Distinctiveness of the trust 0:21:12 - Gearing 0:26:21 - The driver for extreme valuations 0:32:04 - The trust's universe 0:34:38 - The outlook for Europe 0:38:00 - Current weightings 0:40:43 - Technology in Europe vs the US 0:44:17 - AI in the research process 0:48:13 - Why now is a good time to look at the trust 0:49:33 - Close Trusts mentioned (with tickers) include: J.P.Morgan European Discovery Trust (JEDT), Allianz Technology (ATT), HgCapital Trust (HGT), Schroder Capital Global Innovation Trust (INOV), Literacy Capital (BOOK), CT Private Equity (CTPE), BlackRock World Mining (BRWM), BBGI Global Infrastructure (BBGI), Chelverton UK Dividend Trust (SDV), Third Point Investors (TPOU), PRS REIT (PRSR). If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. There is no new fund profile this week while profile author Stuart Watson is away, but last week the Circle featured Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure (EGL). Future profiles will include abrdn Asia Focus (AAS) and Smithson Investment Trust (SSON). Look out for the latest edition of our new expanded weekly subscriber email which summarises Jonathan’s latest thoughts and includes a comprehensive summary of all the latest news. The content of that email is also available for subscribers via the website. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our more than 220 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Please note that this podcast is provided for educational purposes only and nothing you hear should be considered as investment advice. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.