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Fashion retailers across the FTSE suffered due to the pandemic. One such retailer is Superdry (LSE:SDRY). 

FTSE AIM star or one to avoid?

Retail has been a risky sector in recent years. It has been well highlighted that the traditional high street is suffering and online-based fashion brands are excelling as technology evolves.

Superdry has over 750 stores across 65 countries. Nearly a third are owned by the company and the remainder are franchised. It is fair to say SDRY possesses a hefty physical footprint. Based on current shopping habits and a post-Covid 19 world, I believe this could be a major problem.

When the market crashed, SDRY lost a sizeable chunk of its share price like many other retailers on the FTSE. Pre-crash you were able to pick up SDRY shares at 515p per share. The lowest point of the crash saw its price hit 70p, which … Read more

I’ve always considered investment trusts to be among the very best long-term defensive investments. There’s a couple of key reasons.

One is that, unlike handing over money to typical fund managers, there’s no conflict of interest. Fund managers are answerable to their bosses, to the companies they work for. They’re there to maximise the size of the slice taken by the company’s owners. But when they’re working for investment trusts, that’s you, me, the people who stump up the cash. When we invest by buying shares in an investment trust, we become the owners.

The other key thing I like about investment trusts is the way they’re allowed to handle dividends. Cash on the books can be accumulated during good spells and is handed out as extra during tougher years. And experience shows that the top trusts manage their cash flow and their dividends in a conservative and sustainable way.… Read more