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What I've learned In four decades of investing

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What I've learned In four decades of investing

March 2021 / 17 min

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His career spanned big changes in investment – and in the fortunes of Baillie Gifford. Charles Plowden, joint senior partner and manager of Monks Investment Trust, looks at the opportunities ahead.

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