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Magazine - 05 Apr 2018

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Shares looks at the key financial goals for seven different generations and the tax benefits to help maximise wealth creation.

Whether you're a millennial wanting to buy property, a Generation X saving up for a big home improvement project or even part of the Silent Generation enjoying retirement, this article is packed with handy hints about investing.

Also this week: will the tech sector sell-off lead to a takeover frenzy and how does an investment fund survive when a star manager departs?

News

Easter rain and Conviviality collapse add to retail and leisure sector woes

Expect to see further bad news when the retail and leisure sectors next update on trading

News

Takeover activity could put the spark back into the technology sector

Analysts are optimistic about a new wave of takeovers and stock market flotations

Great Ideas

Billington remains cheap despite decent profit growth

Small cap structural steel play demonstrated significant progress in 2017

Great Ideas

The investment trust to help you navigate choppy markets

Highly-diversified portfolio and considerable expertise are highly valuable in current market conditions

Editor's View

How to spot decent dividend opportunities

Falling share prices can result in higher dividend yields... time to go shopping?

News

DFS is delivering again, but for how long?

Trading strengthens at sofa seller yet big ticket spending remains squeezed

News

Kore Potash to rival Sirius Minerals with 'world class' mining project

Fresh on the UK stock market, Kore will soon have to raise a lot of money to build a potash project

Great Ideas

Hilton Food remains packed with potential

Retail meat-to-fish packer is delivering portfolio nourishment

Personal Finance

The Canadian lottery conundrum: $1m today or $1,000 a week for life?

Many UK workers face a similar decision with regards to taking a lump sum or keeping their defined benefit pension

Great Ideas

Miton looks cheap with plenty of room to grow

A plucky little asset manager which is a great value and income play

Feature

First quarter update on our 2018 share portfolio

We're hopeful of a better performance as the year progresses

Feature

Four lessons to draw from 18¼ years of precisely zero from UK stocks

There are various ways in which a investor could have achieved a better return than simply tracking the FTSE 100

Investment Trusts

The Scottish Investment Trust takes a different approach

Contrarian investor Alasdair McKinnon seeks to avoid the 'madness of crowds'

Personal Finance

How to use past performance figures wisely

Historic data can be a useful way of comparing funds - as long as it's put in context

Feature

Destiny Pharma targets $1bn US market with anti-microbial resistant drug

The company's anti-infective XF-73 could have the potential to kill bacteria within 15 minutes

Feature

Phoenix could be the best income stock you've never heard of

One analyst reckons its shares should trade on a higher rating, implying capital gains alongside generous income for investors

Feature

Dunkerton waves goodbye to Superdry

Founder to leave the business after presiding over tidy total return

Feature

Investing through the generations

The best ways for people of different ages to build wealth

Week Ahead

Will retail sales in March be hit by snowy weather?

Inflation and weak wage growth have put retail sales under pressure

Funds

How does an investment fund survive when a star manager departs?

We look at the impact on asset flows and how replacement managers have to fight back

Week Ahead

Serica poised to become major North Sea producer

Company is in the process of acquiring assets from BP

Feature

Could digital advertising face double taxation?

EU floating plans for 3% revenue levy aimed at firms like Facebook and Google

Week Ahead

Will Keywords Studios delight with full year results?

This AIM-listed superstar has been growing fast, will it keep up the pace?

Feature

Is it worth following Widdowson on fresh odyssey?

Well-followed small caps specialist is back with new investment trust launch

Under The Bonnet

A novel way to earn income with Duke Royalty

Picking companies to invest in can be risky but if you were guaranteed some of their revenue every year, it might be well worth it

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