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Magazine - 01 Nov 2018

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Emerging markets have been out of favour this year, leading many investors to ask whether they are toxic or now a good buying opportunity. Discover more in the latest issue of Shares.

Also this week: what the Budget means for you and your money, plus the stocks to benefit or lose out. Find out about the cheapest ETFs on the UK market and learn about ways in which to hold different currencies in your ISA and SIPP.

Shares looks at Restaurant Group's acquisition of Wagamama and it goes under the bonnet of Aston Martin. It also reveals a range of investment trusts trading on larger than average discounts.

Great Ideas

Worldpay ends referral deal with RBS

Payment processing firm also sees outgoing co-chief executive take up a job with BT

Great Ideas

Lok'N Store impresses with full year results

Net asset value, earnings and the dividend are all heading in the right direction

Great Ideas

Hastings and Yu Group exit our Great Ideas portfolio

Disappointing updates from small cap energy provider and general insurance business

News

Market volatility comes back to haunt investors

Spike in the VIX as several factors continue to dog sentiment

News

Rating (and slating) the banks

We discuss how the individual sector constituents fared with their Q3 updates

Great Ideas

Keystone Law's profit soars on high-flying recruits

Legal firm is the 'shooting star' of an emerging sector

News

Is Restaurant Group paying too much for Wagamama?

Many analysts and investors are worried the Frankie & Benny's owner is making the wrong move

News

The stocks and sectors affected by the Budget

We dive into the market response to the last Budget before Brexit

News

The rug has been pulled from under carpets group Victoria

Price cuts are hurting profit margins, causing the share price to collapse

News

The key takeaways for retirement investors in the Budget

Tom Selby reports on pensions-related news

Great Ideas

Invest with the best: why Brunner is a must-have fund

Discover the three key reasons why you should buy this investment trust today

Editor's View

Should CEOs be forced to buy company shares when they get the top job?

BT wants its new CEO to invest 300% of their salary in stock - does that set a new precedent?

Under The Bonnet

Should you buy Aston Martin now its shares have fallen 26% since IPO?

The dust has settled following the car maker's highly-anticipated stock market flotation giving investors a chance to reappraise its investment credentials

Feature

Emerging markets: toxic or great opportunity?

We look at whether you should take advantage of price weakness or just avoid this part of the investment universe completely

Russ Mould

Quality of FTSE 100 earnings improves even as the index struggles

The checks you can do to see if company accounts are giving you a true picture

Personal Finance

How to hold various currencies in your ISA and SIPP

ETFs are one way to spread your exposure to foreign exchange as Brexit looms

Investment Trusts

Don't hang around: snap up these investment trusts while they are going cheap

We flag funds trading at wider than average discounts (or lower premiums) to net asset value

Exchange-Traded Funds

We reveal the cheapest ETFs on the market

Low costs have helped to make passive investments popular

Feature

The skew phenomenon: how a handful of stocks can drive the entire market

Amazon and Apple account for nearly half of all the S&P's gains this year

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