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How to enjoy the retirement you want. A look at what it will cost to meet different living standards and investment ideas for different stages of pension investing.

Plus, patience wearing thin with Scottish Mortgage as the investment trust struggles to recapture its previously stellar performance and a leading property fund manager flags recovery hopes for real estate.

Also in the digital magazine: twentysomething Beth reveals how she has started off with her investment journey, the S&P 500 hits record highs and the US tech hardware firm which has surged nearly 500% in a year.

Investment ideas include a quality focused trust and a data specialist supporting the AI revolution.

Feature

Enjoy the retirement you want: How to build a SIPP portfolio

The size of pot you might need to achieve the right income and what to invest in at different stages of your retirement journey

News

UK core dividend payments rose 5.4% to £88.5 billion last year

Banks become the biggest-paying sector for the first time since 2007

News

Finsbury Growth & Income marks three years of underperformance

Manager blames stock selection and lack of exposure to energy sector

News

US stocks hit new high buoyed by biggest jump in consumer confidence in 33 years

Falling inflation expectations and resilient growth is music to the Fed’s ear

Great Ideas

Why Smithson is a smart idea for 2024

Historically-wide 11.5% discount presents a buying opportunity at high-quality global small- and mid-cap trust

Investment Trusts

What should investors do with Scottish Mortgage?

One-time star investment trust is testing the patience of even its most ardent fans

Great Ideas

Investors should buy Datadog before its appeal hits the mainstream

Manhattan company has the hallmarks of a great AI/data tech growth story

News

Under the radar tech star Super Micro Computer surges as earnings set to smash forecasts

Company’s liquid cooling solutions becoming increasingly relevant in an AI world

News

Birkenstock under pressure after disappointing post-IPO earnings

Shares in German sandal maker tumble after markets lose faith in the brand

Week Ahead

Will Pets at Home win a pat on the head from investors?

The pet food purveyor needs to show like-for-like sales continue to recover from short-term logistics centre disruption

News

How Advanced Micro Devices has surfed AI wave

Nvidia challenger is generating huge excitement among in-the-know analysts

Week Ahead

Crucial week for markets as central banks set out their stalls for 2024

Investors are already repricing the likelihood of rate cuts in the spring

Great Ideas

Stick with food producer Cranswick as it strengthens competitive position

Company’s pig herd now supplies over half its needs

Feature

Why falling interest rates could be a ‘harbinger of boom’ for commercial property

Marcus Phayre-Mudge, manager of TR Property, explains his thinking

Case study

From stage and screen to stocks and shares – Beth shares how she has started her investment journey

The twentysomething actress started investing during the pandemic after a chat with her dad

Feature

As BRICS grouping grows find out which of the original members has done best

A divergence in performance has become more pronounced in recent years

Feature

Emerging markets: positive 2024 outlook for stocks and earnings as voters go to the polls

Three things the Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust team are thinking about right now

Editor's View

Why there could be a little too much optimism around right now

Economic forecasters do not have a great track record and the outlook remains uncertain

Russ Mould

Discover the most and least popular stocks heading into 2024

Which names are in favour with analysts and which they are shunning?

Personal Finance

Get ahead of the big ISA changes coming soon

Tax wrappers to get a spring clean for the new tax year

Ask Rachel

I'm approaching 75 what should I do with my SIPP?

Helping with a query on the rules around pensions and inheritance tax

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