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Magazine - 06 Sep 2018

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This week's Shares features a beginner's guide to investing. It runs through all the basics to get you started including ideas for a starter portfolio.

Also in this issue: the stocks which could to be targeted by activists after Whitbread's sale of Costa Coffee plus a debate on what to do with technology stocks.

Find out how people are using their ISAs, how pensions can help reduce your inheritance tax bill and how to keep a lid on your emotions when investing.

News

P2P platform Funding Circle prepares to float

Upcoming IPO will hope to do better than their US counterparts

News

Bye bye big six as SSE gets competition watchdog go-ahead for Npower deal

Merger given regulatory backing thanks to independent supplier surge

Great Ideas

A good time to take some profit on Gamma Communications

2018 share price rally makes more significant upside tricky

Great Ideas

Michelmersh is building momentum

Results show benefits of big acquisition

News

AIM dividends come of age

Dividends paid by AIM businesses are far outstripping the pace set by their Main Market brethren

Great Ideas

Sunnier outlook to light up Savannah

AIM-quoted oil firm should be able to close valuation gap on its rivals

News

Shock CEO departure leaves questions lingering for Sage investors

Stephen Kelly’s exit suggests software firm in need of a shake-up

Editor's View

What does an unchanged FTSE 100 tell us about the market?

Review likely to leave flagship index unchanged for first time since 2006

Russ Mould

What needs to happen for gold to shine again

We examine why the precious metal is unloved and potential catalysts to get the price moving upwards

Great Ideas

Tasty turnaround on the menu at Devro

Productivity gains and China pricing progress to boost sausage skins maker

News

Who could be the next to buckle under the influence of activists?

The swift sale of Whitbread’s Costa Coffee highlights the impact these investors can have

Personal Finance

Surveying the ISA landscape

We look at what the latest figures reveal about the versatile tax wrapper

Investment Trusts

This is not the time to turn your back on technology stocks

As NASDAQ sets new records the tech sector is facing renewed valuation questions

Education

Cracking the performance code

Understanding the mechanics of performance is a vital weapon in your fund investing armoury

Funds

ETFs to help new investors

If you have limited experience with the markets these products could be the answer

Feature

Do you need an investment insurance policy?

Looking at the assets which perform well when markets are falling

Personal Finance

How SIPPs can help reduce your IHT bill

Looking at what happens to your pension when you die

Under The Bonnet

Immotion looks to put some magic into leisure and shopping centres

The company has grand plans to profit from high footfall locations by offering virtual reality experiences

Feature

Learning to invest

Everything you need to know about making money from the markets

Feature

How to take the emotion out of investing

We reveal the top tips that can help you keep a cool head