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Magazine - 07 Feb 2019

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This week's issue of Shares reveals how to build an ISA portfolio to generate a £10,000 a year tax-free income to help pay the bills.

The digital magazine also looks at why the iron ore price is rallying, potential M&A targets in the healthcare sector and new rules to help consumers better understand information on investment funds.

Read about ways in which the FTSE 100 could be reconstructed to investors' potential benefit and discover an investment trust which earns money every time certain songs are played.

News

Impressive decade of returns from Computacenter

IT services business tops technology total returns list over the past 10 years

News

Metro Bank, Indivior, TalkTalk and other news

We look at some of the past week’s share price movers

News

Funds to be forced to improve the quality of information for consumers

New push to cut out jargon

News

DWF set to be the largest UK-quoted law firm

The business could be worth £700m when it floats on London’s Main Market

Great Ideas

The fund management giants can’t live without this small cap

Alpha Financial Markets provides essential services to BlackRock and Vanguard

Great Ideas

Renishaw shares jump despite profit slip

Weakness in part of its business wasn’t enough to trouble investors

Great Ideas

Diageo delivers with first half ‘beat’

Crown Royal-to-Captain Morgan maker serves up strong results and a buyback boost

Great Ideas

Fantastic 4imprint is a master of promotion so buy its shares now

Snap up the stock while it is trading at a discount to its long-term average valuation

Great Ideas

PPHE reaps the benefits of investment in its hotels

The hotel operator continues to be undervalued despite decent share price gains

News

Dam disaster triggers spike in iron ore prices

Vale’s decision to cut production could leave the market short of supply

Great Ideas

Anglo American shares hit six-year high

There is a new twist involving a major shareholder and a key commodity price is rising

Russ Mould

Is Shanghai’s stock market ready to surprise?

We explain why the market is down and what it might take to trigger a recovery

Under The Bonnet

Is Blue Prism the best growth stock on the UK market?

Digital workforce designer raises £100m to capitalise on significant growth opportunities

Editor's View

Why the Fed’s U-turn matters to investors around the world

A potential rethink on quantitative tightening sends investors back into riskier assets

Investment Trusts

This fund makes money every time the songs it owns are played

Hipgnosis Songs Fund owns the rights to various bits of music which earn it regular royalty cheques

Investment Trusts

Greencoat UK Wind regales market with news of material acquisition

Renewable infrastructure fund’s freshest deals demonstrate ability to buy utility-scale assets

Investment Trusts

Phoenix Spree boosts rents and values

Berlin residential property landlord enjoys a strong 2018

Ask Tom

‘I’m confused about DB pension transfers’

AJ Bell pensions expert helps with a popular question among Shares readers

Investment Trusts

The benefits of highly-diversified investment trusts

The space includes Alliance Trust, F&C Investment Trust, Herald and Witan

Investment Trusts

Murray International shares near a two-year high premium

The investment trust is one of sector’s lowest cost and highest yielding members

Feature

Would the FTSE 100 be better equally weighted?

Historical performance suggests this could be better for investors

Feature

Which companies are potential takeover targets in the healthcare sector?

We explain why the broader sector is seeing increased M&A activity

Feature

How your ISA can pay you £10,000 a year - tax free

Five ways to earn a tasty income to help pay the bills

Funds

How to judge funds without a track record

Many investors will want to see returns over more than a three year period before committing to a fund, so what about new launches?