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Magazine - 12 Dec 2019

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What will happen to markets and economics in 2020? Shares considers 10 of the most important questions on investors' minds and how best to position portfolios for the year ahead.

Discover the best performing shares of 2019 and why they soared in value. Fund managers discuss their best and worst stock picking decisions this year. And find out the stock that's jumped by 36% since Shares highlighted its attractions.

Also this week: panic among property funds, investment-related climate change winners and losers and what we can learn from the big gaffes made by UK companies in the past 12 months.

Great Ideas

Why QinetiQ is much more dynamic than the market thinks

The company has transformed into an integrated global defence and security business with good growth opportunities

Great Ideas

Why you should buy Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust now

Performance pick-up at smaller company-focused trust should see discount narrow

Great Ideas

We’ve made 36% on Computacenter and there should be more to come

The company continues to do very well and investors are enjoying strong rewards

News

Premier Oil becomes major short-selling target

This trade looks to be slightly different to normal short selling which preys on companies in distress

News

Property sector faces new crisis as dealing in two funds suspended

Bank of England is expected to reveal new plans to address problems among property funds

News

Stock market winners and losers from climate change

Carmakers and utilities could do well if they play their cards right, but unsurprisingly fossil fuel firms may struggle

Russ Mould

Don’t get caught out by investment bubbles

Learn from the patterns of previous manias

Great Ideas

Reasons to keep buying shares in Tesco

Editor's View

Follow these golden rules when searching for income

Understand the risks, how the income is generated and don’t simply pick based on yield and dividend frequency

Ask Tom

‘How much can I pay into a SIPP when I’ve also got a defined benefit pension?’

AJ Bell pension expert Tom Selby explains the rules

Feature

Best performing shares of 2019: why they soared

We reveal the top risers across four different segments of the market

Feature

Learning the lessons from corporate disasters

We take a closer look at some of the most damaging stock market gaffes of 2019

Book reviews

Investment book ideas for Christmas

Three ideas for presents and your chance to win a copy of Lord Lee’s new book

Funds

Equitile Resilience: the quality-focused fund you’ve never heard of

It focuses on best-in-class firms which it believes are able to survive and thrive

Feature

Fund managers’ best and worst stock calls in 2019

Investment experts reflect on their best and worst stock picking decisions this year

Personal Finance

Gifting stocks and shares to the family this Christmas

We look at the process of handing over investments to your spouse, children or even charity

Feature

2020 outlook: 10 big questions for the year ahead

We consider markets, investment styles, ratings, dividends and much more