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Finding good value investments in the current expensive market is difficult - but not impossible. The new issue of Shares explains three ways to spot rare pockets of value and picks six stocks with the right ingredients.

Retail investors are making nearly six times lower returns on IPOs than institutional investors. Discover why in this week's Shares.

Find out why popular investment trust Scottish Mortgage is pleading for shareholders to be patient. And learn why the experts don't expect another interest rate rise soon.

News

Loss of confidence in UK IPO market

Pair of eagerly-awaited floats pulled amid choppy market conditions

Great Ideas

Elementis set for further growth

The chemicals company says production outages and higher costs will not drag on operating profit

News

Sweet and sour from ABF

Uneven picture for diversified food, ingredients and retail conglomerate

Feature

Nighthawk soars on farm-out deal

Deal breathes new life into stock after difficult period

Great Ideas

SciSys re-rating has further to run

Recent newsflow providing the catalyst investors want

News

UK challenger bank in £1.1bn takeover

Bank’s board accepts takeover offer from South African peer

News

Is GVC clearing the decks for Ladbrokes bid?

Gambling company says it will reduce exposure to unregulated markets

Great Ideas

Midwich is on a roll

AV distributor sees opportunities in different sectors and markets

News

Scottish Mortgage pleads for patience

Investment trust may have to dip into reserves to maintain dividend track record

Editor's View

Why you should look beyond ‘the story’ with stocks

A good company doesn’t always equate to a good investment if the price is wrong

News

The fall-out from first rate rise in a decade

Sterling and bank bulls disappointed as pace of future increases to be gradual

Great Ideas

Harwood Wealth Management prospers through consolidation

The small cap is in the middle of a rapid buy-and-build strategy

Feature

Retail investors blocked from Fundsmith’s third fund launch

Fundsmith Sustainable Equity Fund will only be available to institutional investors

Great Ideas

Turkish Domino’s looks tastier than the UK operator

Why DP Eurasia is more attractive than UK-focused Domino’s Pizza Group

News

Merry Christmas for Morrisons

Drift at supermarkets group is a gift-wrapped buying opportunity

News

Why Indivior’s opioid addiction treatment is likely to be approved this month

Injectable treatment RBP-6000 has blockbuster potential

Feature

Retail investors miss out on large gains from IPO offers

We calculate that institutional investors have made nearly six times as much on flotations than the general public

Feature

Is it time to look at Distil again?

Recent share price weakness may interest small cap investors

Feature

Footasylum shares off to an impressive start

Trainers and t-shirt seller bucks the negative trend among retail stocks

Feature

‘Real’ London house prices to fall

Savills forecasting growth short of inflation in next five years

Feature

International Consolidated Airlines set to increase capex by 24%

Company reveals spending guidance as part of strategy update

Personal Finance

HMRC repays £262m pension ‘super tax’ - how do I make a claim?

We explain the different forms to complete and how the system works

Investment Trusts

The appeal of looking beyond the UK for dividends

We explain how Henderson International Income Trust finds opportunities in overseas markets

Feature

Lok’n Store set for big expansion

Broker implies there is potential to make handsome gains on the stock over the long term

Feature

Six cheap stocks in an expensive market

We use three methods to spot rare pockets of value

Funds

New evidence in passive vs active investment debate

UBS looks at the performance of funds in Europe over a 20 year period

Feature

Elektron is on the comeback trail

Third quarter trading update triggers 14% share price hike

Week Ahead

Burberry’s new beginning

Luxury goods brand’s new boss to make debut presentation at results on 9 November

Week Ahead

TalkTalk’s mountain to climb

Telecoms and broadband supplier could find it hard to revive earnings growth

Under The Bonnet

On The Beach is a superb growth stock

The holiday retailer’s shares have doubled in the past two years and still have further to travel

Feature

Stobart has attractive dividends and plenty of growth

The firm has issues with its biomass energy division but that looks temporary

Personal Finance

Investment and pension planning when you remarry

Preparation is even more crucial the second time around