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Don't miss this issue of Shares as the team reveal their top stock picks for the 12 months ahead. You can also discover four fund ideas, plus the benefits of ready-made portfolios.

Shares looks at the latest challenges in the retail sector following a profit warning from ASOS and it profiles AO World.

Learn about the tax benefits of giving to others, and discover the recycling rules around pension tax-free cash.

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10 fantastic stocks for 2019

We reveal our top share picks for the year ahead

News

UK to tumble down economic league table in 2019

Forecasts from PwC make for mixed reading on the global outlook

News

Cinema fights off streaming threat and consumer gloom

But have Cineworld and Everyman Media managed to join the party?

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National Grid, TUI, Balfour Beatty and other recent news

Some of the key announcements and share price movers over the past week

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Is the company or the market to blame for ASOS profit warning?

Shares fall across the sector as the UK’s retail crisis spreads online

Editor's View

Why 2018 gave investors a valuable lesson

Tough times on the markets aren’t a reason to pack up and walk away

News

What is the outlook for UK property in 2019?

The wider market may be in ‘extra time’ but some pockets still look attractive according to one property expert

Great Ideas

Our 2018 stock picks outperformed the market

But we didn’t achieve a positive return in what was a very difficult year for investors

Russ Mould

How to get ready for the year ahead

We look at major asset classes going into 2019

Great Ideas

Share pick for 2019: Hollywood Bowl

Highly cash generative business with plenty of ideas to enhance earnings

Great Ideas

Share pick for 2019: Rolls-Royce

The global engineering champion could soon deliver lots of cash

Great Ideas

Share pick for 2019: GB Group

It specialises in technology making the internet a safer place to trade

Great Ideas

Share pick for 2019: Euromoney

Benefit from this company’s accelerated transition from old media to data analytics

Ask Tom

Can I recycle my pensions to get extra tax-free cash?

AJ Bell expert Tom Selby explains how HMRC’s recycling rules work

Great Ideas

Share pick for 2019: Next

This high-quality retail name is trading on a bargain rating

Great Ideas

Share pick for 2019: Renishaw

A quality way to play the precision equipment market

Great Ideas

Share pick for 2019: Fevertree Drinks

All eyes on the US as Fevertree focuses on next expansion leg

Personal Finance

Understanding the tax benefits of giving to others

We explain how to make your donations go further

Great Ideas

Share pick for 2019: Keystone Law

The legal challenger looks like a superb growth story

Great Ideas

Share pick for 2019: On The Beach

We think the online holiday retailer has the skills to succeed where others have struggled

Great Ideas

Share pick for 2019: Coats

A great value share with clear growth potential and a superb track record

Under The Bonnet

Will AO World ever make a profit?

We look at the online electrical specialist’s career since joining the stock market in 2014

Investment Trusts

We reveal the best performing investment trusts of 2018

Only 36% of trusts managed to deliver a positive return in what was a very difficult year for investors

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Fast growing small caps for 2019

We look at 10 businesses which are forecast to deliver significant earnings expansion in the year ahead

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Going, going, gone? Lessons for investors on why businesses fail

Corporate crises are happening more often and are growing in magnitude

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Ready-made portfolios are ideal for investors wanting some help

We explain how they work and look at the features of AJ Bell’s new service

Funds

Four investment funds to buy for 2019

We reveal products aimed at cautious, balanced and adventurous investors plus one for income too

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Four stocks and funds to buy for children’s stockings

Parents and grandparents may wish to consider investments for their young relatives this Christmas