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A quarter of the FTSE 100 is yielding 6% or more. Shares investigates why such generous levels of income are on offer and picks three stock to earn large dividends.

Also in this week's digital magazine: ways to generate an income from ETFs, and investment trust dividend heroes that have grown their dividends by more than inflation every year for at least a decade.

Discover why Woodford Income Fund is in the spotlight again for bad reasons and learn how Labour's utilities nationalisation plan could affect certain infrastructure funds.

News

From bad to worse: Woodford income fund under fire again

Investors are lining up to withdraw cash after dismal performance

News

Entertainment One eyes large profit boost from China

Its content is in strong demand from Asian broadcasters and consumers

Great Ideas

Tesco could make you good money as an investment

The UK supermarket is dominant, defensive and dividend paying to boot

Great Ideas

Euromoney excels with first half numbers

Improving picture for embattled asset management business

News

Pure Gold floats in London ahead of Canada mine revival

The company plans to reopen a former-producing mine in Canada next year

News

News review: Thomas Cook, Metro Bank and more

We look at major share price movers and key announcements over the past week

News

What would Labour’s plan mean for utility funds?

Amid ongoing political turmoil investors are turning their attention to the risks posed by a general election

Great Ideas

British Empire Trust can still strike back

We remain convinced there’s hidden value within the investment trust

Russ Mould

Is it time to switch from growth to value strategies?

Value stocks have often performed well when inflation starts to pick up

Great Ideas

Recruiter SThree has big growth prospects and cheap shares

Specialism in high growth markets should drive a revaluation of the shares

Feature

What the current oil price rally means for investors

We look at what might be influencing the stance of producers’ cartel OPEC ahead of key summit

Editor's View

Helping you find the best sources of income

This week’s Shares is packed with hints on how to spot sustainable dividends

Ask Tom

‘Can you help with lifetime allowance calculation?’

AJ Bell pensions expert Tom Selby explains the rules

Feature

Gigantic dividends: a quarter of the FTSE 100 yields 6% or more

We examine why yields are so high and how to check for income sustainability

Personal Finance

How to structure your income portfolio

We examine how to get diversified exposure to dividends

Investment Trusts

The dividend heroes that have beaten inflation

We look at trusts raising dividends by more than the cost of living

Funds

Overpriced tracker funds could cost you dearly

How buying a more expensive passive fund can really eat into your returns

Case study

Decades of hard saving to fund a happy retirement

James from Sussex has squirreled away money throughout his working life

Exchange-Traded Funds

Using low-cost ETFs to generate an income from the market

We look at dividend-focused passive funds and how their selection criteria works