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Discover Shares' top stock picks for 2020. Don't miss this bumper edition of the digital magazine, particularly as the team's stock picks for 2019 smashed the market with a 23% total return.

Also this week: Bank of America forecasts that stocks will rally well into next year. Shares also looks at how UK stocks have performed following the general election result.

Discover the best performing funds and investment trusts of the year and enjoy four fund ideas for 2020.

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10 winning stocks for 2020

Discover our top investment ideas

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Share pick for 2020: Lloyds Banking

A generous dividend yield and an improved domestic picture means now is the time to buy this ‘boring’ bank

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Why Sports Direct is going upmarket

Now rebranded as Frasers, its shares have shot up as an update shows signs of promise

Ask Tom

‘How does the lifetime allowance test at 75 work?’

AJ Bell pensions expert Tom Selby explains how the system works

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What are the next steps for Brexit?

The withdrawal agreement looks set to be concluded but uncertainty remains over trade talks

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New Year stock rally predicted by Bank of America

Investor sentiment continues to improve according to its latest report

Editor's View

A year of celebration as equity markets soar

It’s been a rewarding 12 months for investors, particularly as markets rally going into Christmas

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UK banks rally but misconduct fines still hang over the sector

We explain why the election result could be good news for leaders

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Why shares soared on the election result

The scale of the Conservative victory caught investors by surprise

Russ Mould

Where next for the price of oil and its producers?

The industry looks to be a major turning point and not necessarily a good one for those involved

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Top performing funds of 2019

We review the collectives which did best over the past year

Great Ideas

Share pick for 2020: Redrow

Cashed up housebuilder Redrow should benefit from a revived housing market and offers generous dividends

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What were the key themes for small caps in 2019?

We look at what’s been driving growth company shares in the last 12 months

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Big companies with big decisions to make in 2020

What could happen to Pennon, Marks & Spencer, Micro Focus and more next year?

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Our 2019 picks have smashed the market with a 23% return

We’ve had one of our best years in a long time with stellar share price gains

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All change: an unusual period for FTSE 100 CEOs

Is it normal to see so many leadership changes among the largest companies on the UK stock market?

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Share pick for 2020: Luceco

Luceco has the power to drive significant profit growth in 2020

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Four great funds to buy for 2020

We also reveal how last year’s fund selections delivered excellent returns

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Share pick for 2020: Kainos

Kainos is capitalising on huge opportunities to help government departments and companies embrace 21st Century technology

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Share pick for 2020: Begbies Traynor

Increasing insolvencies are a boon to specialist practitioner Begbies Traynor

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Tracking the performance of the biggest emerging markets

How shares in Russa, Brazil, China and India fared in 2019 and what’s in focus for 2020

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Emerging markets: Views from the experts

Three things the Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity team are thinking about today

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Share pick for 2020: Hotel Chocolat

The posh chocolates seller is a cash generative growth business with global aspirations

Personal Finance

Embrace these money-boosting New Year’s financial resolutions

Seven ideas to make you smarter with money in 2020

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Is inflation really dead and what can investors do if it isn’t?

Reports of its demise are premature as rising wage pressures show

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Share pick for 2020: Centrica

A refocus on cheaper tariffs is already starting to change customer switching habits

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Shares pick 2020: Wizz Air

Wizz Air is growing fast and is the underappreciated star of the airline sector

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Share pick for 2020: Schroders

Schroders is set to cash in on wealth management and US growth

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Share pick for 2020: IG Design

It is growing with some of the world’s leading retailers and pays rising dividends