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Digital payments boom: how to profit from the decline of cash. Shares looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated a structural change in how we pay for goods and services, and it suggests a variety of stocks and funds to play the theme.

Learn the secrets of Games Workshop's success. Find out why Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment has the potential for big sales growth in the coming years and discover how to access Japan's best-in-class innovators on the cheap.

Also this week: new data reveals that more women are saving than men, and explore why a shareholder vote could lead to important changes at investment trust Scottish Mortgage.

News

Work from home boom spawns specialist ETF

UK investors won’t be able to buy this product but they can invest in relevant tech funds

Great Ideas

Cracks appear as Redrow counts cost of Covid-19

The housebuilder has been hit hard amid the pandemic

Great Ideas

Supermarket Income REIT is looking to expand

It has also not suffered from problems with rent collections experienced by other real estate investors

News

Shell follows BP by marking down the value of its assets

The second quarter results from UK oil majors are likely to be ugly

News

UK GDP figures are set to get worse

Key news to watch in the third quarter as the UK economy sees worst contraction in 41 years

News

Holiday bookings ‘explode’ but the stock market isn’t convinced

Holiday companies say bookings have soared, but the rise in demand is coming off a low base

Great Ideas

Flutter Entertainment’s shares are a winner

The Flutter/Stars tie-up brings huge benefits for the gambling business

Great Ideas

JPMorgan Japanese: buy Japan’s best-in-class innovators on the cheap

Specialist Japan trust focuses on quality companies with strong balance sheets and structural growth

Russ Mould

Good portfolio planning matters more than good luck

The VIX index helps investors measure levels of market volatility

Feature

Digital payments boom: how to profit from the decline of cash

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the move away from cash which presents a big opportunity for investors

Ask Tom

Which pension pot should I use first?

AJ Bell pensions expert Tom Selby weighs up the options for a reader

Your Questions Answered

How to tell if your ETF is physical or synthetic

We help with a query on distinguishing between the two types of tracking product

Investment Trusts

Why Scottish Mortgage won’t go the way of Woodford

There are good reasons why shareholders have given the investment trust permission to invest in a greater proportion of privately-owned companies

Under The Bonnet

How Games Workshop became a FTSE 350 star performer

Mid-cap star dominates a growing, global niche

Editor's View

More companies set to reinstate earnings guidance

More companies set to reinstate earnings guidance

Personal Finance

Drop in investment ISA demand but more women are saving than men

New figures show how savings patterns are changing

First-time Investor

Why do companies join the stock market and which ones can I invest in?

We examine the ‘menu’ of shares from which an investor makes their selection

News

Taking stock of markets and the major challenges ahead

If the first half of the year has been fraught, the second half could be equally hard to navigate