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Trump Vs Biden. As the election looms Shares examines the businesses and sectors which could be winners and losers under America's next leader.

Take a bite into Apple and its plans for growth, discover how popular fund Fundsmith is shaping up as it hits its 10-year anniversary and learn about a financial metric favoured by the professionals.

Also in the digital magazine: bank dividends in the spotlight, the companies pursuing M&A, the case for shopping around for the best rates on your savings, the inside track on the recent pulling of UK-focused investment trust IPOs and why one asset manager is still pressing ahead with a launch in this space.

Great Ideas

Overseas microchip pair continue to perform

ASML and Texas Instruments add extra value through troubled 2020

Great Ideas

Under the radar Blue Whale Growth won’t stay hidden for long

This global growth fund has even managed to trump Fundsmith’s performance

Great Ideas

Stick with The Coca-Cola Company

The fizz is starting to return at the soft drinks colossus

News

UK in flux as state support sees borrowing spike and Brexit remains uncertain

Former Vote Leave chief thinks impact of no deal more significant politically than economically

News

German software giant SAP pulls forward cloud plans

Strategic move comes at short-term cost and sends share price spiralling downwards

News

Schroder British Opportunities on track despite other failed IPOs

Investor appetite for UK recovery trust launches proves more modest than hoped

News

Bank stocks rally but dividend resumption hopes may be overdone

Investors need to be realistic about the scope and scale of future pay-outs

News

Why stocks have fallen despite beating earnings

The market reaction to recent corporate updates hints at valuation concerns

Great Ideas

Treatt is in a sweet spot and you should buy now

This diversified natural extracts and ingredients provider is real high quality business

Editor's View

The companies taking advantage of M&A opportunities

Investments made now could have an outsized impact on returns in recovery

Ask Tom

How much does the lifetime allowance go up each year?

Our resident expert looks at the limits on what you can put into your pension

Feature

Is the fanfare for Fundsmith justified?

As the firm approaches its 10-year anniversary we examine what went right and ask if it could have done better

Russ Mould

The factors that could make value outperform growth and tech

Growth has held sway for a decade but will this continue?

Feature

Trump vs Biden

Winners and losers under America’s next leader

First-time Investor

Using return on capital employed to identify quality stocks

How to calculate the metric and what it means

Personal Finance

Don’t give up on finding the best rates for cash savings

It’s still worth shopping around despite the low rate environment

Feature

Three indicators that increase the chances of investment success

Checklists are a great way to make sure you haven’t missed anything obvious about a stock

Under The Bonnet

$2 trillion Apple is worth its premium price tag

Services, wearables and 5G should continue to drive increasingly reliable growth

Feature

Emerging markets: Views from the experts

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

Feature

How to mitigate emerging market governance risks

Areas like board independence are seeing improvement as markets begin to mature