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Inflation is back on the agenda, the latest edition of Shares looks at the risks for investors and considers the sectors and stocks which can perform best when prices are rising.

This week's digital magazine also includes insight into the latest numbers from Tesla, Microsoft and Google as well the lowdown on newly demerged DIY chain Wickes and a look at the next generation of star investments for popular growth fund Scottish Mortgage.

Discover why value stocks do well when interest rates go up, how UK commercial property stocks still face uncertainty despite a return to the office and the times when it can pay to seek out financial advice.

News

Superb figures from Alphabet and Microsoft leave Tesla in the shade

Investors react to the latest updates from big tech names

Great Ideas

Focusrite is up 75% in the last nine months

Demand has continued post-lockdown indicating a higher level of awareness and demand for the company’s products

Great Ideas

Big upgrades for Morgan Sindall on bullish trading update

Shares in the construction firm are already up 20% since we said to buy two weeks ago

Great Ideas

Anglo American is an attractive play on electric vehicle and renewables transition

The miner is gearing up for the next level of growth as it targets commodities in all the right places

Great Ideas

Exit Anexo which has gone nowhere on positive news

Credit hire and legal services play has significantly underperformed the wider market

News

Get the lowdown on Wickes after its demerger

DIY retailer starts trading as an individual entity after being spun out of Travis Perkins

Great Ideas

Buy payments challenger Equals as it passes the 2020 test

The company has emerged from a tricky 12 months in really strong shape

News

Copper predicted to reach $15,000 as metal hits 10-year high

The commodity is set to be in high demand this decade as the world transitions away from a fossil fuel world

Great Ideas

RWS merger continues to pay off in spades

Having successfully integrated SDL, the company is set to add selective acquisitions

Russ Mould

Why gold and bonds are rallying

Making sense of some contradictory market moves

Editor's View

The reaction to Biden’s tax plan is overblown

Proposed increases to capital gains tax aren’t as big a threat as some suggest

News

Global chip shortage threatens industrial growth forecasts

Second quarter output may disappoint but for some there is a silver lining

Feature

Help, I want to start saving for the future

40-year-old Charlotte was gifted some shares by her grandparents but is otherwise new to the financial markets

Feature

Rising prices: The investments to benefit from a higher cost of living

Inflation has been in hibernation for decades, but alarms are now ringing for investors

Ask Tom

How can I spot someone trying to scam me?

Our expert has some tips for limiting the risks posed by pensions fraud

Feature

Why value shares win when interest rates rise

Falling rates in recent times have given a big boost to growth shares

Investment Trusts

The next generation of Scottish Mortgage stars

Looking at the stocks the Baillie Gifford trust hopes can emulate the likes of Tesla and Amazon

Feature

Ongoing uncertainty for commercial property stocks

We still don’t know how the working from home trend will affect real estate owners in the long term

Personal Finance

The times when it pays to take financial advice

Deciding when the extra cost of consulting an adviser is worth it

Feature

Emerging markets: Views from the experts

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

Feature

Understanding China’s dominant but under pressure internet stars

You may have heard of these big tech plays but what do they actually do?