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Market health check, Shares looks at why global stocks have stalled and just how concerned you should be about inflation.

Discover the turning point stocks which are becoming takeover targets for private equity firms and why there's a big shake up at Scottish Investment Trust.

Find out what a delay to reopening in the UK might mean for stocks, why a range of sectors are facing staffing shortages and why the 'meme' stocks are back with a bang in the US.

Great Ideas

Continental is a great play on electric vehicles

Tyre and component-maker is cheap and is growing rapidly

News

Chip shortages set to continue into 2022

Semiconductor supply issues set to persist with long-term drivers for demand

Great Ideas

Activist pressure to give fresh impetus to Aviva shares

Insurer sees Cevian join shareholder base and push for more rapid change

Great Ideas

Latest evidence of reading boom and special dividend lift Bloomsbury

Publishing firm has sustained the momentum built up during Covid restrictions

Great Ideas

Belvoir is a great way to invest in the booming property market

The lettings and estate agent has delivered 24 years of unbroken profit growth

News

Why ‘meme stocks’ are surging once more

AMC, Blackberry and GameStop rally as Reddit investors go up against hedge funds again

Editor's View

Want to play the vibrant UK property market? Here’s a new way

The market is surging and a new vehicle provides exposure to a buoyant rental sector

News

What a reopening delay would mean for stocks

The hospitality sector faces the largest impact if the June 21 unlocking date is postponed

News

Staffing crisis hits multiple sectors

Hospitality is in the front line, but it’s not the only industry struggling

Russ Mould

What new floats say about the market’s future direction

Fresh market listings raise questions about the risks of a downturn for equities

Great Ideas

DiscoverIE delivers on raised forecasts and sees return to growth

Sticking to target markets is paying off for specialist electronic engineer

Ask Tom

Will pension death benefits survive Covid?

Our resident expert looks at whether changes to the inheritance status of retirement pots are coming

Feature

Change coming at Scottish Investment Trust after weak performance

Manager Alasdair McKinnon is a well-known contrarian investor but his style has failed to keep up in the current value rally

Feature

Market health check: Why have global stocks stalled and should you worry about inflation

Equities are struggling to make headway now but a ‘Golden 20s’ could be ahead of us

Investment Trusts

How the ‘Heineken Index’ can refresh your returns

Maths whizz Jean Roche steers FTSE 250 focused Schroder UK Mid Cap

Feature

The turning point stocks becoming takeover targets

Private equity increasingly looking for firms which have already been fixed

Personal Finance

Everything you need to know about pensions tax relief

We provide an extensive run through of the different limits, allowances and rules

Education

How sectors can help with fund and trust selection

Familiarising yourself with different investment categories can be really useful