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Magazine - 16 Dec 2021

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What to expect in 2022: the outlook for markets, dividends, inflation, interest rates and more. Read Shares' comprehensive guide to the year ahead.

Discover the best performing investment trusts in 2021, and the best and worst performing IPOs.

Twelve fund managers pick their top stocks for 2022, while the Shares team plays a game of fantasy M&A and makes the argument for big deals involving Apple, Microsoft and more.

Great Ideas

Tristel is a long term winner in infection prevention

The shares have been hit by short-term issues but its market opportunity has arguably got bigger

News

BuzzFeed IPO flops while LadBible’s listing is a success

The two digital media businesses have contrasting fortunes as they become listed entities

Great Ideas

SSE shares are still worth buying despite activist criticism

We believe its reshaping of the business and accelerated investment in renewables should provide attractive long term returns

Great Ideas

Somero stock could spike again as it milks online shopping boom

Analysts calculate a 755p share price is within reach in 2022

News

Market not sure about Rentokil’s $6.7 billion deal merits

Pest control and cleaning services firm makes a splash with takeover of US rival

Great Ideas

Decent margin progress underpin’s Chemring attractions

Underlying progress at defence firm remains encouraging despite sluggish share price

News

Ocado winning robot wars but UK sales have disappointed

There has been a breakthrough in a legal fight with Autostore but the business needs to do better elsewhere

News

Could Tesco or Sainsbury’s be in the market for Boots?

Supermarket giants and private equity would be interested if the high street chemist goes under the hammer

News

Investors eye last minute Santa Rally on the markets

There are some interesting signals coming from US shares

Ask Tom

How much can you put in a SIPP and still draw an income from it?

Our resident expert helps with a question on annual allowances and drawdown

News

Vanguard expands LifeStrategy fund range with ESG options

Popular fund range to use sustainable metrics

Great Ideas

Buying opportunity as Adidas gets set for growth

Sportswear giant trades at a big discount to US rival Nike

Russ Mould

Five key charts for 2022 (and beyond)

Looking at some key potential scenarios for the 12 months ahead and how to track them

Feature

Investors: what to expect in 2022

The outlook for markets, dividends, inflation, interest rates and more

Investment Trusts

Best performing investment trusts in 2021

We also reveal the closed-ended funds that struggled this year

Feature

2021: record year for IPOs but which ones were the best or worst performers?

On average IPOs have performed well this year, but 2021 has also seen its fair share of flops

Personal Finance

House price boom presents problem for Lifetime ISA savers

Surging property market puts homes out of the reach for people using the vehicle

Feature

Fantasy M&A: could these deals happen or are they a step too far?

Shares considers a range of possible tie-ups that have strategic logic

Editor's View

Judging Dr Martens and Moonpig post-IPO hype

The two stocks have just reported earnings but share overhangs still cloud the stock prices near-term

Feature

Fund managers pick their top stocks for 2022

The selection includes an automotive group, a big tech firm and an electronic monitoring leader