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Building your first ISA is the perfect way to begin investing. This week's issue of Shares explains the key things to think about and some ideas for where to start.

Discover what investing legend Warren Buffett had to say about the US and buybacks in his latest letter to shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway and why a key measure of inflation spooked the markets.

Find out how to analyse a set of company results in five minutes and read about one investor's experience with stocks down the years.

Case study

Are you a private investor with an interesting story to tell?

Get in touch for the chance to share your experiences and to explain why you started investing in the first place

News

Autodesk stock tanks on margin and free cash flow guidance, wiping out 2023 gains

Cloud engineering software firm still backed to deliver double-digit revenue growth by analysts

Great Ideas

Buy this iShares ETF for its diversified exposure to shares without any dross

Filtering for high quality firms with stable earnings should eliminate the weakest companies

Great Ideas

Cheerios maker General Mills has a tasty recipe for earnings upgrades

The cereals champion has scope for upgrades and offers a play on pet ownership

News

Why Telecom Plus shares are down 30% since the start of December

Ofgem forces suppliers to account for cost of customers entire projected energy use

Danni Hewson

The big consumer goods firms are running out of road on price hikes

Passing on rising costs to consumers has helped protect margins but there are limits to brand power

News

Find out why the Fed’s preferred inflation measure upset markets

The US central bank has consistently said it has more to do to tame inflation and the data is likely to be volatile

Great Ideas

It is time to lock in profit in BAE Systems after a strong run

Defence firm’s improved prospects now look fully reflected in its share price

News

Latest letter from Buffett underlines importance of owning great businesses

Sage of Omaha says he continues to back the US economy come what may

Editor's View

How the trading down trend is continuing to gather pace

Primark-owner Associated British Foods could get a larger market share as people watch their pennies

News

Pets at Home has investors purring with 37% share price rally

The pet food, accessories and vet services specialist is enjoying share price and earnings momentum

Ask Tom

What are the rules around topping up national insurance contributions?

Until the end of the tax year in April you can make payments for years going back to 2006

Feature

Building your first ISA: How to get started with investing

Cash is not necessarily king when it comes to saving for the long term so consider stocks instead

Personal Finance

How tax changes will make ISAs even more valuable to investors

Running through the different types of tax wrapper and the benefits they bring

Week Ahead

Stocks to watch over the next 7 days: Admiral, Ashtead, Brown-Forman and Crowdstrike

Find out what they could say and the other companies reporting over the next week

Feature

The small cap market is shrinking fast as businesses fail

Even whizzy scientific and healthcare companies are falling by the wayside

Education

How to analyse a company’s results in just five minutes

Investors do not need to slog for hours over financials statements to get a rough steer on how a stock is doing

Case study

How I invest: a classic investment approach has helped Chris build a big pot

Despite putting significant sums to work he has no plans to slow down his contributions