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FIRE: Exploring whether the financial independence, retire early movement offers a plan worth pursuing or a pipe dream with reference to real-life exponents of the creed.

Also in the digital magazine: an explainer on trading stocks in a SIPP, the latest pension query answered in Ask Rachel and a look at the foundations of the cosmetics industry.

Investment ideas this week include an Egyptian gold miner and a rail ticketing platform and there is an update on a gaming industry services provider.

Plus read stories about a potential fire sale of private assets by pension funds and its wider ramifications as well as articles discussing Vodafone, McDonald’s, Pfizer and more.

Feature

FIRE: financial independence, retire early. Is the movement a plan worth pursing or a pipe dream?

Discover how real-world proponents of this mantra are looking to take control of their own financial destiny

News

Chinese stock market rocked by $330 billion Evergrande liquidation

Government introduces support package for stocks and short-selling curb

News

Pfizer beats earnings expectations but still has a lot to do to recapture former glories

Shares trading around decade lows in the run up to fourth quarter update

News

Luxury goliath LVMH shows resilience but Diageo serves up sobering results

Sector updates show dispersion in fortunes as affluent consumers grow more selective

News

InterContinental Hotels continues to benefit from strong travel demand

Booked revenue for groups and meetings was 37% higher than 2019

Great Ideas

Trainline is growing rapidly and has a big European opportunity ahead of it

The stock can maintain its new-found share price momentum

Great Ideas

Centamin’s earnings growth potential makes it a compelling play on gold

Valuation looks attractive with prices for the precious metal holding above $2,000 per ounce

Feature

How the global cosmetics sector can provide a foundation for portfolio growth

Why there’s lots to like about the beauty space and who the beneficiaries of the ‘lipstick effect’ are

Week Ahead

McDonald’s expected to serve up another quarter of steady growth

Company is seen as a winner whatever happens to the economy

Week Ahead

Vodafone trading update could include positive share-price catalyst

Mobile operator faces regulatory issues at home

News

Why shares in fashion victim Superdry have slumped 50% year-to-date

The hard-pressed jackets-to-hoodies seller is having to cut its cloth amid alarmingly weak sales

Week Ahead

Central bank statements likely to be key to short-term market direction

With no change in interest rates on the cards attention will turn to the rhetoric

Great Ideas

Why Keywords Studios could perform even better in 2024

The video games industry is forecast to grow by 3% this year

Daniel Coatsworth

Retail sector: why it is important and four major challenges ahead

We learned a lot from recent Christmas trading updates about the nation’s shopkeepers

Editor's View

Is inflation already below target in the US?

The soft-landing narrative may have greater support but there are still risks for markets to navigate

Investment Trusts

What to do if your investment trust merges or shuts

The key considerations including tax and how to redeploy funds

Feature

Are pension funds about to swamp the market with unwanted private assets?

Report suggests as much as £200 billion of assets could be headed to market

Education

Can you trade stocks within a pension?

Explaining the flexibility you can enjoy with your retirement pot

Ask Rachel

Do rule changes mean I can start paying into my pension again?

Our resident expert helps with a query about the lifetime allowance and fixed protection