magazine 22 Mar 2018
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The stock market contains many companies trying to fight the world’s biggest diseases. While investors have plenty of options to back potentially life-saving businesses, can you actually make any money from these types of high-risk investments? Read the new issue of Shares to find out.
Also this week: How to earn £10,000 a year from your investments; three ways to smooth investment returns; and a comparison of two multi-manager investment trusts: Alliance Trust versus Witan.
You can learn about a £1.66bn chemicals company in hot demand; discover the bull and bear case for Morrisons; and read a debate on whether the stock market is over-reacting to bad news.
There are plenty of investment options... but can you make any money from them?
There is a simple way to check the health of the stock market
But watch the margins on some companies as costs are rising
Activist investors have a history of improving share price performance and total returns for shareholders; will Barclays’ new stakeholder do the same?
Investment bank UBS remains positive on the region after election results
There is an unusually large amount of corporate action involving the UK’s largest listed companies
After an exceptional 2017 the signs are positive but results can be hard to predict
Volatility in sterling after transition terms agreed and inflation drops
Wholesale business is becoming exciting growth engine for the grocer
The popular small cap stock could face regulatory and competitive challenges
One analyst says the diagnostic devices specialist could be even more attractive if it gains scale
Investment trust is in talks to increase borrowing facility to have more firepower
We compare two big names in the investment trust space
We look at major changes to pensions savings
How much would you need to invest and for how long?
We explain how to ride out the ups and downs of the stock market
It feels like companies are being punished on the slightest bit of bad news
New forecasts imply significant price appreciation in both 2018 and 2019
Small cap disappoints the market yet again with terrible trading update
Reading reinforces expectations for gradual exit from quantitative easing programme
Avoid management hooked on corporate jargon and focus on the best-in-class communicators
Best-in-class retailer to update on current sales trends and consumer economy outlook
Israeli ad tech firm set to report numbers on 26 March
Regulatory chances and the use of leverage raised serious concerns at the end of 2017
Ventilation products outfit trades at a discount to its peer group
Its products are used in many ways and earnings should keep growing
This company moves with the times and grows exponentially
The concrete levelling equipment supplier continues to produce fantastic numbers
Two of our Great Ideas don’t go to plan
Important information:
These articles are provided by Shares magazine which is published by AJ Bell Media, a part of AJ Bell. Shares is not written by AJ Bell.
Shares is provided for your general information and use and is not a personal recommendation to invest. It is not intended to be relied upon by you in making or not making any investment decisions. The investments referred to in these articles will not be suitable for all investors. If in doubt please seek appropriate independent financial advice.
Investors acting on the information in these articles do so at their own risk and AJ Bell Media and its staff do not accept liability for losses suffered by investors as a result of their investment decisions.
