magazine 12 Oct 2023

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Big dividends: Shares examines some of the highest yielding names in the UK market and decides which payouts look solid and which are at risk.

Plus: how top retailers B&M and Dunelm compare as they look to benefit from Wilko’s collapse. The digital magazine also includes a discussion of bond yields, AI and the experiences of an investor who has laid the foundation for a prosperous retirement over three decades.

Find out why you should not let your pension be a cost-of-living casualty and read stories about Metro Bank, Tesla, Netflix and more.

Investment ideas this week include an investment trust offering exposure to quality UK names at a discount.

Electric vehicle buyers may be delaying purchases in the hope of even lower prices ahead

The golden quarter could be tarnished yet again as the threat of industrial action looms

Geoff has built the foundations for 30 years to get to where he is now

Shopkeepers may be looking at the Christmas selling period with trepidation

Escalation of the conflict could lead to more sanctions and disruptions to oil supplies

Energy services firm has seen its shares pick up pace in the past six months  

Vietnam’s answer to Tesla feels the strain of IPO growing pains

Pulling contributions from your retirement pot now can have an outsized impact on your spending power in later life

Wilko’s demise presents a big market share opportunity for discounter B&M, but homewares leader Dunelm is also poised to profit

Analysing some of the most generous-looking income on the market and whether it is too good to be true or not

The era of cheap money is over, which has implications for stocks and bonds

The arguments for how different sectors may be impacted by AI are more nuanced than the headlines suggest

With one of the most high profile names in the space listing badly the disruptors to the big high street banks are in retreat

The streaming giant's shares are up 30% so far in 2023

Strong trading in UK hospitality and a recovery in Germany are on the menu

The company's shares have fallen materially in the last two years creating an entry opportunity

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust won't stay this cheap for long

Revenue and profit both come in ahead of expectations for ventilation kit maker

Dealing with a question about your pension options later in life