magazine 21 Dec 2023
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In this bumper edition of the digital magazine, discover the team's 10 stock picks for the year ahead and find out how the 2023 investment ideas handsomely beat the market.
Read the big interview with Currys and find out what the company has planned to spark a recovery in 2024.
Plus, the investment trusts which outperformed in 2023 and the reasons leading fund managers changed their mind on certain stocks over the last 12 months.
Learn about the history and future of the index as the FTSE 100 approaches its 40th birthday and a reader shares their experience as an investor, explaining how they want to achieve an early retirement.
Both US and UK central banks left interest rates on hold in their last meetings of 2023
Quite a few large, well-known firms are being left out in the cold this Christmas
The global warehouse operator continues to gain market share as cost-of-living crisis rumbles on
The shares are down hard this year while its US peer heads for new highs
With 2023 numbers now baked in, the 2024 outlook will be key to sustainable share price gains
Project manager is in his late 30s and also wants to be mortgage free
We asked a group of leading fund managers to explain situations where their view changed
We have enjoyed broad-based success with eight of 10 selections boasting double-digit gains
Three things the managers of Templeton Emerging Markets are thinking about right now
We run the rule over stocks in developing economies over the last 12 months
Read our exclusive interview with the electrical goods retailer's determined CEO Alex Baldock
Latest Manager versus Machine report sees passive funds come out on top
Some names have really stood out in their respective sectors
Examining how returns from the index stack up, how it has changed and what the future holds
The lowest relative valuation in a decade doesn't reflect operational improvements
Discover the names we think can shine in the coming 12 months
Puretech's strong balance sheet means it can self-fund its commercial development
This company is a data giant at the heart of new tech trends
The cash-generative discounter has positive sales momentum and big store roll-out targets
Energy services firm is diversifying into new areas like geothermal and carbon capture
The publishing and data analytics business has been investing in innovation for years
The annuities and mortgage for life specialist has been unfairly derated due to accounting changes
A cash-generative business model can bowl over investors with robust growth in the UK and Canada
The reinsurer is already well ahead of its targets and there is more to come
Creative software leader has growth, quality and is trading below usual rating
Discover what could determine the destiny of the markets in the year ahead
Helping with a question about options when you reach retirement age
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