magazine 3 Nov 2016
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Setting the kids up with a bit of cash ready for when they become adults is a task facing most parents, and investing on a 15 or 20 year view comes with its own challenges. This week Shares investigates the really big, long-term themes that you should think about, and we reveal several suitable investment options that might sit comfortably in, say, a Junior ISA. We also scan the latest trading updates and find a surprise in the number of profit warnings, and there's the rebirth of popular retail investor oil explorer, Gulf Keystone. Plus there's investment trusts, funds, Money Matters and hot news off the small caps press, and our usual markets stats and facts, best investment ideas and much more.
What do the terms used by analysts such as 'outperform' really mean?
Contrasting third quarter fortunes for oil majors ahead of OPEC summit
Rumours fly about miner’s plans for asset demerger or sale
Cyclical construction and infrastructure outfit looks a risky option
Three reasons why you need this FTSE 100 stock in your portfolio
Bounding sales growth could soon outstrip cost base says broker
West African palm oil minnow could be next takeover target
Kurdistan oil company targeting production increase after rescue refinancing
Seasoned stockpicker Giles Hargreave has the micro cap midas touch
Investment trust offers way to achieve portfolio diversification
Emerging markets investment trusts are making a big comeback
Could the new Government shift the emphasis away from ISAs and back towards pensions?
New twist in American elections as Clinton starts to lose the edge in the polls
Cobham struggling in tough aerospace and defence market
Franchise Brands buying Barking Mad in first deal since IPO
New CEO Ellis buys first shares alongside Berendsen chair Ferguson
Despite high profile casualties and Brexit concerns, the number of firms downgrading earnings guidance is below average
AIM’s best-kept secret produces stellar exploration results
Baseball agent and sports marketing play looks cheap after shunning a takeover
Education software provider targets ambitious margin gains
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