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• Commodity Kings. Slowing Chinese growth has cast a shadow over commodity prices but it is not all doom and gloom for resources firms. In our cover story of the week Dan Coatsworth discovers six resilient sector names primed for future profits.

• How to beat the Taxman. Generous breaks make ISAs an ideal long-term savings vehicle. Our Educational Supplement focus’ on looking at how to make the most of your ISA and examine the different options for growth and income investors; covering in detail: the most flexible form of tax efficient investing, growth options for active investors, growth funds, and investing for income.

• Spreadbetters can make choppy markets pay with well-timed trades. Volatility is undoubtedly the spreadbetter’s best friend in the rough and tumble of trading post-recession financial markets, whether on stocks, indices, foreign exchange, or other asset classes. Andrew MacDonald examines the importance of volatility to spreadbetters, and the need for it to be treated with care.

• New Year, New China, the Year of the Horse is currently under starters orders. An opening up of domestic stock markets and reforms to China’s economy could act as catalysts for undervalued and under-owned Chinese equities in 2014. These could outweigh concerns over a possible credit crunch and the potentially painful transition from an infrastructure to consumer-driven economy, Tom Sieber reports.

Get the full picture on these stories and more in the current issue of Shares Magazine.
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Plus, in-depth reports and analysis on:

• Opinion – Go with the flow
• Agenda – Look smart with SuperGroup
• Plays – Pile RM2 stock high
• Diary – The week ahead
• Under the bonnet – Barratt’s margin of safety
• Cover Story – Commodity kings
• Feature – The perfect portfolio, part III
• Fight for your rights – Register your views
• ISA Supplement – How to beat the taxman
• What you are saying – Let us know your thoughts
• Director Deals – Get local exposure
• The Big Debate – Retailers improve with age
• Forex – Trade grisly greenback outlook
• Fixed-Income Focus – Bond buyers beware
• Chinese Feature – New year, new China
• Funds – Bag blue-chip returns
• Educational Feature – Ride the volatility
• Databank – The best and worst performers
• Small Caps – Pop ValiRx into portfolio
• Mr Market – Know your IPO
• Chartist – This week: Ichimoku analysis
• Investor Services Directory
• Index
• Plus, much, more...

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If you need regularly updated, trusted market intelligence on STOCKS (Large, Mid and Small Cap), BONDS, FUNDS, FOREX, CFDs, ETFs and much more besides, then Shares Magazine is your best resource.
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