Join our community of smart investors

Tips of the year 2010

Our 2009 tips of the year returned an average of 39 per cent. Here are eight great shares for 2010
January 7, 2010

It's that time of year again. We have spent the closing weeks of 2009 trawling the market for shares that we think could soar in 2010, and this week we reveal which they are. There are eight selections in a variety of investment styles and with varying levels of risk.

This integrated oil and gas group has it all - great strategic vision, flawless execution, strong management and fantastic reserve growth potential.

The fast-growing group has first-mover advantage in the growing market for smart energy meters.

A demerger of its corporate and mobile telecoms businesses should release considerable value.

True, there are other property investment funds - but few are as well-run as this one.

Expansion into new life businesses has transformed the insurer's prospects.

Expect plenty of excitement in the South Atlantic this year - and buy this stock to profit.

Sensible cost management has enabled the engineering group to ride out the aviation downturn

The upmarket retailer is boosting margins by taking more control of sales and marketing

To read the TIPS OF THE YEAR, you can either buy today's issue of the Investors Chronicle magazine (cover date: 8-14 Jan - find your nearest stockist here) and read the feature in full, or you can read it online now if you are an IC Advantage subscriber.

Why not take our new site tour and a trial (no-obligation) subscription?

How our 2009 selection beat the market by 14 per cent

A summary of other newspaper and magazine share tips for 2010 - almost 80 recommendations in total