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IC Weekender: AA to the rescue, lifestyle investing and deep value & hidden gems?

The latest from the IC
June 2, 2017

As we conclude the last four-day week for a while, it begs the question: would working fewer hours actually boost productivity? The amount of copy filed in the two days leading up to this week's print deadline at the IC would suggest so. Here's a comprehensive list of all the articles in the latest issue.

During this shortened week Chris Dillow argued that a Labour government shouldn't be too bad for the stock market. Whether he's saying the same in a week's time we'll have to wait and see. Chris also looked at how switching from equities to bonds as you approach retirement made sense once, but no longer does so for most investors. As ever, have your say in the comments section below the line.

It has been more than a century since HG Wells published the first proper set of rules for hobby war games, and it feels as though the Games Workshop (GAW) star has been very much in the ascendancy for just as long. The shares have jumped again on news of a profit upgrade. Harriet Russell has the latest.

Megan Boxall lays out the benefits of getting exposure to intellectual property groups, rather than the individual technology or healthcare companies they back, with a look at an interesting takeover approach in the early-stage investment sector.

BlackRock Emerging Europe's managers told Leonora Walters that eastern Europe and Russia offer deep value and some hidden gems. Messrs Vecht and Colunga list some of the investment trust's holdings.