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Most popular investments: What did private investors buy in September?Money market funds remained popular with private investors looking for safe cash-like returns rather than riskier strategies in September, while global index funds dominated the list of most popular ETFs.
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How Dutch start-up ASML rose to rule the worldWhen ASML started out, it struggled to survive in a competitive market with no customers. It has now built an almost unassailable position in the global semiconductor industry
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Global insurer Axa is going cheap – should you buy?After ten years of restructuring, global insurer Axa is now primed for growth, and the shares look like a bargain
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Fuller’s outperforms in a tough market – here's why it is worth buyingPub group Fuller’s continues to outperform despite headwinds in the hospitality sector. Should you buy its shares?
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High-quality and profitable companies in emerging marketsOpinion Three emerging market stocks, picked by Mark Hammonds, fund manager for the Guinness Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund
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RentGuarantor Holdings: a small upstart with huge potentialNewly-listed RentGuarantor Holdings should benefit from the Renters' Rights Act, even though it's a headache for landlords. Should you invest?
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Software Circle: why dull firms can be appealingSoftware Circle buys companies that do boring but necessary things. It is well placed to thrive, says Jamie Ward
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Intuitive Surgical: A comforting stock for troubled timesIntuitive Surgical, the global leader in robotic surgery, is well placed to keep growing. Should investors buy in?
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The best banks to invest in as the sector makes a comebackBank stocks are on a tear, having seen off the financial crisis, threats from upstart lenders and tough regulation. Here's how to invest in the banking sector
