A selection of recent theoretical results revealing new phenomenology in the photoionization and electron elastic scattering properties of multicharged atomic ions. Particularly striking is the non-smooth behavior of cross sections along isoelectronic and isonuclear sequences of ions, indicating that, although ionic phenomena become simpler eventually, this does not happen monotonically or quickly. This has importance concerning the possibility of transferring our vast knowledge of neutrals to ionic species. ©1998 American Institute of Physics.