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MoneyWeek is a weekly magazine that enables you to become a better-informed, smarter investor and enjoy the rewards of managing your money with confidence. Week-in, week-out we'll guide you through the financial world as it changes, alerting you to all the opportunities to profit and dangers to avoid, as they appear. Income strategies, rising-star companies, the best funds and trusts, clever ways to preserve your wealth during market turmoil... you will get the best ideas from the sharpest financial minds and investing professionals in Britain.

From the editor...

Coldplay feel the heat

Historic bond-market rout worsens

Will oil come to the boil?

Will gold regain its lustre?

India joins key global bond index

Viewpoint

■ Rising rates are squeezing consumers

Metro comes off the rails • The lender has secured a rescue package after a torrid week, but is its eventual failure inevitable? Matthew Partridge reports

Frumpy sandals chase Nike

Pint glass half full at Wetherspoon

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips

A German view

IPO watch

Israel goes to war • The country must judge its response to the terrorist outrage carefully, says Emily Hohler

The West’s “hands-off approach” must end

Starmer sets out his stall • Labour’s leader pulls off a remarkable turnaround. Matthew Partridge reports

Business starts to rally around Labour

Betting on politics

News

The way we live now... the booming business of buttling

Is this the last gasp? • The prime minister recently announced a wheeze whereby smoking would be gradually banned. Does his plan make any sense? Alex Rankine reports

Why daft rebrands spell disaster • An eccentric choice of name is usually bad news for shareholders

City talk

Simple but not easy • Bond yields are starting to look a little more interesting, but volatile rates imply there’s little margin for error

I wish I knew what a bond yield was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Learn to love the white heat

Economics needs its history

How to look rich

Save children from phones

Find the best of both worlds • The key to long-term outperformance is a combination of growth and income, says Rupert Hargreaves

Value on the high street • The demise of Wilko is the latest sign of the challenges facing Britain’s general retailers. But while the sector’s woes may yet worsen, there are still stocks worth buying, says David J. Stevenson

A sound selection for turbulent times • Our six trusts have performed creditably this year and should flourish in future, says Rupert Hargreaves

Education, education, education • Oakley Capital Investments is the top choice in a sector with compelling long-term prospects

Activist watch

Short positions... UK investors flee fixed-income

Banks battle for savers • Dearer money has boosted competition in cash and cash-plus products

Pocket money... Barclays botches buy-to-let records

Time to lock in high rates

Put extra pay in your pot • It is worth channelling at least some of your extra salary into your savings

Pension plans’ forgotten perks

News in brief... Lisas look too complicated

Robinhood misses target • The online trading platform is heading for trouble and looks far too pricey

Trading techniques... profit warnings

How my tips have fared

Hidden gems in an unglamorous, unloved and undervalued sector • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Ed Wielechowski of Odyssean...