MoneyWeek

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...

Covid rule-breakers left broke

Stars align for the Indian stockmarket

A subdued mood in the metals market

Will analysts be wrong again in 2024?

Viewpoint

Britain blazes a green trail

How the tipsters fared in 2023...

When will Britain go to the polls? • Some time this year, in all likelihood, and Keir Starmer is the favourite to win. Emily Hohler reports

Tensions escalate in the Red Sea

News

Putin’s surprising win on the economy • Sanctions were supposed to strangle Russia’s economy, but it seems rather to be thriving. What’s going on? Simon Wilson reports

Five deals to hope for in 2024 • These mergers and acquisitions would genuinely improve the companies involved

City talk

An impossible forecast • History can help us understand markets, but it also shows why predicting them is difficult

I wish I knew what the Nixon shock was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

A top one-stop shop for global investors • Alliance Trust was the best performer in its sector last year and remains a promising pick, says Max King

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

The new US trade consensus

France’s secret weapon

Cult game will bring in billions

Driving through the apocalypse

Shake off stagnation and go for growth • Britain is stuck in a rut and needs pervasive reform, says Julian Jessop. There are four major areas we need to target and, in each case, success will require fundamental changes in mindset

Fintech has found its feet • Once a niche sector, it blossomed and went mainstream in 2023

Savings rates to beat inflation

Pocket money... pet insurers forced to pay out

How much risk can you bear? • Directors should think twice before waiving limited liability

Tax tips for the self-employed

Petty cash... set rules for home-workers

Make your portfolio pop in 2024 • The market is overlooking Laurent-Perrier’s status as a top Champagne producer

Income investors should go global and profit from long-term growth sectors • A professional tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Richard Saldanha, lead fund manager for the Global Equity Income strategy at Aviva Investors

Alex

The fairy-tale rise of a panto villain • Michelle Mone liked to portray herself as a working-class heroine who worked her way to the top through grit and determination. But her pedestal was built on sand. Jane Lewis reports

Elon Musk wannabe jailed for fraud

Majestic Mègeve • Natasha Langan enjoys fine food and epic views at the Four Seasons Mègeve

Ferrari’s new rocket sled • The Italian marque is taking its XX series of cars in a new direction with the SF90 Stradale

Wine of the week: a bargain white to toast the New Year

Property • This week: properties in sunny winter boltholes – from a house on a 97-acre private island in The Bahamas, to a Caribbean-style ocean-front property in St James, Barbados

Book of the week

Book in the news… what powered the industrial revolution?

Crossword

Stay in safety mode • Investors were cheered...