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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...

Fat cats earn their cream

Will life begin at 40 for the FTSE 100?

Cloud over listings will lift

The rally runs out of steam

Viewpoint

Germany’s property bubble is punctured Residential price

Boeing blows the door off • The aircraft maker’s Max model is back in the spotlight following a mid-air scare. How will the incident affect its prospects? Matthew Partridge reports

Shell’s strategic struggle

The athleisure bubble bursts

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

More tips for the year ahead

IPO watch

Supine MPs finally wake up to scandal • The roots of the miscarriage of justice at the Post Office run deep, says Emily Hohler

Trump trades on his legal woes

Macron’s big shake-up • A flailing president makes a bold move. Matthew Partridge reports

Germany rocked by biggest protests since war

Betting on politics

News

Has the electric car stalled already? • As a proportion of all car sales, the number of electric vehicles sold in the UK barely budged in 2023. Will the long-promised changeover really happen? Simon Wilson reports

Investors are missing a trick with China • The Middle Kingdom’s inexorable rise is not over yet – now’s the time to snap up some stocks

City talk

An easy decision on Europe • The region is comparatively cheap and provides good diversification against the tech-heavy US market

I wish I knew what operating cash flow was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

A Long March to the South

The downsides of digitalisation

The wisdom of business elders

The deinvention of paper

Reits: where to find the diamonds in the rough • These real estate investment trusts should prove resilient to dearer money, says Rupert Hargreaves

Boosting business investment • Companies spending money on future expansion is key to productivity and growth, says David C. Stevenson

Invest alongside a wealthy family • This investment trust targets unlisted firms as well as equities and will diversify your portfolio

Activist watch

Short positions... hedge funds stockpile uranium

Trade the travel boom • SSP runs concessions for major brands at airports and stations

Trading techniques... January barometer

How my tips have fared

Where to put your savings • There are still appealing interest rates on offer, but watch out for HMRC

Avoid mistakes with insurance

Pocket money... Bank of Mum and Dad branches out

Lifetime allowance lifted... • You may now exceed £1,073,100 in pension savings, but plan carefully

... but annual allowance stays

News in brief... more retirees face tax bill

A happy medium: strong growth and high yields in the mid-cap sector • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Simon Murphy, manager of the VT Tyndall Unconstrained UK Income fund

Alex

Justice catches up with Fat Leonard • The man who made a fortune fleecing the American navy with fake tariffs and fees...