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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.

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US stocks reach new record peak

Global investors give up on China

Oil off the boil despite turmoil

Private-equity boom is over

Viewpoint

The fizz over artificial intelligence goes flat • References to generative AI by US corporations

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

A German view

IPO watch

Trump’s path to victory • The Donald has cleared the first few hurdles, but can he really win again? Emily Hohler reports

Will US-UK strikes lead to wider conflagration?

News

Private schools: are they worth it? • They are expensive – and about to get more so, assuming Labour wins the next election. So do the sums still add up for private schools? Simon Wilson reports

The year of the bankruptcy • Many small companies are about to go to the wall. Blame the government

City talk

Japan can keep delivering • The world’s second-biggest market has rallied strongly, although the weak yen has hurt foreign buyers

I wish I knew what total return was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

The new green imperialists

Why Davos Man sounds dumb

How not to build a tunnel

Can Milei make Argentina great?

Invest in treatments for the ailments of old age • Seeing, hearing and remembering all become more difficult as we reach our dotage. But we are close to big breakthroughs in the eye care, aural health and Alzheimer’s sectors, says Matthew Partridge

What to buy now

Bargains in commercial property • Rebounding real-estate investment trusts offer good value, says Max King

Stick with these safe trusts in 2024 • Personal Assets and Capital Gearing have had a poor year, but remain solid picks

Activist watch

Short positions... ESG bubble keeps hissing air

IG Group is worth a punt • The spread-betting and online-trading specialist is growing and still cheap

Trading techniques....US elections

How my tips have fared

Make tax less taxing • Self-assessment returns for 2022-2023 are due on 31 January

How to dodge the rail rip-off

Pocket money... scammers exploit AI

Seven ways to supercharge savings • There are several methods you should explore in order to maximise your retirement fund

News in brief... annuity rates hit new high

Venture into venture-capital trusts for tax-efficient vim and vigour • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Alex Davies, founder of the high-net-worth investment service Wealth Club

Alex

The master of the dramatic comeback • Chinese property mogul Sun Hongbin is no stranger to adversity, and so remained calm and collected when the market turned against him. He is now poised for a rebound. Jane Lewis reports

Airline entrepreneur takes on the “brand thieves”

Remembering “the few” • The air shows at IWM Duxford are great days out, says Matthew Partridge

The ultimate party boat • Azimut’s Verve 48 is an Italian-American plaything that’s at home in the Med

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