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...

UK’s top taxpayers

Will commodities make a comeback?

Bitcoin party gives way to hangover

Luxury lifts French market

Beijing brings out bazooka

Viewpoint

US economy increases lead over China

Tesla running out of juice • The electric-car giant is beset by intensifying competition, while its AI strategy appears unconvincing. Matthew Partridge reports

Bluebell berates BP for going green

Will LVMH lose its lustre?

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

A French view

IPO watch

A new deal for Northern Ireland • A power-sharing assembly should soon be back in business in the country. Emily Hohler reports

Germany protests the rise of the right

US and Iran square off • Iran’s killing of US soldiers will have to be paid for. Matthew Partridge reports

French farmers take to the streets

Betting on politics

News

The sad decline of the Royal Mail • With fewer of us sending letters, dealing with the nation’s post is becoming an increasingly unprofitable and costly business. How long can it keep delivering? Simon Wilson reports

Why it’s time to bet on Israel • The country is mired in difficulties, but smart investors have spotted a bargain

City talk

Confusing classifications • Sector funds can be a useful way to fine-tune a portfolio or track a theme, but check what the index holds

I wish I knew what a zombie company was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

China should free its people

How to give the young a stake

Snowflake soldiers

Why is everything so samey?

Stick with Scottish Mortgage • The trust’s holdings continue to thrive, and their exposure to structural growth bodes well

Activist watch

Short positions... a milestone in the US fund market

Crushed by a quirk in pensions • Check the small print from your provider or risk losing thousands, says Merryn Somerset Webb

Add va-va-voom to your portfolio with VCTs • Venture-capital trusts have backed several of today’s successful firms, and they are highly tax-efficient too. David Prosser surveys their prospects and highlights some promising options

Tax tips and traps

Things can only get worse • Britain’s political and economic difficulties in 1974 were eerily similar to today’s, says Max King. So what next?

Be prepared: after years in the doldrums, silver is set to surge • Fans of the devil’s metal have faced frustration, says David J. Stevenson. But that may be about to change

Cut the red tape – build, and growth will come • Sam Richards, CEO of Britain Remade, explains to Andrew Van Sickle that our economy is unproductive because it is too difficult to construct infrastructure and housing rapidly and affordably

Invest in magic mushrooms • Buy into these promising medical developments now and you may be embarking on the trip of a lifetime. Bruce Packard reports

A promising stock to buy now

Red Sea crisis will raise inflation rates • The squeeze on global supply will lead to price rises, says...