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...

Turned off by the Oscars

India’s broad-based, classic boom

Reversing QE will transform bond markets

US banks still under threat

Gold’s quiet jump to new high

Viewpoint

■ The global demographic transition is almost over

Small banks bite the dust • Another challenger to the big four lenders is to vanish now that Nationwide is taking over Virgin Money. What next? Matthew Partridge reports

Vanquis almost vanquished

Don’t switch off ITV just yet

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

A German view

IPO watch

Tories try to pull themselves together • A looming election defeat seems to have concentrated minds. Too little, too late? Emily Hohler reports

Russia retakes the initiative in Ukraine

Biden comes out fighting • The US president has started campaigning already. Matthew Partridge reports

Populists stir up Portuguese politics

Betting on politics

Mining the Moon • America’s lunar landing last month was another giant leap for humanity – and opens up the prospect of space stations, permanent lunar bases and a new mining industry. Simon Wilson reports

News

Don’t choke on the Granolas • The latest market acronym has a story to tell, but it represents no easy way to riches

City talk

Not all indexes are equal • Small-cap trackers show why your choice of benchmark can make a large difference to long-term returns

I wish I knew what private credit was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch • Wei Li, global chief investment strategist, BlackRock

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Ukraine picks the losing camp

Hurry up and fix the Wi-Fi

How to cope with adversity

Private school isn’t worth it

Time to tap into Africa’s mobile money boom • Favourable demographics have put the continent on the path to growth, says Rupert Hargreaves

What to buy now

A top tip in infrastructure trusts • Investment companies in the sector offer both protection from inflation and excellent value

Activist watch

Short positions... Beijing gives Chinese stocks a boost

Investors should go boldly into space • The sector will change our world beyond recognition, says Merryn Somerset Webb

Yet another botched Budget • Chancellor Jeremy Hunt did absolutely nothing to bolster the country’s productive potential, says Max King

Child benefit system changes • The rules governing the state’s payments for your children were tweaked in the Budget

Pocket money... a cheap way into historical houses

Top up your savings now • The pension contribution allowance rose to £60,000 this tax year

When will “pots for life” arrive?

News in brief... AI to hunt down lost cash

Uranium miners set for melt-up as nuclear energy makes a comeback • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Jacob White, ETF product manager at Sprott Asset Management, highlights three favourites

Alex

The pied-piper of China’s entrepreneurs • The influential and highly successful venture capitalist Neil...