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...

Christmas Charity Appeal

The year the forecasters got it right

The wheels come off the supercycle

The best plays in the emerging world

Viewpoint

■ “Fiscal dysentery” has boosted US stocks

News

Britain’s trade trilemma • Just a decade ago, Britain enjoyed enviable relations with three of the major world powers. Now it stands vulnerably alone, and yet as reliant as ever on trade with them. Simon Wilson reports

The New Year’s curveballs • Our City columnist gazes into his crystal ball and sees five unexpected events in store for investors in the year ahead

City talk

Cheap, but not a bargain • The UK stockmarket has little going for it except low valuations. Are they low enough for that to be enough?

I wish I knew what growth and value were, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

The privatisation of the police

Will Trump scupper the Fed?

The future of showbiz

The drone future is here

Big opportunities in small stocks • This activist fund is earning excellent returns from governance reforms in Japan

Activist watch

Short positions... Ecofin US’s cut-price solar sale

Word to the wise: buy this stock now • The foreign-exchange transfer service has the potential to become the Amazon of its sector, says Jamie Ward

Beware: India is turning into China • Investors’ favourite emerging market is starting to resemble their least favourite, says Una Galani

Revisiting the case for bitcoin • Crypto has shown it is no passing fad or bubble, and is primed for further growth under Donald Trump. Bitcoin has a valuable role in portfolios, especially when paired with gold, says Charlie Morris

Get your portfolio pumping iron • Gym Group will beef up your profits in the New Year

Get one up on Wall Street • Pull ahead of the crowd by ignoring reports and companies’ managers, says former fund manager Max King. Find the best investment ideas by observing trends and listening to anecdotes instead

How to give generously • There are several ways to ensure charitable donations go as far as possible

Top tips for returning gifts

Pocket money... were you overcharged for rail journeys?

How your firm can fly with AI • Many small companies think artificial-intelligence tools are beyond them, but they are easy to use

Petty cash... cyber crooks target mobiles

The royal family’s black sheep • Prince Andrew’s finances have always been something of a grey area and his tendency to “grab onto anything” has landed the Palace in yet another pickle. Jane Lewis reports

Silicon Valley CEO floats high on the AI bubble

Three Scandi ice hotels • The hotels only last the winter, but the memories will stay with you forever

Wine of the week: a chardonnay from the winery of the year

Property • This week: houses that benefit from winter sun – from a contemporary property in Cape Town, South Africa, to a traditional villa beside the beach in Christ Church, Barbados

What we read and watched in 2024 • Matthew Partridge rounds up our favourite books,...