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-in-chief...

Investors on edge as AI results come in

A cartoonish oil gusher

The Swiss schmooze Trump

Viewpoint

India’s stocks look too pricey

■ Big Tech leads the charge

Burberry bounces back • The fashion house appears to be enjoying a tentative recovery under its new boss, but there is still a long way to go. Matthew Partridge reports

A world of difference at Walmart

Two trusts in mega-merger

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

A German view

IPO watch

The way we live now... cloning your cuddly best friend

News

Keir Starmer’s dizzying tailspin • Britain’s government seems mired in chaos and confusion. What’s going on? Emily Hohler reports

Japan’s PM sparks fury in China

The new sick man of Europe • A struggling nation has a new leader, but a lack of ideas to turn things around. Simon Wilson reports

What lies beneath the kilts? • Any investors taking a peek are in for an unpleasant shock

City talk

Britain’s place in the world • The government would like us to hold more UK shares in Isas – but many of us are already overexposed

I wish I knew what Acc and Dist were, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Greens must back progress

Emerging world leads on AI

Why chatbot says no

How to fix the British state

More clouds gather over renewables • The outlook for wind and solar energy trusts has gone from bad to worse this year

Activist watch

Short positions... Pacific Assets’ shock manager swap

A new gold standard for cryptocurrencies • Digital monies have, since their inception, existed in a kind of financial Wild West. No longer. They are entering the mainstream – and US-listed Circle is ideally placed to benefit. Jamie Ward reports

Build or innovate? • There are two main schools of thought when it comes to solving the productivity puzzle, says David C. Stevenson

The world the Brics have built • Jim O’Neill, who coined the acronym in 2001, tells Matthew Partridge how the group is progressing

Will you run out of cash? • We tend to live longer than we assume, so plan carefully for your old age

Sacrificing salary-sacrifice?

News in brief... no cut to lump-sum limit

Canada will be a winner in this new era of deglobalisation and populism • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Greg Eckel, portfolio manager, Canadian General Investments, selects three favourites

Alex

The kingpin of a global conspiracy • Chen Zhi appeared to be a business prodigy making millions in everything from real estate to airlines. US and UK prosecutors allege he is the head of something far more sinister. Jane Lewis reports

Blackstone seeks to put a human face on finance

A Christmas spectacle on Lake Como • Villa d’Este in Italy is the perfect place to celebrate the festive season, says Vaishali Varu

China’s new champion • Few have heard of Yangwang. But with the launch of the U9, that’s about to change

Wine of the week: a terrific...