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...

The dash for cash hurting cinemas

Is the reign of King Dollar at an end?

Wall Street enters “Schrödinger territory”

Gold shines ever brighter

Viewpoint

Argentina returns to normal

■ Chocolate price surge causes sugar rush

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

A German view

IPO watch

Big, beautiful deals remain elusive • The art of the deal is trickier to master in politics than in real estate, it turns out. Emily Hohler reports

Putin seeks to consolidate gains in peace talks

News

The way we live now... game, set and matcha for tea growers

Taking back control of steel • The government has stepped in to take control, but not ownership, of the floundering British Steel company, citing national security and other factors. But does that make sense? Simon Wilson reports

Reeves’ wheeze won’t work • Hustling pension-fund cash into British assets sounds like a good idea. Better would be to make Britain an attractive place to invest

City talk

A bet on a bleaker future • The success of a new European defence ETF shows how investors are still latching onto this theme

I wish I knew what short-selling was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

The problem with thematic funds • Investing in big ideas comes with significant drawbacks, and returns are often underwhelming

Activist watch

Short positions... LondonMetric targets Urban Logistics

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Who will rescue us from tariffs?

The centre-right is our best bet

The villains in The Good Life

The return of the hotrod

Great Rotation will boost Britain • Disenchanted investors have only just begun to withdraw capital from America, says Jeremy McKeown

Fat profits in weight-loss drugs • The latest treatments could transform public health and the world economy, says Katie Williams

Tap into the booming insurance market • The insurance sector is experiencing rapid growth after years of stagnation. Smart investors should buy in now, says Rupert Hargreaves

A finger in four tasty pies • Ramsdens Holdings offers a diversified set of financial and retail services and a juicy yield

A strong start to 2025

The raid on our retirement • From April 2027 pensions will no longer be exempt from inheritance tax

The best credit cards with perks

Pocket money... dying has become unaffordable

A new retirement strategy • You needn’t choose between income drawdown and an annuity

Beware tax raid on pensions

News in brief... pension savings rise

There is quality, value and income in British medium-sized companies • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Charles Luke, manager of the Murray Income Trust, highlights three favourites

Alex

The ringmaster at Saturday Night Live • Lorne Michaels created a cultural phenomenon that launched the careers of countless stars in America. The show goes on, says Jane Lewis

The secretive shipping magnate with a $37bn fortune

A quiet stay in...