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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...

Better together?

What to expect for the year ahead

Brazil’s crisis sparks panic

Diamonds are out of fashion

Cracks appear in China story

Viewpoint

■ Cold snap sends gas soaring

How the tipsters fared in 2024...

... and what they are tipping for the year ahead

China prepares for the storm • The ascent of Trump will bring new challenges for Xi. Emily Hohler reports

The fall of Canada’s poster boy for progress

India’s accidental prime minister

News

Britain is flying blind • Modern states rely on accurate data to guide policymaking. But Britain’s statistics authority is increasingly unfit for purpose. Why, and what can be done? Simon Wilson reports

Sterling curls at the edges • Liz Truss’s premiership famously wilted faster than a lettuce. Will Labour’s reputation last much longer than the turkey leftovers?

City talk

Beware the long bond • Yields are still returning to normal levels – and that’s a challenge for markets as well as the government

I wish I knew what a bond yield was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

The changing face of economics

It’s the money supply, stupid

The price of a Biro

Laffer lives!

A mixed year for our portfolio • Widening discounts have held back returns for several of MoneyWeek’s favourite investment trusts

Activist watch

Short positions... Petershill tops the table for 2024

The US is set for the Roaring 2020s • Ignore the pessimists: American stocks will keep charging ahead, says Max King

Six solid stocks with big potential for 2025 • Trader and MoneyWeek columnist Michael Taylor enjoyed a successful 2024 with his portfolio of small companies. His selections for this year contain some larger ones too

Is there hope for Britain’s economy in 2025? • The economic upswing we enjoyed in the first half of 2024 has petered out thanks to a darkening global backdrop and concern over new burdens imposed by the government, says Julian Jessop

Sail into 2025’s uncertain waters with confidence • All we know for certain about the year ahead is that it will be volatile. But some industries thrive on choppy waters. The container shipping sector is one, says Rupert Hargreaves

A brief history of the shipping container

The best investment platforms • There has never been a better time to manage your wealth online. Here are the key options

Top up your NI now • Generous rules on adding to your national insurance payments end soon

Budget panic proves pricey

News in brief... pursue old or lost pensions

How to find top-quality companies with sustainable and growing dividends • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Ian Mortimer, portfolio manager, Guinness Global Equity Income Fund, selects three favourites

Alex

Rommel prepares another attack • Veteran media mogul David Montgomery has seen off a bid for his media group and now has his eye on The Telegraph. It’s never wise to write him off. Jane Lewis reports

Willy Wonka’s woke...