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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...

More cream for US fat cats

Indian stocks bounce back

Do the dollar doomsters have a point?

New sanctions on Russia

The next big accident

Viewpoint

■ French stocks take fright

Cracks in the wall at Crest • The housebuilder has failed to exploit a benign backdrop in recent years. Should it now merge with rival Bellway? Matthew Partridge reports

Carlos Slim dials in to BT

Elon Musk is in the money

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

A German view

IPO watch

Britain’s coming red tyranny • Labour is on track for a win so big it threatens democracy. Emily Hohler reports

The rapid rise of Reform UK

Macron’s high-stakes gamble • The president’s snap poll may go against him. Matthew Partridge reports

Putin cosies up to Kim Jong Un

Betting on politics

News

How to fix the migration issue • Despite decades of broken promises from both parties, net migration is at record levels. What is to be done? Simon Wilson reports

Britain is bankrupt • The biggest deception in this election is the pretence that a few tax tweaks can save us from our economic fate. The reality is more grim

City talk

Complexities of the curve • The outlook for many commodities is attractive, but “roll yield” can still be a headwind if you’re buying ETFs

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

Guru watch • Jeff Currie, chief strategy officer of energy pathways, Carlyle

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

The machines will not rise up

Planning reform comes first

The art of doing nothing

Don’t seek the centre ground

Founder-led firms will add fizz to your portfolio • Companies managed by those who set them up tend to outperform. Dr Mike Tubbs explains why, and surveys the world’s equity markets to gauge which ones currently look the most appealing

The strong appeal of private equity • HarbourVest is a fund-of-funds providing cheap access to fast-growing unlisted companies

Activist watch

Short positions... don’t overlook the value in Europe

Industrial metals will keep shining • The commodities are fuelling the energy transition, says James McKeigue, base metals editor at Fastmarkets

Tax: the pips will squeak • Watch out for stealth rises and possible increases to inheritance levies

It’s time to switch accounts

Pocket money... beware the rise of conveyancing scams

Boosting energy efficiency • Companies don’t benefit from a price cap, so consider options carefully

Expect reform of business rates

Petty cash... companies sit on cash

An unloved (and uncovered) fintech • PayPoint has immense potential and is going cheap

Emerging-market stocks combining long-term growth and sustainability • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Andrew Ness, Portfolio Manager of the Templeton Emerging Markets Sustainability Fund

Alex

The trials of a Lancastrian hero • Simon Sadler, who hails from Blackpool, rose to become the envy of...