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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...

Firms feel the heat

Has the AI boom reached its peak?

French election unnerves bondholders

Hot money flows into Singapore

Inflation is tamed at last

Viewpoint

■ The Old Lady presses on with QT

Sweet deal for Tate & Lyle? • The food-ingredients group has scooped up a competitor to benefit from growing demand for healthier food. Matthew Partridge reports

Polling group proves unpopular

J Sainsbury boots its bank

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

A German view

IPO watch

UK election race hots up • It’s been a bad week for Nigel Farage and the Tories. Matthew Partridge reports

Macron squeezed between left and right

Betting on politics

News

The way we live now... the trades take to TikTok

Brace yourself for a tax squeeze • Politicians are in desperate need of more cash. Where will they find it? Simon Wilson reports

It pays to just say no • British mid caps are learning the value of turning down offers from potential buyers. That is a welcome change

City talk

Hunting for the big themes • Spotting an era-defining trend is one route to outsized returns. What can we learn from the last 75 years?

I wish I knew what a real interest rate was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch • Peter Spiller, founder, Capital Gearing Asset Management

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

How the West went communist

Three cheers for neoliberalism

WFH works just fine

How to boost UK productivity

When to sell your holding in a trust • Deciding when you should get out of a fund depends on your assessment of the manager’s strategy

Activist watch

Short positions... profit from cheap British stocks

The 2020s will soon begin to roar • Gloom over stagnant growth looks overdone, says Max King. European and UK stocks are highly appealing

Until the pips squeak • Keir Starmer has been vague about where the money for his plans will come from. The answer is our wallets and bank accounts. Dominic Frisby reveals what the taxman will target next

These small caps promise big gains • Michael Taylor of Shifting Shares reviews his selections from December 2023 and suggest some new plays

How to keep your phone safe • It pays to be vigilant and organised when it comes to protecting your personal data

Pocket money... lock in high interest rates now

Should you draw or defer? • The decision on how soon to take the state pension is finely balanced

Labour drops revival of LTA

News in brief... ignore financial influencers

This bank could break • Axos Financial is highly exposed to America’s commercial-property slump

Trading techniques... sell the rebrand

How my tips have fared

Top-quality stocks poised to benefit from long-term global growth • Three professional investors tells us where they’d put their money. This week: fund managers at Alliance Trust highlight three of their favourite companies

Alex

The billionaire with his eye on Everton • Dan Friedkin acquired his wealth...