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...

Cockroaches crawl out of the shadows

Can gold’s “super-soaraway” rally continue?

Aluminium's turn to shine

The global property bubble

Viewpoint

■ Wall Street’s rally is running out of fuel • US investors’ dry powder

Taiwan’s pricey chips • Shares in local semiconductor maker TSMC have soared in the AI boom. But is all the good news now priced in? Matthew Partridge reports

Cloud-computing giant obscures internet

L’Oréal’s beauty deal is worth it

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

A German view

IPO watch

Japan’s PM faces tough tests • She must both boost the economy and placate Trump. Emily Hohler reports

Can Milei get over the line in midterm elections?

Australia wins in new deals

News

Should schools ban smartphones? • The lure of technology is as strong as ever, but the effects on young minds is disturbing, according to some studies. Is radical action needed? Simon Wilson reports

Europe’s new single market is no panacea

City talk

The dog that isn’t barking • The debasement trade is a catchy and plausible idea, but there’s no sign that markets are alarmed

I wish I knew what yield curve control was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

We’ll be fine as population falls

The Nobel should prize rebels

Don’t quit your job in anger

Revolt against the sugar tax

Cash in on China’s secret gold holdings • Its reserves of the yellow metal are vastly understated, says Dominic Frisby. So hold gold, overbought or not

Gold miners are flush with cash • The surge in precious metals has transformed the economics of the companies that mine them

Activist watch

Short positions... HgCapital’s “highly successful” exit

There’s no such thing as a good bubble • Beware wishful thinking in speculative manias, says Edward Chancellor

A stand-out small-cap going cheap • In a digital world, we still value the personal touch. That’s good news for Card Factory

Firm foundations for strong growth • Builder Galliford Try has a finger in a wide range of pies, notably important work in the public sector

Income and profitability on the rise

Pensions versus Isas • Which savings vehicle is best suited to planning for retirement?

A property perk for small firms

News in brief... robust rise in state pension

Cash in on the vast growth potential of the companies electrifying the world • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Martin Todd, portfolio manager, head of sustainable equities, Federated Hermes

Alex

Japan’s original corporate raider • Yoshiaki Murakami was disgraced by an insider-trading scandal in 2006. Now, he is back, and doing what he always did best –shaking things up. Jane Lewis reports

The 27-year-old billionaire with a crystal ball

A city of Arabian delights • Kevin Cook-Fielding stays at the Waldorf Astoria in Dubai and embarks on a foodie adventure

Aston Martin goes up a gear • The Warwickshire...