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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.

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Expect a good year for equities • The economy is positive and investors are still cautious, says Max King

Is this BP’s last chance? • The oil giant has surprised investors by appointing the CEO of Australia’s Woodside Energy to lead its recovery. Matthew Partridge reports

Nike hits a big wall in China

Donald Trump goes shopping

Peace remains elusive in Ukraine • Despite talks, the two sides in the war seem as far apart as ever. Emily Hohler reports

US seeks regime change in Venezuela

News

Who won the streaming wars? • The battle of the TV and film streaming giants for dominance looks to be entering a final phase. The identity of the likely winner may surprise you. Simon Wilson reports

My predictions for 2026

City talk

The shape of yields to come • Central banks are likely to buy up short-term bonds to keep debt costs down for governments

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

Guru watch • Masayoshi Son, founder, SoftBank

Strong year for a dividend hero • Murray International has been the best-performing global equity trust over the past 12 months

Activist watch

Short positions... investor aims to halt ASLI wind-up

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

GDP is all that really matters

Europe must embrace Schumpeter

The genius of Jane Austen

Let’s get back to Victorian Britain

Expect a consumer spending spree in the New Year • They’ve had a straitened few years but now have cash in the bank and are ready to splurge. The UK leisure sector is best placed to profit. Rupert Hargreaves reports

The sad decline of investment clubs • Financial regulation and rising costs are killing off this enjoyable hobby. David Prosser reports

The political economy of Clarkson’s Farm • An amusing TV show proves to be an insightful portrayal of political and economic life, says Stuart Watkins

Milei’s renewed revolution • Following several setbacks, the Argentine president’s pro-market reforms have been widely endorsed in a national poll. Britain will need the same therapy, says Jeremy McKeown

These top tips for 2026 offer solidity and growth • Last year’s recommendations from MoneyWeek’s columnist and trader Michael Taylor produced another strong performance. This year’s four stocks, mostly smaller companies, look promising too

Vietnam’s bulls are charging ahead • The country has been upgraded from a frontier to an emerging market. It remains a promising pick

The graphene revolution is progressing slowly but surely • Enthusiasts thought the discovery that graphene, a form of carbon, could be extracted from graphite, would change the world. They might have been early, not wrong. Matthew Partridge reports

The best investments to buy now

Why transfers are so tricky • Investors could lose out when they shift from one plan to another

Funds’ pricey private assets

News in brief... deferring the state pension

In the money: how my tips fared in 2025 • The success of the open positions offset losses on closed ones

Betting on politics... US...