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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...

Magic circle conjures up higher rates

A bull market on borrowed time

Improved prospects for income investors

Chip investors get whiplash

Viewpoint

A good year for goldbugs

■ Why Europe’s start-ups fail to take off

The bling bubble bursts • Luxury-goods companies have run into trouble, and the odds of a rapid recovery have receded. What next? Matthew Partridge reports

Nestlé has squeezed its customers

Another hit for Netflix

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

An American view

IPO watch

HS2 – back from the dead? • The government is rethinking what to do about Britain’s farcical train project. Emily Hohler reports

Putin seeks to dethrone King Dollar

Moldova’s lukewarm ‘Yes’ • Levels of support for EU accession are microscopic. Matthew Partridge reports

Tensions ease between India and China

Betting on politics

News

The way we live now... B-movie monsters are rampaging… again

A game-changer for the space race • SpaceX’s stunning achievement is a big boost for the space-business sector. Simon Wilson reports

The City must wake up to a new threat • Financial hubs in the Gulf are on the rise and they’re coming to eat London’s lunch

No real margin for error • Bond yields are ticking up even as interest rates fall, but they still don’t offer much protection against inflation

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

Guru watch

Survival of the fittest funds • The investment-trust sector is consolidating; for the small, illiquid players the future looks bleak

Activist watch

Short positions... Scottish Mortgage’s record buyback

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Why Britain is stagnating

The film industry will find a way

Make a career from a calling

What we can learn from Japan

A fantastic family firm going cheap • James Halstead will rebound from a weak patch, while tax changes would be a buying opportunity, says Jamie Ward

Will turmoil in the Middle East trigger inflation? • The risk of an escalating crisis has risen now that Israel and Hezbollah have clashed. Markets appear to be dismissing the prospect. Philip Pilkington explains how investors can protect themselves

An overlooked defence play • Defence stocks have outperformed this year, but Babcock has been left behind

Prepare your home for storms • Keeping up to date with repairs will lower both their costs and those of insurance policies

Pocket money... panicked investors rush into Isas

Properties out of reach • The value of houses open to Lisa investors has not kept pace with prices

The danger in equity release

News in brief... transfer times decline

An environmentally sustainable play on the world’s oldest monetary system • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Hector McNeil, co-founder and co-CEO of HANetf, highlights an investment in gold

Alex

The startling rise and fall of Byju’s • India’s educational technology start-up attracted big-name...