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In the first four months of 2021, the value of cryptocurrency dogecoin shot up by around 9,000%. But what is dogecoin and why has it gone up so much?

Merryn talks to Peter Spiller of the Capital Gearing Trust about how he navigated the last extraordinary year; what he's buying now; and how he plans …

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK's financial pages.

From a private residential estate in Pitlochry, Perthshire, to a family house in Santa Barbara, California, eight of the best properties with mountain…

Two of the most important indicators for the economy are “producer price inflation” and “consumer price inflation”. But what are they and what do they…

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK's financial pages.

From a split-level apartment in a converted Victorian rice mill in Rotherhithe, London, to a Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse with far-reaching views…

John Stepek talks to Steve Clapham, investor, analyst and author of The Smart Money Method, about the dangers in picking individual stocks and why you…

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK's financial pages.

All those financial terms you wished you knew but were too embarrassed to ask about.

When an investor borrows to bet on markets, they put down a deposit known as “margin”.

From a converted church in Banffshire with views towards the Cairngorms National Park, to a period property in the Georgian market town of Beverley, e…

Many investors use ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, as part of a passive investment strategy. But what exactly is an ETF?

Merryn Somerset Webb talks to author, analyst and former presidential adviser Dr Pippa Malmgren about the Covid recovery, NFTs and digital flashmobs, …

If you borrow money to invest and it all goes wrong, you could face a “margin call” from your creditors. But what exactly does that mean?

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK's financial pages.

From a Queen Anne former rectory in Ripple, Kent, to a Grade I-listed Georgian country house in Derbyshire with two Victorian greenhouses, eight of th…

Merryn talks to Laura Destribats of Goldman Sachs Asset Management about investing in stocks that benefit from the behaviour and spending patterns of …

Merryn talks to Charles Plowden of Baillie Gifford about how markets have changed over the years, how he invests and how the post-pandemic world might…

When you buy shares in a company, they entitle you to a proportion of the profits via dividends. As well as that they usually – but not always – come …

MoneyWeek has created a low-maintenance portfolio of investment trusts.

Merryn talks to Calum Bruce of the Ediston Property Investment Company about how the commercial property sector – and retail in particular – has coped…

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK's financial pages.

From a renovated traditional mews house in Bayswater, to a Grade I-listed Elizabethan manor on the southern edge of Exmoor National Park, eight of th …

If you’ve ever spoken to a financial adviser or read an investment magazine, you may have heard the term “60/40 portfolio”. But what exactly is a 60/…

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK's financial pages.

From a converted farm steading with a biomass boiler and a wind turbine in Northumberland, to a modern mansion in Surrey and a contemporary eco-develo…

Merryn and John look at what's happening in the markets as investors pull out of super expensive growth stocks and into less expensive value stocks; t…

Broadly speaking, there are two types of pension schemes – defined contributions and defined benefits. But what's the difference between them?

Merryn talks to Nick Purves and Ian Lance of the Temple Bar Investment Trust about the shift in the investment landscape and the value available in UK…

Warren Buffett, America’s best-known investor, has warned shareholders in his investment vehicle Berkshire Hathaway that “bonds are not the place to b…

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK's financial pages.

From a Grade II-listed, 15th-century house in the medieval part of Bury St Edmunds to a top-floor apartment in a period building in London’s Queen’s P…

How can politicians raise more tax revenue, without damaging their political popularity too badly? One way is by using “fiscal drag”. Here's what that…