Visit/economy/uk-economy/601605/spend-spend-spend-think-of-it-as-your-patriotic-duty
Spend, spend, spend – think of it as your patriotic duty
After months of lockdown, many of us will have some money to spare. If you do, says Merryn Somerset Webb, spend it.
2 Jul 2020
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Many markets are expensive – but there is still value to be had
The wild optimism surrounding US tech stocks may be looking suspiciously bubble-like, but you can still find long-term value.
25 Jun 2020
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Paying for all the Covid-19 demands on the public purse
Everyone wants a bailout. Not everyone will get one, but many will. So how do we go about paying for it all? A minimum tax rate on earned and unearned…
18 Jun 2020
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Don't forget what being a shareholder really means
Being a shareholder means you own a tiny bit of a company and are part of the UK’s vast and growing shareholder democracy.
12 Jun 2020
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Good news at last – household debt is falling fast
Thre's not much good news around at the moment., But the fact that UK households are paying off debt at a record rate must surely count, says Merryn S…
4 Jun 2020
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A thousand thankyous
Welcome to the 1,000th issue of MoneyWeek – we couldn't have done it without our readers.
21 May 2020
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Some good news in the housing market
That the housing market is now reopening, in England at least, is good news, says John Stepek.
14 May 2020
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Where to put your money as the investible universe shrinks
If you had £1,000 to invest right now for a ten-year period, where would you invest it? That's not a simple question to answer any more, says Merryn S…
7 May 2020
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A new fund for the model investment trust portfolio
After sifting through readers' suggestions, Merryn Somerset Webb picks a new fund for the MoneyWeek model portfoli of investment trusts.
1 May 2020
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Bad news for income trusts
There's very little good news around the future of income trusts, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
23 Apr 2020
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Looking on the bright side
The great virus crisis is miserable in many ways. But there are glimmers of positivity, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
16 Apr 2020
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Markets haven't finished yet
Can the bear market really be over so soon? The consensus seems to be “surely not”.
9 Apr 2020
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The same changes are happening, just faster
From international relations to working from home, the coronavirus outbreak hasn't so much radically changed the world as sped up changes that were al…
2 Apr 2020
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Navigating a world in which the odd is has become the everyday
In these strange times, everything once deemed unthinkable is now thinkable. But that doesn't mean it is possible, says Merryn Somerset Webb
26 Mar 2020
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The financial system gets reset
Things are very much different now, says Merryn Somerset Webb. We are entering period of financial – and possibly also political – reset.
19 Mar 2020
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Exceptional measures don't come cheap
Rishi Sunak promised so much in his Budget that's its impossible to tot up just how much it will all cost. That is not a good thing, says Merryn Somer…
12 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus disruption will take some time to play out
There are already plenty of obvious casualties of the nasty combination of coronavirus-driven supply and demand shocks. But second-round casualties ar…
5 Mar 2020
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How to vaccinate your portfolio against coronavirus
The spread of coronavirus could pose a threat to your portfolio, says Merryn Somerset Webb. Make sure it's protected
27 Feb 2020
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The UK is doing fine
The small matter of the productivity problem aside, the UK economy is doing fine, and should carry on being fine.
20 Feb 2020
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Green investment: from "sensible re-pricing" to full-on mania
Change is afoot, says John Stepek. Everyone is waking up to the fact that we need to do more to protect the environment. That presents opportunities f…
13 Feb 2020
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We're near the tipping point for electric cars
Demand for electric cars is soaring soared. And while the switchover will be expensive, we could be near a tipping point.
6 Feb 2020
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House prices have had a relatively quiet decade
It may surprise you to learn that house prices in Wales, Scotland and the north of England are actually more affordable than at the end of 2009.
30 Jan 2020