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JK Rowling’s expensive mistake
Features Harry Potter author JK Rowling fell for the dream of owning a yacht hook, line and sinker.
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Richard Rainwater: the world’s greatest investors
Features Richard Rainwater's strategy was to spot major technological or economic changes and profit from them, says Matthew Partridge.
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If you’d invested in: Sound Energy and Vivint Solar
Features Sound Energy is a London-based gas exploration and production company, whose shares have risen by over 500% in the past 12 months.
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Multi-million-pound properties on the market
Features From a private island in the Florida Keys with a marina and beach to a 15th-century villa in Lucca, Tuscany.
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Two takeover targets to tuck away
Opinion Seeking out potential takeover targets can be a profitable strategy. Professional investor Philippe Lecoq tips two.
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Commercial real estate braced for global slowdown
Features The latest property monitoring report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors points to a slowdown in commercial real estate. Sarah Moore explains.
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Cheap ways to ride the mega-trends
Features David C Stevenson looks at the best investment trusts to invest in the mega-trends of the future.
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Three types of wine fraud
Features When rare wine sells for thousands of pounds a bottle, it's not just the connoisseurs that take note, says Chris Carter.
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Nick Train: Don’t entrust your money to the clever-clogs
Tutorials Dull plodding is what wins the race in the end. Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Nick Train of Finsbury Growth & Income Trust.
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A headstart for my MoneyWeek disciples
Features The 2014 Folding Hill is “on the water” as I write, due to arrive in early October, says Matthew Jukes. Get it before it sells out.
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Mercedes’ superlative load-lugger
Features Few cars fulfil such duties more perfectly than the Mercedes E-class Estate, especially this updated model.
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This is a major turning point for central banks – here’s how to profit
Features Central banks finally seem to have decided it’s time for governments to do some serious “fiscal stimulus”. John Stepek explains what that means, and how you should play it.
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The fast-growing sport of drone racing
Features Drone racing gets a big boost from satellite broadcaster Sky in its bid to bring the new sport into your living room.
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Women must accept later retirement, says minister
Features Has Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign been given false hope? David Prosser reports.
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How to fund your university studies
Tips Going to university can be an expensive time in your life. Natalie Stanton looks at some of the ways to cut down on the costs.
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Athleisure: a tale of two retailers
Features The athleisure craze is helping JD Sports outrun long-term rival Sports Direct – but its shares are looking pricey, says Alex Williams.
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This week in MoneyWeek: A new lease of life for the elderly
Features In MoneyWeek magazine this week: how to profit as the country gets older, cheap ways to ride mega trends, and how “dull plodding” can boost your wealth.
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Duck decoys are taking off
Features Chris Carter takes a look at the burgeoning market in collecting wildfowl decoys.
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Coking coal: the year’s top commodity
Features The price of coking coal has more than doubled to four-year highs around $205 a tonne since the beginning of July. That makes it 2016’s best-performing commodity.
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Five perfect autumn breaks
Features From truffle hunting in France to an alternative Oktober in Bavaria, Chris Carter looks at the best places around the world to enjoy autumn.
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Will Philippines’ bad boy Rodrigo Duterte dent growth?
Features The Philippines’ new president, Rodrigo Duterte, is rattling investors and undermining confidence.
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China’s alarming debt pile
Features China’s public and private debt pile has mushroomed to 255% of GDP in the past few years, warns the Bank for International Settlements.
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Carl Icahn: ignore the Fed
Features Activist investor Carl Icahn reckons that whatever the US Federal Reserve decides to do, it doesn't matter, says Matthew Partridge.
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Rough times ahead for stocks?
Features The world is facing a politically uncertain outlook in a time of low growth and high debt levels – not an auspicious backdrop for most investments.
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Tweak your way to riches by rebalancing your portfolio
Tutorials Matthew Partridge explains why rebalancing your portfolio every now and again can be a great way to ensure long-term gains.
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How to make stamp duty a little less crazy
Opinion Stamp duty is a mad tax for all sorts of reasons, says Merryn Somerset Webb. But if anybody should have to pay it, make it the seller.
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It pays to be optimistic
Editor's letter There are plenty of reasons to be pessimistic in today's financial world. But that's not necessarily the right attitude for investors, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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How we can profit from winning the battle against ageing
Cover Story We’re now living longer than ever – only to suffer from diseases of old age. New therapies promise a new lease of life for the elderly – and big profits for investors, says Matthew Partridge.
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The Bank of Japan: we have complete control of the bond market
Features Markets had been waiting all week to hear what the Bank of Japan's next move in the world of experimental monetary policy would be. So what happened? John Stepek explains.
