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Commodities look cheap
Gold may be on a bull run, but industrial commodities, including copper, zinc and aluminium, remain cheap.
17 Jan 2020
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Will this year bring any cheer for China's markets?
China's double-digit growth rates of previous decades are long gone. Will the weakness continue?
17 Jan 2020
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Why investors should be “cautiously bullish” for 2020
Analysts have been out in force making rosy predictions for stockmarkets in 2020, but while there is certainly a case for optimism, investors should r…
17 Jan 2020
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Share tips of the week
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK's financial pages.
17 Jan 2020
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Plaid: Visa’s pricey bet on the future of finance
Visa has paid $5.3bn for fintech start-up Plaid, following on from last year’s purchase of cross-border payments company Earthport.
16 Jan 2020
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Class acts going cheap: buy into Europe’s best bargains
Value investing appears to be making a comeback, while shares on this side of the Atlantic are more appealing on metrics such as price/earnings ratios…
16 Jan 2020
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Boeing’s bleak future
Aircraft maker Boeing’s nosedive has accelerated this week owing to emails highlighting its toxic corporate culture. Matthew Partridge reports.
16 Jan 2020
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Buying shares can be a tricky business
A tip gone bad reminds John Stepek that buying shares in troubled companies in the hope that they can turn themselves around doesn't always pay off.
16 Jan 2020
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UK house prices may be heading for a Boris bounce
The latest survey of estate agents and surveyors from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is "unambiguously positive" – suggesting house pric…
16 Jan 2020
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Are UK house prices really on the rebound?
The latest house price data from the Office for National Statistics paint a picture of a housing market that is showing signs of rallying. That's not …
15 Jan 2020
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How and where to buy gold coins and bars
We have compiled a directory of leading gold brokers where you can buy gold bullion, coins and bars online, over the phone or even in branch.
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14 Jan 2020
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Where will markets be in 2030? Here are 20 forecasts for the 2020s
A lot has changed in the last ten years – stockmarkets soared, technology transformed our lives and politics has changed beyond measure. Here, Dominic…
14 Jan 2020
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Why investors should venture into VCTs – and three to buy now
Each week, a professional investor tells us where he’d put his cash. This week: Alex Davies, founder of high net-worth investment service Wealth Club,…
13 Jan 2020
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A look at the state of Iran’s feeble economy
The Islamic Republic is a big player in regional geopolitics, but its economy is weak, its people in revolt and its enemies growing bolder. Simon Wils…
11 Jan 2020
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The art market endures after a jittery 2019
Wealthy Americans stepped up to help calm the art market's jitters in 2019. Chris Carter reports.
10 Jan 2020
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Here’s what really matters for markets in 2020
The current geopolitical turmoil is making headlines. But it isn’t particularly significant for investors, says John Stepek. What matters more is how …
10 Jan 2020
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How the papers’ share tipsters fared in 2019, and what they've picked for 2020
MoneyWeek's annual roundup of the past year's share tips from the rest of the UK's financial press, and a look at what they've picked for the year ahe…
10 Jan 2020
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Houses for sale with home offices
From a 17th-century property in Newark, to a Victorian country house near Carlisle and a five-bedroom barn conversion in Bideford, eight of the best h…
10 Jan 2020
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UK property prices are in the doldrums
House prices barely rose in 2019. Good news, says Nicole Garcia Merida.
9 Jan 2020
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US vs Iran: threat of war shakes the world
America’s assassination of a key figure in the Iranian regime has jolted bullish investors out of their complacency. Could we now be facing an oil spi…
9 Jan 2020
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Another year of politics for investors to worry about
It’s the start of another year and once again politics looms large in the minds of investors. This year, it’s an escalation in the temperature of the …
9 Jan 2020
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Mindfulness and wellbeing: the relentless, creepy rise of the enforced happiness industry
The evidence suggests we’ve never been richer or healthier, yet we are always being told how stressed and discontented we are. Jonathan Compton assess…
9 Jan 2020
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Don’t panic about Iran – but don’t sell your gold either
Markets have reacted calmly to the tension between the US and Iran. But don’t get too complacent. It’s still a good idea to hold on to some gold as in…
9 Jan 2020
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Investment trusts: the Cinderella of investment arrives at the ball
Investors should look beyond the market noise of a single year and examine the bigger picture. Max King explains what we can learn from 25 years of in…
8 Jan 2020
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Frisby’s forecasts: here’s what’s definitely going to happen in 2020 (maybe)
From climate change to stocks, currencies and house prices, Dominic Frisby gets out his crystal ball and predicts what he thinks might happen in 2020.
8 Jan 2020
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The boom in passive investing won’t cause the next crash
Passive investment funds such as ETFs are now such a fundamental part of financial markets that some people worry that they will spark the next crash.…
7 Jan 2020
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What escalating tension between Iran and the US means for oil prices
The tension between the US and Iran is unlikely to mean all-out war in the Middle East. But markets may be getting a little too complacent about its e…
6 Jan 2020
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The commercial property funds to research now
There are still opportunities in commercial property, but choose your subsector carefully, says David Stevenson.
4 Jan 2020
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Running with the crowd is bad for your finances – here’s how to resist it
To be a good contrarian investor, you have to avoid being swayed by the crowd. John Stepek explains how to go about it.
3 Jan 2020
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Three European small cap stocks with a big future
Professional investor Francesco Conte picks three European small-cap stocks that should generate sustainable earnings in an ever more competitive glob…
3 Jan 2020
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How the fear of death affects our investment processes
Many of our investment decisions are driven by one simple fact: the knowledge that, one day, we will be dead. Here, in an extract from his new book, J…
2 Jan 2020
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Whatever happened to blockchain?
Not long ago investors were getting hyped up about blockchain. Then they dropped it. But they should take another look, says Ben Judge.
2 Jan 2020
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Neil Woodford rides again
Neil Woodford’s speedy descent made Icarus look like a slouch. Many thought he would now be spending more time with his horses. He’s actually plotting…
1 Jan 2020
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Investment forecasts: a Christmas tradition to avoid
The annual ritual of market forecasts isn’t just useless – it could make your investment decisions worse.
31 Dec 2019
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These could be two of the biggest investment themes of the 2020s
Entrepreneur and investor Jim Mellon outlines the two themes that he thinks could be among the biggest investment stories of the 2020s, taken from his…
31 Dec 2019
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Six investment trusts for long-term investors
It’s no change once again as Merryn Somerset Webb delivers the latest update on our investment trust portfolio.
30 Dec 2019
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Here’s how gold could rise above $7,000 an ounce
That the gold price could hit $7,000 an ounce is a logical and plausible possibility, says Charlie Morris. Here, he explains how it could get there.
30 Dec 2019
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Ben Inker: better times ahead for value investors
The years of pain for value investors could soon be at an end, GMO's Ben Inker said in a recent newsletter.
29 Dec 2019
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The winner of our corporate Baftas – the greatest companies of the past decade
Share price and sheer market clout has made video-streaming service Netflix the stand-out star of the stock titans in 2019, says Matthew Lynn.
28 Dec 2019
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Share tips: eight stocks that should deliver robust returns
Ryan Ermey of US publication Kiplinger’s Personal Finance chooses his favourite stocks for the next decade, which should be able to grow for years.
28 Dec 2019
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How to find a contrarian fund manager
Contrarian investing – profiting from out-of-favour assets – isn’t easy. In an extract from his book, The Sceptical Investor, John Stepek looks at how…
27 Dec 2019
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What to invest in – and what to avoid – as a new decade dawns
Is the UK a screaming buy now that the Brexit fog has cleared? Will inflation make a comeback as politicians wrestle the printing presses back from ce…
27 Dec 2019
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Is the bull-run in stocks out of breath?
American equities soared beyond expectations this year. Yet after a year of outsize returns, most expect a far more modest showing in 2020.
27 Dec 2019
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Dangerous, dear and dying: why the consensus on nuclear power is wrong
Nuclear power is viewed as too dangerous and too costly to form part of our energy future. That’s plain wrong – and it could spell huge opportunity, s…
27 Dec 2019
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Properties for sale in the sun
From an adobe home carved into the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to a Balinese-style house on Nassau and Paradi…
27 Dec 2019
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Gold is in a bull market – and it could have much further to go
Many investors forget that gold is still the best-performing asset of this century, says Charlie Morris. It could also have much further to go.
27 Dec 2019
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Will the Fiat-Chrysler/PSA mega-merger work?
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot’s owner PSA are tying the knot to tackle the structural upheaval in the car industry. Matthew Partridge reports.
26 Dec 2019
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Emerging economies find their feet
This year saw a return to normal for emerging markets. It’s a far cry from 2018, which brought misery for those betting on the world’s fastest-growing…
26 Dec 2019
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The good investments of the 2010s – and the bad
John Stepek takes a look back on which investments did well and which did badly in the decade that’s about to come to an end.
26 Dec 2019