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From the editor...
What World Cup winners earn
Bulls face a nasty hangover in 2023
Will commodities make a comeback?
Emerging markets poised for recovery
Viewpoint
■ Flotations have fizzed in the Middle Kingdom
Games Workshop goes global • The wargaming group’s tie-up with Amazon could give it a vast new audience, says Matthew Partridge
The best bets in the US stockmarket • Kiplinger’s Personal Finance highlights its favourite ideas for 2023
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips
A German view
IPO watch
Will Trump face charges? • Congress says he should, but obstacles remain. Matthew Partridge reports
Sunak confronts the nurses
Betting on politics
News
Hot prospects in green energy • Nuclear fusion is the future of energy – and it may always be, excitement about an experimental breakthrough notwithstanding. Other technologies look more promising. Simon Wilson reports
Five predictions for 2023 • The new year might have some real surprises in store for us…
City talk
The illusion of rising yields • Investors need to take account of inflation when deciding whether rate hikes have made bonds attractive
I wish I knew what money illusion was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Guru watch • Abby Joseph Cohen, professor of business, Columbia Business School
Best of the financial columnists
Money talks
Let’s get back to work in 2023
Take nature into account
Even geniuses need a hobby
Don’t look down on gamblers
Top bargains in investment trusts • Investors have become far too sceptical about some promising funds, says Max King. That spells opportunity
The simple way to end inflation • Governments are fighting with the left hand what they cause with the right, says Stuart Watkins
Fly high with four Aim small caps in 2023 • Michael Taylor of Shifting Shares reviews his 2022 portfolio of stocks from Aim, London’s alternative investment market for smaller companies, and picks his favourites for this year
How to choose the best wealth manager on the market • These services don’t come cheap, and you will have to research your options thoroughly, says David Prosser
Invest in gold and drugs • Our writers’ top tips for 2023 include a cybersecurity stock, bitcoin and a psychedelic treatment for depression
Ten years with six top trusts • A decade ago MoneyWeek set up a portfolio of our own. It proved a success, says Merryn Somerset Webb
Don’t rule out an early election • Political turbulence should diminish – slightly – in 2023, says Helen Thomas
Small stocks should shine in 2023 • The FTSE 100 outstripped the rest of the market this year, but small-cap trusts offer better value
Activist watch
Short positions... battling the fundraising freeze
Gifts that keep on giving • Help your child acquire the saving habit this Christmas
Pocket money......