I’m in trouble. When I was in the Isle of Man (IOM) last week I was cornered by a nice man from the Isle of Man Examiner who asked me various questions I can’t now …
The Isle of Man: a tax haven or not a tax haven?
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How to make all your financial worries disappear in one simple move
I’m rather longingly reading through Knight Frank’s London vs Country brochure for this spring. It makes the point that we have been trying to make for the last year or so –that the gap between …
How limes and unemployment tell us the war on drugs has to end
Two seemingly unconnected, but actually inextricably linked snippets of financial news appeared last week. First, that the price of a lime has risen 300% in the last month in California. And second, that the labour …
How extreme monetary policy has changed our world – for the worse
Inequality is as much in the news as ever. Here’s an infuriating piece from The Guardian telling us about the ludicrous amounts of money we pay star (and perfectly ordinary) fund managers. And here’s one …
There is no 1%
I wrote in my previous blog post that a few important things about inequality are constantly missed. The first, as I pointed out, is that the figures on it have been distorted by the super-wealth …
The pointless numbers in the Scottish referendum debate
The rows about Scottish independence – yes or no – are rather dragging on (six more “grinding months” to go, said one senior politician to me last week). This week, a few more businesses have come …
Now could be the perfect time for Londoners to sell up
‘Quit while you’re ahead’. That was the headline on an article about London house prices in the Sunday Times last month. It suggested – as we often have here – that those who have made …
The new pension system: what to do now
By now, you should know all about the new pensions system announced by George Osborne and under consultation for the next 12 weeks (see here if not). You might not be entirely sure what you …
Japan will deliver on its promise of higher inflation
In our cover story this week we talk about quantitative easing (QE) in Japan, the near certainty of another round later on this year, and our conviction that Bank of Japan will keep printing until …
Why the new combined Isa could mean a much better return on your money
There was lots of good news for MoneyWeek readers in the Budget. We were pleased with the new flexibility on pensions, and thrilled by the rise in the Isa allowance and the abolition of the …