Welcome, and thank you for visiting us. Let me briefly introduce ourselves.

I'm Merryn Somerset Webb, Editor of MoneyWeek - based in London, just across the river from the City.

Every day an awful lot is written and spoken about finance and investing. Much of it is incredibly boring. Lots more is either meaningless or plain stupid. (Mountains of waffle and impenetrable jargon). And most of it is a complete waste of your time.

The important financial stories... and how you can profit from them

Our aim is simple. To give you intelligent and enjoyable commentary on the most important financial stories of the week, and tell you how to profit from them.

So how do we do that?

Firstly by talking to thoughtful people who know their stuff. That means City professionals, fund managers, stockbrokers, industry experts, and the commentators that we respect. We have a wide range of financial professionals who write regularly for us, come to our monthly "Roundtable" discussions, and who contribute their expertise to the ongoing MoneyWeek debates.

Secondly, by reading a huge amount of financial news and commentary every week. That means all the mainstream sources (press, websites and magazines) and many more specialised ones, such as broker reports, newsletters, newswires, trade journals and so on.

And finally, by writing articles that we would want to read ourselves. Which means: intelligent, thought-provoking, practical (as in, advice you can make money from), written in normal English, and entertaining.

Our weekly magazine is colourful, accessible, opinionated, and, we hope, a very good read. Plus we have a complementary daily email, “Money Morning”, which gives you a succinct and hard-hitting view of what’s really going on in the markets.

So that's what we provide... A round-up of the week's most important financial stories. Practical investment advice to help you make money. And all delivered in a way that won't send you to sleep!

Good luck with your investments, and I hope you will join us.

Best wishes

Merryn Somerset Webb
Editor, MoneyWeek

P.S. Don't forget - you can try us out, for FREE, for 4 weeks... You'll receive our daily “Money Morning” email, receive MoneyWeek magazine delivered to your door, and have full access to the website.