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IC's 150th anniversary collectors' issue

150TH ANNIVERSARY: To celebrate our 150th year of publication, this week's IC has 50 extra pages of features, plus all your usual favourites
September 16, 2010

Back in 1860, we pledged to "lay before the world facts as they are and accompany them with comments of a perfectly independent order" That's still our mission today. On this page, you can read some of the highlights of a special issue to commemorate 150 years of continuous publication.

In this week's collector' issue:

150 People who can move your money

Charting the rise of 'new money' investors from Asia and the Middle East, we look at the investment visionaries in emerging markets, the world's financiers, economists, politicians and regulators, corporate game changers and big money managers. With a nod to our 150-year history, we also present the investment pioneers of the past who still have an influence on our finances today, rounding off with authors, academics and theorists whose advice has stood the test of time.

Jim Slater: Where I'm investing next

The IC's editor Jonathan Eley talks to investment guru Jim Slater about his 50-year career in investment, and reveals the shares he's buying now.

Best ever tips

You read our share tips every week – but how do we select them? For the first time, we reveal our stockpicking secrets, and show the inspiration behind some of our best-performing buys. Plus, there's five fresh tips for you to sink your teeth into.

Revealed: UK's best companies

Our specialist writers examine the commodities, banking and consumer sectors with a range of industry experts and come up with their top recommendations.

Friends in high places

Did you know that the BBC's business editor Robert Peston started off as a reporter on the IC? We speak exclusively to him about his view of the UK's business landscape, and catch up with other illustrious alumni including Andreas Whittam-Smith, FT columnists Lucy Kellaway and John Plender and ex-editors Ceri Jones, Matthew Vincent and Oliver Ralph.

Personal finance healthcheck

Investors of all ages can see at a glance what financial decisions loom in coming decades.

Hot investment trends

Our writers peer into the future, and assess the forces shaping the markets between now and 2160.

Get your copy today! Available from 17 September 2010.