[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images My SIPP has enjoyed bumper returns in 2025, largely thanks to one FTSE 100 holding that’s risen 425%. I’m left wondering if it can continue that momentum in 2026. What’s driving the move? What excites me most about Fresnillo (LSE: FRES) is not its gold exposure, but its huge silver portfolio. Annual production is expected to be around 50m ounces over the next few years. The price of the metal has surged 170% last year to around $75 an ounce, defying everyone’s expectations, including mine. Years of heavy government spending, persistent budget deficits, and repeated…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Time indeed flies. Incredibly, we’re only a few months away from the six-year anniversary of the pandemic-induced stock market crash from 2020. In the years that followed, we’ve experienced sharp movements in interest rates, a global trade war, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), and much more. If someone invested during the crash almost six years back, here’s what it would be worth now… A healthy profit I’m going to assume investors parked £1k in the FTSE 100 at the beginning of March 2020, when the index was trading at 6,462 points. This isn’t at…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images As the new year starts, investors are probably wondering what the best FTSE 100 stock to invest in is. Last year, it was the mining company, Fresnillo, that was the darling of the index, after its 394.8% rise. I turned to ChatGPT to see what it thought was the best company to invest in the Footsie for 2026. Surprisingly, it mentioned a stock I hadn’t even considered. The stock in question is AstraZeneca (LSE:AZN). Let’s see below why I’m not so sure about the generative AI’s suggestion. I’m not so sure… While I think that…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Nowadays, £10 doesn’t buy much. But it could set in motion a second income that sets you up for retirement. A tenner a day works out at roughly £304 a month. If put to work in a portfolio of global shares, it could — based on the stock market’s long-term performance — unlock a five-figure annual passive income for your later years. Think that’s a load of baloney? Come take a look. It could change your life. Building a £556k portfolio We’re so focused on low-yielding savings accounts in the UK, that the thought of…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Legal & General (LSE: LGEN) shares are a very popular passive income investment in the UK. That’s because, for years now, they’ve consistently offered some of the highest dividend yields in the FTSE 100 index. Interested to see how much income the shares could deliver in 2026? Let’s take a look at the dividend forecast and crunch the numbers. A passive income machine In 2025, Legal & General paid its investors two dividends. On 5 June, they received 15.36p per share (the final dividend for the 2024 financial year) and then on 26 September they…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The stock market has generated great returns for investors in recent years. And many experts believe that 2026 will be another good year. Looking for investment ideas? Here are three to consider. Last year’s dogs While 2025 was a strong year for global stock markets, not all shares participated in the rally. There were plenty of underperformers. I reckon some of the dogs from last year could be worth a closer look. Because there are some really good companies in the mix, and they could rebound at some point. An example is Rightmove, the UK’s…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images In a new year, when personal finances are in focus, investors are often hunting shares to buy for their portfolios. This makes sense as picking individual stocks can be very rewarding. Here are three companies to consider investing in. Massive dividends UK investors love high-yield dividend stocks so let’s start with one of these, M&G (LSE: MNG). It’s a FTSE 100 savings and investment company that has been around for a long time. This isn’t the most exciting company in the world. But it’s a reliable dividend payer, having rewarded investors with income every year…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images No matter how convinced I am of the investment case for a particular growth stock, I’d never put 100% of my cash in just one share. Diversification is an essential pillar of my investing strategy, since it protects my portfolio against the possibility of a devastating company-specific event. But what if I were limited to buying a single UK growth stock? With so many choices available for investors, it’s hard to choose one company above all others. I was curious to see if ChatGPT had a spectacular suggestion I might have missed. Genetics for growth…
[ad_1] Image source: Aston Martin The company is famous for its fast cars. Aston Martin Lagonda (LSE: AML) has been heading speedily this year – in the wrong direction. The Aston Martin share price is down by over two-fifths since the start of 2025. Bad as that sounds, long-term Aston Martin shareholders have become used to bad news. Over five years, the share price has tumbled by 92%. So, could this be a possible recovery stock to consider for my portfolio as we head into 2026? Looking under the bonnet At face value, Aston Martin seems like it has the…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images With just hours of 2025 left, I think it’s fair to conclude that holders of Diageo (LSE: DGE) shares have had a year they’ll want to forget. But just how much damage has been done to the investment case of this one-time FTSE 100 star? Toxic cocktail The simple answer to that question is ‘an awful lot’. But it’s worth being clear that Diageo’s woes aren’t of its own making. The ongoing cost-of-living crisis has seriously impacted sales and profits in key markets such as North America and China. Political developments, such as Trump’s tariffs,…