[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Could Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) be the gift that keeps on giving? Last year, Nvidia stock was already on fire – but since then it has moved even higher. Since the first trading day after Christmas last year, Nvidia has moved up by 29%. So, ignoring currency fluctuations, £5,000 invested back then would now be worth around £6,450. Longer term, the stock has performed brilliantly. In five years, it is up by 1,293%. So a £5,000 investment just five years ago would now be worth just a few hundred pounds short of £70,000 (before taking currency…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR) shares are approaching all-time highs once again. The stock is up 101% over one year as I write. It’s high on momentum, both operationally and in terms of the share price. It doesn’t have many peers in the UK, but one company operating in similar segments is Melrose Industries (LSE:MRO). Melrose has surged from lows in April, but it’s only up around 5% over the past 12 months — nothing like the performance of Rolls-Royce. So, which one offers better value as we move into 2026? What the numbers tell us Rolls-Royce isn’t…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images British investors are spoilt for choice because they have two ways of investing in a tax-efficient way, either in a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) or a Stocks and Shares ISA. So spoilt, in fact, that many struggle to decide which to use. Both offer attractive but markedly different tax breaks. I decided to call in help from ChatGPT, and asked it whether someone with £20,000 to invest in 2026 would be better off with a SIPP or ISA. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Analysts are pretty optimistic about Tesco (LSE:TSCO) shares in 2026. Price targets aren’t much higher than the current level, but nobody covering the stock thinks it’s going down. A big part of investing in the stock market is minimising risk and avoiding losses as far as possible. So does that make Tesco a no-brainer investment for the year ahead? Analyst estimates Analysts are – apparently without exception – expecting Tesco shares to go up next year. With that being said, the lowest price target is less than 1% above the current share price. Even combined…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images International Consolidated Airlines Group (LSE:IAG) has once more been one of the FTSE 100’s top-performing stocks of this year. But can it do it again in 2026? I think it has a decent chance. But looking further ahead, what really catches my attention is the firm’s long-term ambition to make itself less exposed to cyclical forces. More of the same in 2026? Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the IAG share price has bounced from £4.20 to 95p and back again. A lot of this, however, has been due to factors beyond the company’s…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images My Stocks and Shares ISA has underperformed this year so I’ve been looking at why. And while some things are out of my control, there’s one mistake that stands out to me. Hindsight is always 20/20, but one of my portfolio moves has turned out to be a mistake that I could have avoided. The good news is that I think I can avoid a repeat in 2026. Selling too soon The mistake was selling my Citigroup (NYSE:C) shares. Exiting investments too soon has been an ongoing weakness in my investing and it’s one I’ve…
[ad_1] ISAs are one of the best ways to build passive income, as all interest earned is completely tax free. But with the Autumn Budget cutting the annual limit from £20,000 to £12,000, and interest rates falling, hitting £2,417 a month (equivalent to 75% of an average full-time salary) has just become a lot harder with only a Cash ISA. Could a Stocks and Shares ISA beat a 4% cash return? Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this article is provided for…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Agronomics (LSE:ANIC) is a penny stock that has outperformed AI juggernaut Nvidia this year. As I type, this intriguing small-cap is trading for 6p per share, which means it’s up roughly 70% year to date and outperforming Nvidia. Yet 6p is a far cry from the 35p Agronomics hit back in 2021. So, might it still be worth considering for 2026 and beyond? Agro…what? Agronomics is a company that invests in start-ups developing technologies with the potential to displace animal husbandry. In other words, firms that are growing animal proteins and animals-derived products (beef, chicken,…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Generating a reliable second income is a common long-term goal for UK investors. The goal of complementing our working income with another tax-free income is incredibly compelling. One popular route is to use a Stocks and Shares ISA to produce a tax-free income stream that supplements employment earnings or, over time, replaces part of them altogether. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this article is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended to be, neither…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images It’s been a terrible year for Greggs‘ (LSE:GRG) share price, but the stock’s been showing signs of life recently. So will it launch a comeback in 2026? The number investors need to focus on is like-for-like sales growth. That’s why the stock crashed in 2025 and – in my view – what will determine how it goes in the next 12 months. Sales growth One of the first questions investors looking at any business should have is what will the long-term sales growth be? And that’s especially interesting in the case of Greggs. In its…