Image source: Getty Images Buying and holding dividend shares can be a very effective way of earning a second income. And reinvesting over a long period can boost returns even further. I’ve been thinking about my stake in Diageo (LSE:DGE) recently. In particular, I’ve been trying to figure out what sort of return I might get 30 years from now. The current situation At the moment, I own 1,216 Diageo shares. That might sound like a big investment, but it used to be bigger – the stock’s down around 35% since I started buying. Right now, that generates around £912…
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Image source: Getty Images FTSE investment management giant Man Group (LSE: EMG) is not a household name. But it is known as a powerhouse fund manager in the global financial community. It looks even more of a powerhouse now after the 17 October release of its Q3 trading statement. This showed a 22% year-on-year rise in assets under management (AUM) to a record $213.9bn (£159.7bn). It was also well ahead of market expectations of a rise to $201.7bn. Of this increase in AUM, $10bn came from its own investment performance. This marked a 177% leap over Q2’s trading performance. A fund…
Image source: Getty Images Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) share price has been in a bullish trend since early April. Specifically, it has jumped around 47% from the 7 April £2.36 opening price to £3.46 now. The key underlying reason was the US announcement of wide-ranging tariffs on multiple products. This caused an increase in the price of several commodities used in the manufacturing process. Additional bullish price pressure has come from commodities-specific imbalances in supply and demand. A case in point was the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s temporary ban on cobalt supplies earlier this year. It is the world’s largest…
Image source: Getty Images FTSE 100 multinational hotel and restaurant group Whitbread (LSE: WTB) dropped 9% after the 16 October release of its H1 fiscal year 2025/26 results. Although it has recovered slightly since, I regard such a drop as a potential opportunity to secure a bargain. This depends on whether the fundamentals of a stock genuinely point to it being worth less than it was before. If they do, then the stock is not a bargain, and the price drop is justified. But if the fundamentals look good, then it could be cheap at the reduced price. The best way…
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 250 index is having a good year. Sure, the FTSE 100 has delivered more (9% vs 16% respectively). But considering that our economy is hardly motoring, the UK-focused second tier of the market has certainly held its own. However, this form pales in comparison to some of its members. Today, I’m looking at one example whose share price has absolutely rocketed and asking whether I’m making an awful mistake by not getting involved. White hot form Electrical retailer Currys (LSE: CURY) recent performance has been magnificent. The shares are up over 50% this year…
This article was originally published in Transportation Alternatives’ Vision Zero Cities Journal. Transportation Alternatives is dedicated to fighting for better walking, biking, and public transit in New York City. It’s no secret that the United States has a fatal love affair with speed. And our overly permissive relationship directly leads to over 11,000 deadly crashes on our roads every year. Hit by a vehicle going 20 mph, a pedestrian has an 18% chance of death or serious injury. Yet, hit at 40 mph, that same pedestrian suffers a 77% likelihood of death or serious injury. Every mile per hour counts when it…
Image source: Getty Images Despite ongoing fears about a stock market crash, the FTSE 100 continues to break new highs. Last week Thursday (23 October), it once again cracked a new record above 9,570 points. This marked another milestone in what’s been an impressive rally, supported by strong earnings, rising energy prices, and positive investor sentiment amid a stable inflation outlook. What’s driving the rally? The stellar performance has been boosted primarily by surging oil stocks such as BP and Shell, which gained after the US imposed new sanctions on Russian oil majors Rosneft and Lukoil. These geopolitical developments lifted…
Image source: Getty Images The London Stock Exchange is filled with tremendous dividend stocks creating lucrative passive income opportunities for investors. However, very few businesses come close to spending the most on dividends than NatWest Group (LSE:NWG). With a dividend yield of only 4.6% it may not seem like the biggest dividend-payer out there. But in the last five years, shareholders have received more than £9bn in payouts. And at the same time, the bank stock’s also shot up by 314%. Combined, it means that anyone who invested £10,000 back in October 2020 is now sitting on close to £56,386…
Image source: Getty Images With UK stocks reaching record highs in 2025, several FTSE 250 businesses have been on a bit of a rampage. And yet the index as a whole has been rather lacklustre. Since the start of the year, index investors have earned a mediocre 6%. Dividends push this to 10.4%, but that’s still behind the FTSE 100’s 17.7% gain over the same period. That’s the difference between having £55,200 and £58,850 on an initial £50,000 investment. But for some stock pickers, the story’s very different. Some FTSE 250 enterprises are on fire this year. Goodwin (LSE:GDWN) shares…
Image source: Getty Images FTSE 100 tech stock London Stock Exchange Group‘s (LSE: LSEG) found its momentum again. After falling to near £80 in September, it’s soared back up to £98 in the blink of an eye. I think this may actually be the last chance for investors to snap it up below £100. Because City analysts see it going much higher over the next 12 months, or so. Why the share price fell There were two main reasons LSEG shares recently fell. One was that the stock was dragged down by the ‘AI’s going to eat software’ narrative. The…