Image source: Getty Images ITV (LSE: ITV) lost a bit of its shine earlier this year when its dividend yield fell below 6%. But as the share price has slipped almost 13% in the past six months, the yield has slowly climbed back above 7%. That could present an opportunity for investors to scoop up some shares while cheap and aim to boost their dividend income. Screenshot from dividenddata.co.uk But how many shares would be needed? Well, for the past three years, ITV’s paid out a full-year dividend of 5p per share. It hasn’t yet declared its final dividend for…
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Image source: Getty Images. Premium content from Motley Fool Share Advisor UK Investors with a more conservative desire might find the Ice style appealing. By focusing on businesses that have shown consistent financial performance and growing dividends, we seek to beat the market with a mix of income and steadily rising share prices. We consider this to be a lower-risk investing strategy than Fire, but company and industry specific risks mean diversification remains important. Ice investing can generate large, short-term gains on occasion, but we’re primarily seeking steady gains over time, and shallower declines during wider stock market falls. These…
A subscriber to our YouTube channel asks, “Assuming we retire at the age of 60 and live up to 85 years. I have been investing in the NIFTY 50 Index since age 30. Can I not hold NIFTY 50 even in retirement for a consistent passive income through SWP? Seasoned investors in the USA do that with the S&P 500. And there is no such analysis available for NIFTY 50. Might be worth making a video about this”.The first consideration is, “How much equity should I hold after retirement?” As many of our retirement planning illustrations with the freefincal robo…
Image source: Getty Images Back in April, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was one of the companies caught up in the fallout from US trade and tariff policy shifting unexpectedly. Since then, however, Nvidia has more than recovered. It now sells for 93% higher than it did in the first week of April. So, someone who invested £1k in it back then would today be sitting on a holding worth £1,930. That is excluding the impact of a shifting pound-dollar exchange rate. Looking to the future It also excludes dividends. Nvidia stock yields 0.02%. So a £1,000 investment now would earn around…
Image source: Getty Images Ultimate Products (LSE: ULTP) isn’t a household name, but most UK households probably own something it makes. From Salter scales to Beldray irons, the penny stock company designs and distributes branded household goods for major UK retailers. Despite that unglamorous profile, this small-cap manufacturer might just be one of the most promising opportunities around. The numbers are genuinely eye-catching. Return on equity (ROE) currently sits near 15%, which puts it in the same league as some high-growth FTSE 100 stocks. Even more impressively, the dividend yield is over 10% – a level rarely seen outside the…
Image source: Getty Images There are lots of different ways to put money into the stock market. One is to buy shares (or even a single share) in an investment trust. Investment trusts come in all shapes and sizes but basically they are pooled investment vehicles. Think of an investment trust as a company listed on the stock market that has investing as its own business. Each trust needs to be considered on its own merits. But at a high level, there are some potential pros and cons of buying into an investment trust, as I see it. Here are…
Introduction Bitcoin is one of the most powerful technologies of our time and has delivered financial freedom to millions and disrupted established financial players. Yet, many of my fellow financial professionals remain deeply skeptical of its worth. This skepticism is starting to shift as seen in recent headlines. The rise of Bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) and the marketing push from giants like BlackRock are softening attitudes. BlackRock’s IBIT has received $100bn worth of flows, making it one of the most successful ETFs in history, so clearly many investors are taking notice. JPMorgan said last week it would allow institutional…
Image source: Getty Images This year has seen some strong performance in stock markets, including multiple new all-time highs for the FTSE 100. But 2025 has also seen considerable volatility – and the year is not over yet. Nobody knows when the next stock market crash will happen, but some investors are increasingly nervous about the prospects for the market in coming months. While the timing is never clear, what we do know from history is that sooner or later, the stock market will crash again. What does that mean for investors? The best of times, the worst of times…
Image source: Getty Images it does not necessarily take a lot of money to start investing in the stock market. In fact, it is possible to start buying shares with a modest amount of money. Here is how someone who is new to the stock market could get going with £5 a day. Starting on a small scale Over the course of a year, that would give the person over £1,800 to invest. Simply by putting aside a small amount of money each day, they could aim to build a substantial portfolio over the decades to come. For example, imagine…
Image source: Getty Images Last year, Warren Buffett was asked about arguably the defining technology of our era — artificial intelligence (AI). While acknowledging its potential for good, he also warned about AI’s darker side. Indeed, he said the technology could lead to a massive rise in fraud. This fear was stoked when the billionaire investor saw a deepfake video of himself, which impeccably mimicked his voice and mannerisms. In Buffett’s own words: “If I was interested in investing in scamming, it’s going to be the growth industry of all time.” Huge future growth expected Of course, the Oracle of…