[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Even with the stock market reaching record highs this year, not all FTSE shares have been so fortunate. In fact, there’s a long list of businesses struggling to keep up with the outperformance of large-cap enterprises. And among the most painful declines is Trustpilot (LSE:TRST), down 47%, along with Trainline (LSE:TRN), which has also seen its market-cap slashed in half. But as painful as these losses undoubtedly are, the best buying opportunities are often among the stocks that have suffered a massive downturn. Just take a look at what happened to Rolls-Royce shares over the…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 250 is packed with dividend-paying stocks to buy and earn a passive income. And right now, Foresight Solar Fund (LSE:FSFL) stands out with one of the highest yields in the index. At 12.4%, for every £1,000 invested in this renewable energy enterprise, £124 is earned through dividends. And what’s more, the stock is also trading at a massive 36% discount to its net asset value. Of course, experienced investors know that a double-digit yield and a dirt-cheap valuation can be a signal of trouble ahead. Yet looking at Foresight’s financials, the company continues…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images 2025 hasn’t been a stellar 12 months for the Marks and Spencer (LSE: MKS) share price. The stock has fallen from 376p to 316p, turning a £5,000 investment at the start of the year into around £4,200 (note that investors would have also received/been entitled to 3.8p per share in dividends). So, what has gone wrong here? And more importantly, can the Footsie stock perform better in 2026 and beyond? Why has the stock fallen? There are a few things that have hurt Marks and Spencer shares in 2025. One major factor has been the…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Amcomri Group‘s (LSE:AMCO) a growth stock that a lot of investors probably haven’t heard of. It only appeared on the stock market a year ago, but it’s already climbed 136% since. That’s a big move, but the underlying company has a business model that some of the UK’s most successful companies have employed. And this one might just be getting started. Buying and building Amcomri’s a small-cap, a collection of 12 smaller businesses that focus on supplying industrial products or services in highly specialised markets. And this is a structure I like very much. Operating…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images There’s more than one way to earn passive income in the stock market. And this is something investors worried about artificial intelligence (AI) stocks might want to take note of. It’s no secret that valuations in some sectors look stretched and there’s a real possibility share prices could fall sharply. But this is something investors can try to use to their advantage. Covered calls Selling ‘call options’ is a strategy that’s been gaining popularity. These give the owner the right (but not the obligation) to buy a stock at a specified price before a certain…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Let’s be real. £2,000 a month in passive income is a nice chunk of change. In my opinion, one of the best ways to earn passive income is from dividends. But how much would an investor realistically need to save to earn £24k a year? Well, that depends. If the investor wanted to start earning this passive income immediately, then my trusty calculator tells me they would require a £600,000 pot. But hold on a minute. £600k?! Now that’s a hefty chunk not typically found down the back of a sofa. Passive income tricks from…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Back at the start of the year, the Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) share price was in pennies. Lloyds shares still sell for pennies each – but they have got a lot closer to the pound mark since January! In fact, the share price has moved up by 73% so far this year. So, somebody who spent £55 back in January would now be sitting on a paper gain of around £40. In absolute terms that might not sound huge. However, as a percentage gain from a blue-chip share in a mature industry in less than one…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images A lot of people associate Greggs (LSE: GRG) with tasty treats. But there is nothing tasty about how Greggs shares have performed this year. Specifically, since the start of 2025, the share price has gone down by 42%. So someone who invested £1,000 in January would have seen the value of their shareholding decline to around £580 at this point. Greggs does pay dividends. Its yield of 4.2% is actually attractive, in my view. But it pales into insignificance when put in the context of the share price fall this year. Here’s why the Greggs…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Coming into 2025, there were good reasons to be nervous about what might happen in the stock market. We have certainly seen some bumps along the way this year, including a stock market correction in April following unexpected shifts in US tariff policy. But so far, 2025 has seen the stock market perform strongly. The FTSE 100 has repeatedly hit new all-times highs. It is up 17% so far this year. Stateside, the S&P 500 is up by the same amount – and last week broke its all-time record level. Can that momentum carry on…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images A lot of people want to start investing in the stock market, yet somehow never do. What seems like a good resolution at the time can fall prey to the demands of everyday life. But it need not take a lot of money to get going in the stock market – and possibly begin a lifelong journey of building wealth. Here are three things someone could do now that I think would help them start investing in the New Year. 1. Learn about how the stock market works There is more to investing than buying…