[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The last year’s been a living nightmare for FTSE 100 stock Pearson (LSE:PSON). The publishing giant’s collapsed 33% in value on market pressures, major contract losses, and worries over artificial intelligence (AI) snatching its business. But could the Pearson share price recover strongly in 2026? If City forecasts are accurate it might — 11 analysts have slapped an average 12-month price target of £12.07 on the company. That represents a 34% rise from current prices. I’m not convinced, though. Here I’ll explain why I’m avoiding Pearson shares like the plague. No value stock Market panic…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Taylor Wimpey‘s (LSE: TW) a brilliant dividend stock, but the shares have taken a beating. Does the ultra-high income it pays compensate? The housebuilding sector’s had a turbulent decade, dogged by Brexit, rising interest and mortgage rates, affordability issues and the end of the Help to Buy scheme. This has hammered the Taylor Wimpey share price, which has fallen 1.5% over 12 months and 25% over five years. Today, it trades near a 10-year low. I bought the stock three times in autumn 2023, and twice more in January, taking advantage of the volatility. Despite…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Looking to earn a large and growing second income? A Stocks and Shares ISA could be the ‘cheat code’ that turns the dream of a healthy dividend income into reality. Dividend taxes have been steadily increasing in the UK. They’re set to rise further from April 2026 for basic- and higher-rate taxpayers, too, meaning it’s more important than ever for most of us to protect ourselves from HMRC. With a £20,000 ISA, every single penny that drops down in dividends is the investor’s to keep. Want to know how to target an annual passive income…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Back in November, I wrote about why I believed Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) stock looked excellent value as we headed to the end of the year. Yet so far in 2026, the share price is down 23%. Some people say the company will be disrupted by AI. Here’s why I simply don’t agree. Dissecting the news Let’s first delve into the AI disruption story that’s swirling at the moment. Some investors worry that generative AI threatens Adobe’s core business (creative software). New AI tools from competitors (such as Anthropic and Canva) promise easier, cheaper creative workflows. The…
[ad_1] Something fundamental is happening in wealth management. It is not a trend and it cannot be captured with a few new buzzwords. It reflects a structural shift away from advisory models built primarily around products, performance reporting, and periodic engagement toward advice that is continuous, contextual, and directly connected to how clients actually live their lives. Women and next-generation investors sit at the center of this shift. They are inheriting assets at unprecedented scale, building wealth through entrepreneurship and equity compensation, and engaging with financial advisors earlier, and with clearer expectations than previous generations. They are not looking for…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Stocks and Shares ISA is perhaps the best way for us to start building towards a passive income. Yet relatively few of us have one! Only one out of every six people (16%) in the UK has opened one of these types of investing account. And the average age to start is 43, suggesting not too many are getting started early. Let’s take that average age as an example. Is a passive income of £30,000 each year possible if starting from an empty ISA? How much would need to be in the account to…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Famed investor Michael Burry has been bearish on the S&P 500 for ages now. Yet the blue-chip index continues going up, proving him wrong (at least so far). Despite this, the investor is doubling down on his AI-is-in-a-massive-bubble thesis. And he reckons this hyper-growth stock is vulnerable to a massive share price crash. Cassandra unchained As a reminder, Burry was portrayed by British actor Christian Bale in The Big Short film. There are many brilliant scenes in this movie, but my personal favourite is when Steve Carell’s character is told by a dancing stripper that…
[ad_1] Click here for all our coverage of President Trump’s second termThe Trump administration’s proposal to cut off federal transit funding to large cities that make their buses free is almost certainly motivated by political retribution rather than any meaningful policy goals, advocates fear — and in the process, it could create costly new inefficiencies for governments who are already struggling to deliver residents the mobility options they need.Politico reported earlier this month that the White House is quietly urging Congress to adopt new laws that would “stop large cities that receive federal funds from providing free bus transit.” (It defines…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS) shares have been providing cash rewards to shareholders for years. And that tradition continued Thursday (12 February) with a 2% rise in the full-year 2025 dividend to 245p, for a 5.5% yield. The company also launched a new £1.3bn share buyback programme for 2026. That should give an extra boost for future per-share measures like earnings and dividends. Investors didn’t seem too excited by the results, with the share price barely moving in early morning trading. But it’s already surged over 60% in the past five years, lifting the valuation.…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Shares in FTSE 100 data company RELX (LSE: REL) have been absolutely crushed recently. Amid investor concerns over the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) technology from the likes of Anthropic and OpenAI, the stock has fallen around 50% over the last six months. Could we be looking at a major bargain here? Let’s take a look at today’s full-year 2025 results for clues. Solid performance in 2025 RELX’s results for 2025 were solid. For the year: Revenue was up 7% on an underlying basis to £9,590m Adjusted operating profit was up 9% on an underlying…