Image source: Getty Images Dividend stocks are a fantastic way to start earning passive income. Luckily for British investors, there’s plenty of high-yielding opportunities to capitalise on, offering chunky quarterly dividends. And one stock that’s proving quite lucrative for my own income portfolio is Greencoat UK Wind (LSE:UKW). The renewable energy real estate investment trust (REIT) has lost a lot of love from investors as higher interest rates and declining energy prices are pressuring profits. And yet, despite these headwinds, the firm continues to pay out inflation-linked dividends to shareholders, offering a staggering 9.3% yield right now. That’s almost three…
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Image source: Getty Images Over the last six months, the FTSE 250 has enjoyed some strong performance, climbing by more than 14%. However, not all of its constituents have been so fortunate, such as Primary Health Properties (LSE:PHP). Like many other businesses in the real estate sector, the healthcare-focused landlord has suffered from generally weak investor sentiment, resulting in the share price slipping back below £1. Yet despite this, dividends have continued to flow. And as a result, the REIT now offers a tasty-looking 8% dividend yield. So is this secretly a lucrative opportunity to unlock some chunky passive income?…
A reader wants to know how he should invest Rs. 10 lakhs in equity mutual funds. A discussion.There are some questions an investor needs to ask himself before proceeding.1: Will this amount be associated with a single goal or multiple goals? If it is the latter, for each goal what is the current asset allocation? What will be the new asset allocation if I invest Rs. 10 lakhs in equity? Is the new asset allocation desirable for each need?If Rs. 10 lakhs investment into equity will skew the asset allocation the wrong way (too much equity for the need), then…
Image source: Getty Images 2025 hasn’t been an amazing year for the BP (LSE: BP.) share price. While the FTSE 100 index has climbed about 14.5%, the oil stock has only risen about 4.6%. Is there potential for an improvement in performance at some point? City analysts seem to think so. Here’s where they see the stock going in the medium term… Analysts are bullish At present, the average analyst price target for BP shares is 450p. That’s about 9% above the current share price. Add in the dividend yield of 5.8% here, and investors could be looking at attractive,…
Image source: Getty Images Windar Photonics (LSE:WPHO) is a penny stock that has done tremendously well over the past five years. In this time, it has gone from 18p to 52p, a gain of nearly 200%. In the past month, however, the Windar share price has fallen 20%. This leaves it some way below its average 12-month price target. Let’s take a closer look at this UK penny share to see if it’s worth considering. What is Windar? This AIM-listed company makes LiDAR sensors that help wind turbines operate more efficiently. These measure wind speed and direction, allowing a turbine…
Image source: Getty Images There’s no shortage of FTSE shares with chunky dividend yields to capitalise on right now. And a prime example of a UK stock seemingly offering substantial passive income is Ultimate Products (LSE:ULTP) with its 10.5% payout! For reference, the average stock market yield’s typically between 3% and 4%. So at almost 11%, this consumer goods enterprise, on the surface, looks like a golden opportunity for income investors. Of course, high yields can also lure investors into a trap, even more so when venturing into double-digit territory. But there are always exceptions. So, the question now becomes,…
Image source: Getty Images It’s no secret that the Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR.) share price is flying right now. This year, it’s up about 90%. I think it may be able to keep rising in the near term too. Because I just spotted a really bullish insider transaction here. A large insider stock purchase I always keep an eye on insider stock purchases and sales (‘director dealing’). Because company insiders tend to have far more information on their businesses than the rest of us. If they’re buying a ton of company shares, it’s generally a bullish signal. After all, no one…
Image source: Getty Images The London Stock Exchange is home to many small-cap shares trading at cheap or reasonable valuations. In a sea of speculative AI and quantum computing stocks abroad, these homegrown firms offer a grounded alternative, in my opinion. Here are two AIM-listed shares that I think are set up to do well over the next few years. Ramsdens First up, we have Ramsdens (LSE:RFX). The £113m-cap company does pawnbroking, foreign currency exchange, and the buying and selling of jewellery both online and through 169 high street branches. Ramsdens’ precious metals segment has been on fire lately…
Image source: Getty Images My investment strategy within my Stocks and Shares ISA is mainly centred on capturing some of the major structural trends shaping the global economy. One massive shift I’m bullish on over the next two decades is the rise of autonomous vehicles and robotaxis. Today, most people in the UK still think the idea of cars driving themselves sounds more like sci-fi than reality. But this technology is already well-established in a handful of large US cities, where more than 10m robotaxi rides have now taken place. Earlier this week, it was announced that Waymo will…
Image source: Getty Images One way of earning a second income is by investing in a fund that aims to match the FTSE 100. That’s worked well over the last few years, with the UK index up 60% since 2020. Right now, the index comes with a 3.17% dividend yield. But I think passive income investors might be able to do even better by looking at some specific names. Dividend yields A 3.17% dividend yield means an investor needs a substantial portfolio to earn £1,500 a month in passive income. Specifically, the figure is £567,900. That’s assuming the investment is…