[ad_1] They’re generally reserved for the ultrawealthy and financial institutions.But the exchange-traded fund industry is looking to give retail investors more access to alternative investments including private credit.BondBloxx’s Joanna Gallegos thinks it’s a great idea despite the asset class’ reputation for charging high fees and academic research that have shown sluggish returns. Her firm launched the BondBloxx Private Credit CLO ETF (PCMM) about three months ago.”We don’t believe in the velvet rope. We believe in connecting markets,” the firm’s co-founder and chief operating officer told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “People have not had access to it. It makes sense in a portfolio.…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Two UK shares on my watchlist suffered a punishment beating at the hands of disappointed investors last week. So is this a brilliant opportunity for far-sighted investors to consider buying these FTSE 100 stocks? The first is business intelligence, academic publishing and events specialist Informa Group (LSE: INF), whose shares slumped 9.7% last week. This follows a stretch of modest performance, with the stock up just 3.7% over the past 12 months. It has climbed 30% over five years though, so isn’t exactly a basket case. Have Informa shares been harshly treated? Historically, Informa has…
[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing. Sign up here. Most Read from Bloomberg India is heading toward plugging one of the worst-ever liquidity deficits in the financial system, following aggressive steps by the central bank to inject cash. The liquidity shortfall, measured through lenders’ borrowings from the central bank, has eased to 793 billion rupees ($9 billion) as of March 6, from a nearly 15-year high of 3.3 trillion rupees in late January, a Bloomberg Economics index showed. Much of the shrinkage was driven by…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Despite their popularity, most penny stocks struggle to deliver on explosive promises. Yet when looking at Filtronic (LSE:FTC), the firm seems to have beaten the odds and gone on to deliver ginormous returns for loyal shareholders. Shares of the electronic aerospace equipment group have skyrocketed by 1,212% over the last five years. That means a £1,000 investment in March 2020’s now worth £12,120. And since 2025 kicked off, the now small-cap firm has surged by a further 45%. What’s behind this? And can this momentum continue to deliver another 10x return in future? Partnering with…
[ad_1] Image source: The Motley Fool Having kicked off his investment journey at the age of 11, Warren Buffett’s no stranger to stock market volatility. But for newer investors, the last few weeks haven’t been particularly pleasant, especially for those allocating capital across the pond. The US offers a lot of exciting growth opportunities for British investors, especially within the technology sector. However, compared to UK shares, US stocks can be significantly more volatile. That’s been made perfectly apparent, with some of the most popular stocks to own, like Tesla, Nvidia, and Alphabet, falling by double digits lately. But as…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images BT (LSE:BT.A) is beginning to rebuild its reputation as one of the FTSE 100‘s more popular dividend shares. Dividends were reduced at the turn of the decade, before being cut entirely in the aftermath of the pandemic. But having restored them to 7.7p per share in the 2022 and 2023 financial years, the telecoms giant raised them to 8p last time out as its fibre rollout programme progressed. BT explained that 2024 was “the year in which we passed the peak of our capital expenditure on this programme, enabling us to see greater normalised free…
[ad_1] Image source: National Grid plc According to wealth management company Moneyfarm, over the past 10 years, the average return on a Stocks and Shares ISA has been 9.6%. In comparison, the typical Cash ISA yields just 1.2%. When inflation is taken into account, this means — in real terms — the value of the average Cash ISA has fallen over this period. But unlike cash savings, when it comes to investing there are no guarantees. Just because a near-10% return has been achieved in the past, doesn’t necessarily mean this will continue. However, history tells us that by taking…
[ad_1] Aerial view of self-propelled jack-up wind power installation platform “Huaxia Honghu 01” after being delivered at CIMC Raffles’ Yantai construction base on March 6, 2025 in Yantai, Shandong Province of China.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesChina’s national consumer price index (CPI) in February fell into negative territory for the first time since January last year, weighed down by a decline in food, tobacco and alcohol prices.The CPI declined by 0.7% last month from a year earlier, data published Sunday by China’s National Bureau of Statistics showed, reversing a year-on-year gain of 0.5% in January. The reading missed…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I think Legal & General‘s (LSE:LGEN) one of the FTSE 100‘s best dividend shares to consider. It’s why I own the financial services giant in my own portfolio. Shareholder payouts have risen in 11 of the last 12 years. The firm even kept dividends on hold during Covid-hit 2020, when scores of other UK shares were slashing, postponing or axing cash rewards. The annual dividend’s tipped by brokers to rise again, to 21.32p, when Legal & General releases full-year financials next week (12 March). And City analysts are expecting it to continue rolling higher over…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images One fascinating share I find in the stock market today is Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY). It’s at $6.60 after rising 24% over the past year, but has fallen 35% since hitting $10 in January. Here’s why I think it has the potential to produce big returns over the next few years. eVTOLs Joby Aviation is leading the race to commercialise electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. More commonly known as flying electric taxis, they can take off vertically like a helicopter, which means no need for lengthy runways. Unlike helicopters, they fly quietly like…