Image source: Getty Images I’m planning to fund my retirement with a broad portfolio of dividend shares with high yields and strong payout histories. That way, I can realistically expect to receive a regular and growing passive income while continuing to increase the size of my pension pot. To reach that point, investors like myself need to have a large enough portfolio to throw off a healthy second income. Fortunately, the long-term growth potential of the stock market means individuals don’t need to invest colossal sums to reach this goal. But it does need a patient and balanced approach. Here’s…
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Image source: Getty Images Every now and then, a penny stock turns up that looks like it’s been through the financial equivalent of a demolition derby — yet still has the engine to get back on the track. For Severfield (LSE: SFR), that engine is its dividend and a fresh change behind the wheel. Over the past year, the UK’s largest structural steel specialist has seen its share price crash from 83p to just 34p – a gut-wrenching 58% decline. The first blow landed in November when interim results failed to inspire confidence. While revenue rose 17%, operating profit swung…
The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to meet with 120 stakeholder representatives from the private sector this week to gather feedback on the draft Carbon Credit Policy it is developing in a bid to attract investments in clean energy.The DOE said the public consultation will be convened on Tuesday, August 19, to hear feedback on the draft department circular which will provide general guidelines for the issuance, management, and monitoring of carbon credits in the energy sector.“This Carbon Credit Policy is a game-changer for the Philippine energy sector,” DOE undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella said in an emailed statement.“It will…
Image source: Getty Images 2025’s been a remarkable year for the S&P 500. Despite significant overvaluation concerns among US stocks, America’s flagship index has continued to climb higher by almost 10%, so far. That could quickly change if the impact of tariffs starts to emerge in the economic data, with some predicting that a recession could be on the horizon. And yet, not everyone’s as bearish. Morgan Stanley’s chief US equities strategist believes that the recent bull run will continue. Meanwhile, the chief investment strategist at Oppenheimer has recently hiked his price target for the S&P 500 from 5,950 all…
Image source: Getty Images The global stock market has been enjoying a solid run in 2025. Both the FTSE 100 and the S&P 500 have climbed by around 10% so far this year, boosted by strong corporate earnings, surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI), and a boost in aerospace and defence budgets. For many investors, it has been a productive start to the year. But one tiny penny stock is making those gains look pedestrian. Shield Therapeutics (LSE: STX), a £57.8m micro-cap pharmaceutical company, is up a staggering 108% year to date. That’s more than 10 times the growth of…
Image source: Standard Chartered plc Standard Chartered (LSE:STAN) is the FTSE 100’s smallest bank but still has a market-cap close to £30bn. However, at 3pm Friday (15 August), its share price started to fall. By close of business, it had tanked 7.6% and was 8.9% lower than when it reached a 52-week high two days earlier. Let’s take a closer look at what was a strange week it’s been for the stock. Bad news The late Friday slump coincided with the publication of a letter from a US politician to the Justice Department requesting that an investigation be carried out…
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Image source: Getty Images While unpopular right now, renewable energy dividend stocks are offering some pretty chunky payouts to income investors. Higher interest rates have tested the resilience of many of these businesses. But with energy demand still rising and the UK government pushing towards Net Zero, the better-capitalised firms are still generating ample cash flow. That certainly seems to be the case for Foresight Solar Fund (LSE:FSFL), which has been busy hiking shareholder dividends each year for a decade. And when combining higher payouts with a lower share price, the dividend yield now stands at a jaw-dropping 9.2%! So…
Legend Jenkins just wanted to walk to the grocery store with his older brother. But he never made it home. The seven-year-old stepped off a median this spring and was struck by an SUV driver near his home in North Carolina.Now, in a gut-punch of government and accountability failures, his parents are being charged with child endangerment (a felony) for allowing him to make the short walk with his 10-year-old brother. Long-time safe streets advocate Nicole Gilenas has an investigation of the case in the New York Times this week which is inspiring a lot of justified outrage about overzealous prosecution…
Image source: Getty Images Even as the FTSE 100 surpasses 9,000 points, there are still plenty of high-yield opportunities to explore. And while not all of these will turn out to be winners, every once in a while a hidden gem can emerge, generating a chunky, sustainable passive income. Today, Phoenix Group Holdings (LSE:PHNX) is starting to get a lot of attention from retail investors. At a yield of 7.9%, that certainly makes sense, especially since the company is on its ninth consecutive year of hiking payouts. So is this a no-brainer buy today? Or could it be a yield…