[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images In my view, FTSE 100 dividend stocks are hugely underrated. Some offer ultra-high dividend yields of 7% or 8%, and may also deliver plenty of share price growth on top. The higher the yield, the more income savers can generate from the same pot of money. And it will be tax-free for those who invest inside their Stocks and Shares ISA allowance. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this article is provided for information purposes only. It…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images We can easily overlook the Standard Chartered (LSE: STAN) share price when we think of FTSE 100 banks. It mostly works in the world of corporate banking, so it doesn’t make the headlines the way retail banks like Lloyds Banking Group do. But ignoring Standard Chartered means turning up our noses at a 215% share price gain over the past five years. And it’s up 60% in 2025 alone. Let’s see what third-quarter results tell us. Hitting targets In a 30 October update, CEO Bill Winters said: “We now expect to deliver an underlying return…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR) shares appear to have run out of steam. They’re only about 5% higher than they were back in August. Perhaps some investors are wondering whether to sell some shares and crystalise gains. It’s gone through my head recently, with the FTSE 100 stock up more than 100% in the past year. Therefore, I was interested to see that two insiders have just sold shares. And it was the CEO and CFO no less! Is this anything to worry about? Transactions On 27 October, CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç offloaded 7,433 shares at a price of…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images British investors are lucky because they have two tax-efficient ways to invest – via a Stocks and Shares ISA and a Self-Invested Personal Pension, or SIPP. ISAs tend to be better known and more popular, but SIPPs have advantages too. To get a better handle on it, I asked AI ‘bot ChatGPT for its view. Here’s what it said. Tax relief vs flexibility It explained that both Stocks and Shares ISAs and SIPPs let people invest in funds, shares and exchange traded funds (ETFs) without paying capital gains tax or extra tax on dividends. The difference is when…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Diageo (LSE:DGE) shares have performed terribly in recent years. From being one of the most valuable companies on the FTSE 100, it has truly been left behind. At its peak, the stock was valued at more than double Lloyds. Today it’s worth less than half of the blue-chip banking group. It should be a lesson in caution for investors drawn in by momentum but dwindling fundamentals. Diageo’s share price decline reflects both lingering hangovers from a weak 2024 and the modest tone of its 2025 results. Last year, the drinks giant issued a profit warning…
[ad_1] Image source: Olaf Kraak via Shell plc The Shell (LSE:SHEL) share price is faltering in early trading on Thursday (30 October) despite the FTSE 100 company reporting a 27% profit increase in Q3 compared to Q2. So is this a buying opportunity? Results in the oil division were uninspiring, but volatile gas prices led to a strong trading and optimisation performance. And this highlights one of Shell’s key strengths. Results The real highlight of Shell’s report was its natural gas business, where adjusted earnings were 24% higher than Q2. The success was driven by its trading and optimisation activities.…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 250 index has been chugging along nicely in 2025 compared to recent years. So far, it’s up about 8%, excluding dividends. However, shares of BlackRock World Mining Trust (LSE:BRWM) have jumped roughly 40% without dividends, leaving the index in the dust. Here’s why I think this FTSE 250 stock is still worth considering for long-term investors. Big trend beneficiary BlackRock World Mining is an investment trust focused on global mining shares. It also invests in royalties from metal and mineral production, as well as having the ability to hold up to 10% in…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images NIO (NYSE:NIO) stock was trading for just $4.50 at the end of July. Fast forward three months, shares of this Chinese electric vehicle (EV) business are changing hands for more than $7. That’s a healthy 59% gain. Therefore, someone who invested £5,000 at the start of the year would now have roughly £7,950. Nice. However, longer-term performance has been very disappointing. In fact, five grand invested in NIO at the start of 2022 would now be worth just £1,200 (excluding currency moves). NIO is heavily loss-making, so has never paid shareholders a dividend. Red ink…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I love buying ‘value stocks’, defined as a company trading below their fundamental value. It feels like buying a slice of a business on the cheap. Often, that comes with a higher dividend yield too. Yields are calculated by dividing the dividend by the share price, so if the share price is down, the yield is likely to be higher. As with any approach to buying shares, success isn’t guaranteed. Company stocks can be cheap for a very good reason, so I do careful research to find out why. Bargain UK shares Finding bargains is…
[ad_1] Halloween is a scary time on roads across America — but some states are far more frightful than others, a new study finds.According to a recent analysis of National Highway Traffic Administration data, Kentucky has the highest rate of fatal crashes per capita on Oct. 31, with 9.1 per million residents — roughly 134.57 percent higher than the national average in the last four years on record.Vermont, meanwhile, has the least, recording no crashes on All Hallow’s Eve during that period.While the study didn’t specify how many of those crashes involved trick-or-treaters, other analyses show that Halloween is the deadliest day…