In 2024, FTSE 100 miner Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO) paid $4.02 in dividends, fixed at a sterling equivalent of £3.10. This means a yield of 6.9% on the current £44.95 share price. By comparison, the current average yield on the FTSE 100 is 3.5%. Average savings in the UK are £11,000, and this invested in the stock would make £759 in first-year dividends. Over 10 years, on the same average yield (which may not happen, of course), this would increase to £7,590. And after 30 years on the same basis, it would increase to £22,770. Thirty years is what I…
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Image source: Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Rolls-Royce’s (LSE: RR) share price has risen 142% from its 6 August one-year traded low of £4.43. This puts it around a record high. To some investors, it might appear counterintuitive that I am looking to add to my holdings in the firm at this price. After all, surely it cannot rise much further after such a spectacular increase? Others may think I am doing exactly the right thing, as the bullish price trend must inevitably continue. However, I know that a share’s price and value are not the same thing. Its price is simply…
A growing number of Indians are turning to personal loans to fund their vacations, according to a new report by digital lending platform Paisabazaar. The report, titled ‘How India Travels Using Holiday Loans (Vol. 2.0),’ shows that 27% of personal loan borrowers in the first half of 2025 used the funds for vacations — marking a rise from 21% in the same period in 2023.This shift has pushed holiday-related borrowing ahead of home renovation, which dropped to 24% from 31% over the same period.The insights are based on responses from over 5,700 users across 97 Indian cities and towns. The…
Image source: Getty Images There are a lot of FTSE 250 stocks that look interesting to me right now. From tech names to real estate investment trusts (REITs), I’m seeing many opportunities. However, there’s one stock, in particular, that has caught my eye. This stock has almost everything I look for as a long-term investor and I think it could be one of the best stocks in the index to consider at the moment A FTSE 250 star The stock in focus today is IG Group (LSE: IGG). It’s a leading financial company that offers trading and investment platforms. It…
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Image source: Getty Images When growth stocks hit short-term challenges, share prices can fall sharply. And these are the kind of opportunities long-term investors can aim to take advantage of. I think this has been the case with a few companies recently. So investors looking to build wealth over time might consider some names that usually trade at much higher valuation multiples. Amazon Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) saw its share price fall almost 10% after the firm’s Q2 earnings report. The main reason was the threat of tariffs, which are still a risk that investors need to consider. Results from AWS –…
Image source: Getty Images It’s been a good few months for UK stocks and for many companies on the FTSE 250 specifically. The second-tier index has surged since April, driven by a broader sense of optimism for global stocks, but also a potential recognition of the UK’s preferential trading agreement (on relative terms) with the US. One stock that hasn’t performed as well is Aston Martin (LSE:AML). While it’s up 2.5% over three months, it’s down 32% over six months. Despite the company promising to turn the business performance around, it’s just not happening. What’s the latest? In its interim…
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Aviva (LSE:AV.) shares have been on quite an impressive run in 2025, climbing by over 35% since the start of the year. In fact, this recent upward momentum’s pushed the stock price up to a 17-year high. And yet the company continues to offer one of the highest dividend yields in the FTSE 100. With a current dividend per share of 35.7p, investors aiming to earn a £10,000 annual passive income would need to buy roughly 2,800 shares. But is this actually a good idea? The bull case A big part of the resurgence of Aviva’s share price is the…