[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images After much deliberation, I recently bought some more Diageo (LSE: DGE) shares for my portfolio. The timing turned out to be pretty good – in the last week, the share price has jumped about 6%. Of course, the shares are still well down from their highs. But could this be the start of the rebound investors are looking for? A new chapter for Diageo Looking at Diageo today, there are plenty of reasons to be bullish. For a start, there’s a new CEO on board (Dave Lewis). And he’s already looking to streamline the business.…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Stock market crashes are impossible to accurately predict, but investors are always interested in when the next one’s coming. And the last fortnight might have pushed us closer to the edge. But I think there’s an upside to this. Let me explain. The AI problem There are lots of things that could cause share prices to fall dramatically. Yet the biggest of them at the moment is artificial intelligence (AI) and I think this looks like a real problem. Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon have all announced progressively higher capital expenditure plans for 2026. In…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images During the second quarter of 2025, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway invested around $1.6bn in UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH). But the share price is down around 25% since then. Chances to get a better deal than the Oracle of Omaha don’t come around very often. So should investors seize the opportunity and buy shares? UnitedHealth UnitedHealth has been through a lot recently. This includes the almost unimaginable event of the company’s CEO being shot on the way to an investor meeting. Other challenges have included rising medical costs, which haven’t been offset by higher premiums. And the firm…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images With inflation still running ahead of target and the cost of living continuing to rise, earning a second income from doing very little remains an attractive prospect. That’s why lots of people buy dividend shares. And with a bit of thought and some careful research, I reckon it’s possible to earn a five-figure second income. Here’s how. One approach Given the financial pressures I’ve just described, it’s unlikely that many people will have a large sum to invest, especially those in their twenties. However, by investing little and often, I think it’s possible to build…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When it comes to building a retirement nest egg, few investing tools match the power of a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP). When starting early, depositing as little as £100 a month can be all it takes to secure a much more luxurious retirement in the long run. But what about those starting later… much later? An estimated one-in-six of people in the UK aged 55 and above don’t have any retirement savings beyond the State Pension. That’s despite it being nowhere near enough to live a comfortable retirement. The good news is, even for a…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I reckon a Stocks and Shares ISA stuffed full of dividend shares is a great way of earning a passive income. But it’s sometimes easy to forget that buying these types of stocks can also be an effective means of generating long-term wealth. For example, let’s assume there are only two types of investment available – a dividend share that doesn’t grow, and a growth share that doesn’t pay a dividend. Starting with £20,000 invested (the annual ISA limit), if the former were to pay 5% a year for 25 years, and all of the…
[ad_1] Stockholm has quietly become one of Europe’s most efficient capital-raising hubs. As The Economist recently observed, “Stockholm is Europe’s new capital of capital,” citing a surge in IPOs, deep private equity activity, and growing demand for Swedish corporate debt. For investment practitioners and institutional investors, the question is not simply why capital is flowing to Sweden, but what features of its market structure make that flow durable. Having spent more than a decade engaging with Sweden’s investment community, I was curious whether the recent strength in IPO issuance, private equity activity, and corporate debt market growth reflects deeper structural…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Drip-feeding money into an ISA over time can be an easy way to try and build up a long-term nest egg tax-free. But just how big might such a nest egg end up being? 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 is not intended to be, neither does it constitute, any form of tax advice. Readers are responsible for carrying out their own due diligence and for obtaining professional…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Passive income is the ultimate goal for many investors, and investing via a tax wrapper can accelerate the journey. Britain has two great options, the Stocks and Shares ISA and Self-Invested Personal Pension, better known as a SIPP. Both shelter dividends from tax, but in slightly different ways. So which works best for income-hungry investors? I’d never rely on artificial intelligence to pick shares, but I wondered whether AI could help untangle a technical question like this. So I asked ChatGPT. Two ways to shelter dividends The chatbot told me a SIPP offers immediate tax…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Many of us are seeking to turn spare cash into passive income. But one of the difficulties is the most rewarding place (historically) to earn cash – the stock market – is also (probably) the most daunting. The fear of investing in companies is perhaps one reason why only 16% of UK residents have a Stocks and Shares ISA. Let’s strip it down then. What’s the easiest way to get £100 a month rolling into a bank account? And how much is needed to do so? Approaches One approach that’s getting more and more popular…