Image source: Britvic (copyright Chris Saunders 2020) There are hundreds of FTSE income stocks to choose from in 2025. And some are offering pretty gorgeous dividend yields at dirt cheap prices. For example, FDM Group (LSE:FDM) shares currently have a 15% payout for shareholders. And at a quick glance, its price-to-earnings ratio sits at just 8.7. That’s well below the industry average of 28. So why is the stock so cheap? And should investors be rushing to buy this seemingly dividend gold mine? Digging deeper Double-digit yields can be quite tempting. However, it’s critical to remember that dividends are not…
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Image source: Getty Images UK shares are not where investors want to be right now. That’s the message from the latest Bank of America Fund Manager Survey. The September data shows hedge funds shifting away from UK stocks at their fastest rate in over 20 years. And when something like that happens, it’s difficult not to take notice. The data The survey collects data from 196 institutions with over $490bn in assets under management. And the picture when it comes to the UK is clear. Hedge funds are positioning away from UK stocks at their fastest rate in over two…
Image source: Getty Images Buying shares that pay dividends is one way to try and earn passive income. Can it work? Can it ever! With a long-term time horizon and careful selection of shares to buy, a £20k pot could potentially produce almost £11k a year in passive income. Snakes and ladders How so? If someone compounds £20k at 8% annually for 25 years, the portfolio will be large enough that an 8% dividend yield would equate to passive income of £10,958 a year. That compounding could come from both dividends and capital gains, though any capital losses would eat…
Image source: Getty Images Growth stocks can often be volatile investments. Investor excitement about long-term potential can send valuations to sky-high levels. But if growth starts to falter, or operational missteps cause delays, such valuations can quickly come crashing back down to earth. That’s certainly what investors of Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) have experienced first-hand recently. Over the last 12 months, the once surging pharmaceutical giant has seen almost all of its gains evaporate, with its market cap shrinking by 60% since last September. What happened? And could investors now be looking at a dirt cheap long-term buying opportunity? The downfall…
Image source: Getty Images When viewing FTSE 100 stocks to consider buying, it sometimes pays to look beyond the obvious big names. Diploma (LSE: DPLM) is a brilliant example. It’s delivered a total return of 508.8% over the last 10 years, new figures from AJ Bell show. That would have turned a £10,000 investment into £60,880. Yet it doesn’t get anything like the attention of, say, Rolls-Royce. The shares are so rewarding Diploma’s a specialist distributor of technical products that joined the FTSE 100 in 2023. It focuses on niche markets where competition’s limited, using both acquisitions and expansion of its existing portfolio…
Image source: Getty Images The Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) share price has been on a tear in 2025. It’s up 52% year to date, making it the top performer among the UK’s major banks. For long-term holders that’s been a rewarding run, and it hasn’t slowed even after regulators announced a probe into historic car finance deals earlier this month. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating 30 million loan agreements to check if customers were unfairly charged. Analysts think compensation could total £9bn-£18bn — hefty, but still far short of the £40bn lenders shelled out during the payment protection insurance…
Image source: Getty Images Whenever the stock market hits a rough patch, investors often start nervously eyeing their portfolios. After all, there’s nothing more unpleasant than seeing investments crash in value. Yet while enduring volatility can be a rough ride, it’s also a blessing for investors who know how to capitalise on it. That’s because, when the market panics, often the best businesses are sold off alongside the worst, creating buying opportunities for investors focused on the long run. So capitalising on these can propel portfolios to new heights, potentially opening the door to an earlier retirement. The power of…
Image source: Getty Images The BT Group (LSE: BT.A) share price spiked on the back of 2024 results, and they’ve kept on climbing. On 16 May 2024, CEO Allison Kirkby famously told us the company had “passed peak capex on our full fibre broadband rollout and achieved our £3 billion cost and service transformation programme a year ahead of schedule.” After that, the BT share price kept on going to hit a recent peak of 224p — for a 113% gain since that key date. But in the past couple of months we’ve seen a 10% fall. Is the bull…
Editor’s note: a version of this article originally appeared on America Walks and is republished with permission. A key objective of America Walks is to provide every American with the benefits of walkable communities. Which has led us to attempt to answer the question of who currently lives in walkable places, and who does not.This new interactive walkability index is an attempt to answer that question and we invite you to explore it. A sample of the insights in America Walks’ new tool. Visit their site for an interactive version with more data at the state, county, and community level. Why We Built…
Image source: Getty Images Unlike a SIPP, any contributions into a Stocks and Shares ISA do not attract the potential for top-up payments by the government. However, all gains made through such a vehicle are completely free of tax, regardless of the size of the final pot. That makes them an extremely attractive proposition for those looking for a second income in retirement. Estimating potential returns Building a pot large enough to withdraw £30,000 a year at retirement is no mean feat. Reaching that target will depend on many different factors. These include an individual’s investing time horizon and the…