Image source: Getty Images The best way I have found to generate passive income (money made with minimal effort) is share dividends. The only real effort is choosing the shares in the first place and periodically monitoring their performance thereafter. That said, I select my passive income stocks very carefully. After all, I want them to generate sufficient income for me to be able to live off them entirely at some point. There are three key elements I look for in all of them. These include a high dividend yield, undervalued share price, and strong earnings growth prospects. Consequently, FTSE…
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Image source: Getty Images Vodafone’s (LSE: VOD) share price is trading close to two-year highs following the release of its Q1 fiscal-year 2026 results. These looked solid to me, with total revenue increasing 3.9% year on year to €9.4bn (£8.21bn) while service revenue rose 5.3% to €7.9bn. Revenue is the total income received by the firm, including from the sale of phones and other devices. Service revenue relates specifically to income from the telecommunications services it provides to its customers. The firm also stated that new entity VodafoneThree started operating on 1 June. This is the product of the December…
Image source: Getty Images A second income sounds like a luxury few can afford, but building one from scratch is more achievable than many people think. At 30, an investors has plenty of time to do it, but older people can manage it too. The goal here is passive income, cash that rolls in without having to clock in, and it’s possible to generate it completely tax-free inside a Stocks and Shares ISA. Thanks to the £20,000 annual ISA allowance, investors can take their income free of both dividend tax and income tax for life, with capital gains shielded as…
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The S&P 500 edged higher to eke out a record high close for a sixth straight session on Monday, while the Nasdaq also advanced to a closing record in choppy trade as investors gauged the U.S.-EU trade pact and prepared for a week of major market catalysts. U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a trade framework on Sunday, slashing EU import tariffs to 15% – half the previously threatened rate that was scheduled to take effect on August 1. Still, France denounced the deal as a “submission.”…
Image source: Getty Images All eyes are on Rolls-Royce shares right now. That’s because they’ve delivered monster returns over the last three years. Looking ahead, however, other shares could potentially deliver higher returns. Here’s a look at a £2 UK stock that City analysts believe will trounce Rolls-Rolls over the next year or so. A hidden gem? The UK stock market is full of under-the-radar companies that not many people have heard of. Boku (LSE: BOKU) is a great example. Listed on the UK’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM), it’s a technology company that specialises in mobile payment solutions. It currently…
Image source: Getty Images Income stock investing is often about patience, discipline and being willing to buy when a dividend looks sustainable and the entry point attractive. A super-high dividend yield doesn’t hurt either, which brings me to Phoenix Group Holdings (LSE: PHNX). It’s a FTSE 100 insurer with a solid business with a stellar trailing yield of 8.35%. Until recently, the yield was nudging double digits. The only reason that’s dropped is because the share price has climbed. Over the last 12 months, Phoenix is up 22%. Factor in that income and the total return comes in at just over 30%. I’ve held…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to leave its short-term interest rate unchanged on Wednesday for the fifth straight meeting, a move that will likely underscore the deep divide between how Chair Jerome Powell and his chief critic, President Donald Trump, see the economy. The Fed itself, to be sure, is increasingly divided over its next steps, and many economists expect that two members of the Fed’s governing board — both appointed by Trump — could dissent on Wednesday in favor of cutting rates. If so, that would be the first time two governors vote against the chair…
The Trump administration is cracking down on improperly licensed truck drivers who can’t speak English — but some advocates fear that a longstanding bipartisan safety issue will get swamped by the president’s divisive rhetoric.Over the last few months, federal transportation officials have sparked controversy with a series of policies to, as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy put it in press releases and an exclusive op-ed for the far-right outlet Breitbart, stop “treating English as a backseat language” and get “illegals” out from behind the wheel of big rigs.Duffy didn’t even try to appeal to anyone on the other side of the…
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Image source: Getty Images International Consolidated Airlines Group (LSE: IAG) shares have climbed a rocket-fuelled 126% over the past year. They’re still powering on, up 12% in the last month. Yet despite that rapid rise, they trade at a modest price-to-earnings ratio of just 7.86. That’s barely half the FTSE 100 average of around 15. I bought the British Airways owner back in April, just after Donald Trump announced his tariff pause, and I’m thrilled I did. But after such a strong run, are they still worth considering today? I watched for years as IAG, as it’s known, struggled with post-Covid recovery,…