Image source: Getty Images The Vodafone (LSE: VOD) share price gained 3.4% Thursday (24 July), first-quarter earnings day, after a “good start to the year“. Vodafone shares have been gaining, up more than 35% since April’s 52-week low. But they’re still down nearly 65% over the past 10 years. In May, CEO Margherita Della Valle spoke of “strong operational improvements across the business” on the back of her new vision put in place a year previously. Key progress With Q1 results, the boss said: “Vodafone is now well positioned for multi-year growth across both Europe and Africa.“ Service revenue in…
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Image source: Getty Images The Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) is an excellent vehicle for building wealth. But many Britons don’t realise they can open a SIPP at any age. In other words, you can start a pension for your children as soon as they’re born. This gives the money a huge amount of time to compound into something much larger. Now what I’m talking about today is similar to what’s been recently touted as ‘Trump Accounts’ in the US, although this was proposed as a ‘baby bond’ in 2020 by Senator Cory Booker. The idea is that when a child…
Image source: Getty Images The Legal & General (LSE: LGEN) share price has risen 12% so far in 2025. That sounds good, but it’s pretty much bang-on the FTSE 100 performance year-to-date. So if it’s undervalued relative to the wider market, maybe nobody’s caught on yet. A rise like that has lowered the forecast dividend yield. But it’s still up at 8.3%, with a few insurance stocks among the dividend leaders right now. Big dividends caution Before I consider jumping in to snap up such a big yield, something I just read raises a caution in my mind. The latest…
Image source: Getty Images Buying shares in companies that pay dividends and reinvesting the income is one way of trying to build wealth over time. But there are some sneaky issues that investors need to be aware of. Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about making money. And the Berkshire Hathaway CEO has a clear sense of the limitations of trying to get rich by buying dividend stocks. Warren Buffett Never mind stuff about being greedy when others are fearful, or dancing in rooms where the clocks have no hands, my all-time favourite Warren Buffett quote is the following:…
Image source: Getty Images Building a million pound ISA or Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) – a goal for many in the UK – isn’t easy. To hit seven figures, you need time, patience, and discipline. The good news is that things tend to get significantly easier once you’ve built the first £100k. Here’s why. The magic of compounding The key to building a huge ISA or SIPP portfolio is taking advantage of the power of compounding. This is where you earn a return on your previous returns. Over time, compounding leads to exponential returns, so it can be a really…
Image source: Getty Images Investing in the stock market is a fantastic way to build a passive income, especially since, in 2025, it doesn’t take that much money to get the ball rolling. Perhaps one of the most widely discussed strategies is finding and buying shares which pay chunky dividends. And with UK stocks having some of the most generous dividend policies in the world, it’s easy to see why this approach is so popular. But realistically, how much money can investors expect to make with only £500 a month to work with? Let’s explore. Setting expectations On average, the…
Corporations and the regulators that oversee them must do more to stop distracted driving by finally “bricking” the devices when their users are behind the wheel, America’s top transportation safety watchdog says. The National Transportation Safety Board recently called on federal regulators to develop new anti-distraction guidelines so that cell phone manufacturers, automakers, and other aftermarket companies that put diverting devices inside American cars have no excuse not to make “do not disturb while driving” modes default on all their products.Photo via WMTVThat recommendation was prompted by a grisly 2023 crash in which a 17-year-old Wisconsin driver who was texting behind…
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage eased this week, offering little relief for prospective homebuyers facing record-high home prices. The long-term rate slipped to 6.74% from 6.75% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.78%. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also eased. The average rate dropped to 5.87% from 5.92% last week. A year ago, it was 6.07%, Freddie Mac said. Elevated mortgage rates have been weighing on the U.S. housing market, which has been in a sales slump going back to 2022,…
Image source: Getty Images Both the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 have notched record highs this week. Consequently, a lot of investors will have been making tidy returns in their Stocks and Shares ISA portfolios. However, it can be a smart move to keep an eye on valuations. After the strong bull run in recent weeks, many growth shares are trading for lofty prices. But there are still pockets of value about, in my opinion, presenting potential opportunities. Here are a pair of stocks that I reckon are worth looking at right now. AI-powered stock Let’s start with the larger…
Image source: Getty Images I think these growth shares demand serious consideration from Stocks and Shares ISA investors. Here’s why. Glencore Glencore (LSE:GLEN) shares have recovered strongly from April’s multi-year lows. They’ve been propelled by a wave of positive news on Chinese metals demand. Mining stocks are soaring after China announced plans to build a new, vast hydroelectric dam in Tibet. This follows the government’s pledge to redevelop the country’s sprawling shantytowns. With US trade tensions also receding, the earnings outlook for commodities stocks looks brighter than it was a few months back. That’s not to say there aren’t still…