Image source: Getty Images If we want to build up a long-term second income, our annual £20,000 ISA allowance means we could do it without paying any tax on the gains we make. Government data shows the amount of cash put into ISAs has been declining since the 2014/15 year. But the good news is the proportion of wealth in Stocks and Shares ISAs has grown in comparison to Cash ISAs. High interest rates make Cash ISAs look more attractive. And it can make sense to use one for shorter-term needs. Also, some savers don’t want any stock market risk…
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Nature’s Miracle Holding Inc. (OTCQB: NMHI) is expanding into digital carbon markets with a planned acquisition of a $20 million carbon credit portfolio, aiming to tokenize the assets using blockchain technology.The agriculture and cleantech firm, headquartered in Ontario, California, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase the credits from Carbon Credit Capital Co., Ltd. (Carbon Credit Corporation), based in Taiwan.Under the agreement, Nature’s Miracle intends to issue common stock to complete the transaction, according to a company statement on Monday.Final terms, including the number of shares, will be outlined in a definitive purchase agreement expected within 30 days.Relevant:…
Image source: Getty Images Since the start of the year, ITV (LSE: ITV) has outperformed the FTSE 250 index handily. While the index has moved up 5%, the ITV share price is 12% higher than it was at the beginning of 2025. That leaves it on a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of nine. That looks potentially cheap, despite ITV’s volatile financial performance in recent years. Could the share price move higher from here? I think it possibly could — and see ITV as a share for investors to consider. Attractive dividend For starters, there is the payout. The company aims to…
Image source: Getty Images Right now, there are dividend shares with 7% yields that I think look reasonably durable. And while that’s very attractive, I’m focusing my attention on growth stocks at the moment. That might seem like a strange decision, but I think it makes a lot of sense from a long-term perspective. And there are a couple of UK names I currently hold that are also at the top of my buy list for when I next have cash. Dividends The two stocks in question are Celebrus (LSE:CLBS) and Judges Scientific (LSE:JDG). At the moment, neither is in…
Image source: Getty Images I’ve got no complaints about the Scottish Mortgage (LSE: SMT) share price. It’s done well over the last year, climbing 36%. I bought it roughly two years ago, and I’m sitting on a gain of almost 60%. I’ve no plans to sell the FTSE 100-listed investment trust, which “aims to identify, own and support the world’s most exceptional growth companies”. It gives me access to Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies, which is privately owned, as well as big tech names such as Amazon, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Meta Platforms and Nvidia. I accept it…
Image source: Getty Images Buying dividend shares is a simple way to try and earn passive income. One FTSE 100 dividend share I think investors should consider is asset manager M&G (LSE: MNG). With the share price currently sitting well below £3, an investor with a spare £1,000 could scoop up 393 M&G shares. Last year, the dividend per share was 20.1p. So, 393 shares ought to earn just under £79 a year of income. In fact, I think the earnings could be higher. Although dividends are never guaranteed, M&G aims to maintain or increase its dividend per share each…
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG.L) has launched a blockchain-based infrastructure platform for private funds, becoming the first major global stock exchange to implement such a system. The platform, called Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI), covers the full lifecycle of digital assets, including issuance, tokenisation (the process of creating digital representations of real-world assets such as stocks, bonds or private loans on a blockchain), and post-trade settlement. Developed in partnership with Microsoft (MSFT), it runs on Microsoft Azure, LSEG (LSEG.L) said in a statement. The move comes as big financial institutions seek ways to use blockchain technology, which they say makes…
Image source: Getty Images We’ve seen tremendous comebacks from a fair few UK stocks this year, including Fresnillo (+238%), Babcock International (+132%), ITM Power (+77%), and Genus (+69%). Respectively, these span a precious metals miner, defence contractor, green energy innovator, and animal genetics firm. These highlight the wide range of opportunities available to investors looking for a stock to buy. Here, I’ll look at a share that I reckon is capable of staging a turnaround over the next few years. Knights Knights Group (LSE:KGH) is an AIM-listed legal and professional services firm that released its annual results today (15 September).…
Image source: Getty Images Tesco (LSE:TSCO) shares have had a fantastic run over the past three years. In this time, they’re up 87%, excluding dividends. For context, the FTSE 100 has risen around 28%. So Tesco has been outperforming the market by a wide margin. Zooming further out, the share price is above where it was in 2014, when the notorious accounting scandal blew up. That involved Tesco scrapping its dividend, proving that even blue-chip income can quickly evaporate. Still the dominant force A big part of Tesco’s revival has been due to it winning market share from rivals. In…
Image source: Getty Images The Stocks and Shares ISA is one of the most effective ways to build long-term wealth. It’s why almost 4m Brits currently buy shares, funds, and trusts in one of these tax-efficient products. They protect investors from capital gains tax and dividend tax, giving them more money to supercharge the compounding effect to grow their wealth. What’s more, there are no taxes to pay when money is withdrawn. But how much would an ISA retiree need to realistically target a £30k passive income each year? Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of…