[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images A Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) is a powerful tool for building a comfortable retirement. The government encourages pension saving through generous tax relief, topping up contributions. For example, £100 put into a SIPP only costs a basic-rate payer £80, falling to £60 for a higher-rate taxpayer. On top of that, investments grow free of capital gains and dividend tax, while 25% can be taken tax-free from age 55. Any withdrawals above that will be added to taxable income though. Building a pension pot Let’s say an investor’s targeting retirement income of £2,500 a month, or…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images FTSE 100 homebuilder Barratt Redrow’s (LSE: BTRW) share price has seen positive follow-through after its fiscal-year 2024/25 results. I am surprised, as the 17 September numbers – the first since the 2024 merger with Redrow – looked excellent to me. Revenue soared 33.8% year on year to £5.578bn, as home completions rose 18.3% to 16,565. Adjusted profit before tax jumped 26.8% to £591.6m. Barratt expects 17,200-17,800 home completions this year. However, the firm made it clear that there are risks to these projections, which I think are accurate. Specifically, Barratt warned of ongoing uncertainties surrounding…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Greggs (LSE: GRG) share price has followed a surprisingly erratic path for a company that just makes sandwiches, sausage rolls, and things like that. I did notice that, despite the inflationary aftermath of the Covid pandemic, Greggs did a pretty good job of keeping price rises down as much as possible. As a regular customer, I was happy. But I wasn’t so sure it would be to shareholders’ liking. My fears were well founded. By early 2025 we were hearing of subdued consumer confidence, cost inflation, headwinds… The first half this year saw higher…
[ad_1] Shanghai Metals MarketMagnetics Restocking Pauses,Raw Material Prices Dip[SMM Analysis]SMM News: On September 16, the Pr-Nd alloy was quoted at 700000-710000 yuan/mt, down by 5000 yuan/mt compared with September 15. On September 17, the Pr-Nd….6 days ago [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Investors aiming to earn a second income will find the UK stock market packed with dividend opportunities. Some FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 names have seen yields dip recently, while others have climbed. But a rising yield isn’t always good news. Sometimes it reflects a company generously raising dividends, but other times it signals a sinking share price. Taylor Wimpey‘s (LSE: TW.) been firmly in the spotlight this week. On 22 September, the housebuilder was relegated from the FTSE 100 to the FTSE 250 after its market value tumbled by more than 40% in the…
[ad_1] Shanghai Metals MarketMagnetics Restocking Pauses,Raw Material Prices Dip[SMM Analysis]SMM News: On September 16, the Pr-Nd alloy was quoted at 700000-710000 yuan/mt, down by 5000 yuan/mt compared with September 15. On September 17, the Pr-Nd….6 days ago [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When investors think about the biggest winners on the S&P 500, the usual names pop up. Nvidia, Palantir, AMD and Tesla have all enjoyed meteoric rises. But while these stocks have dominated headlines, one lesser-known tech firm has quietly been climbing the ladder. That company is Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON). Over the past decade, its share price has soared more than 3,200%. That makes it the fourth-best performing stock on the S&P 500 since September 2015. Based in Arizona and founded in 1993, Axon develops, manufactures and sells conducted electrical weapons under the TASER brand.…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Frasers Group (LSE:FRAS), the FTSE 250 owner of Sports Direct, still looks like a bit of a bargain to me. At the moment (25 September), the group has a share price of 725p, which is 10.7 times it adjusted earnings per share for the 52 weeks ended 27 April 2025 (FY25) of 67.5p. The price-to-earnings ratio for all 543 stocks on the FTSE All-Share index is currently around 17. Fingers in many pies However, Frasers has minority positions in a number of other retailers. Fortunately, they are easy to value as most of them are…
[ad_1] Is your car safe? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration argues that newer vehicles are “safer than ever before.” However, our federal regulatory framework still lacks essential technology that makes cars, SUVs, and trucks safer, or that addresses the fact that the growing size and weight of vehicles on our roads are directly linked to increased crash severity that can cause fatalities. While you may feel safe driving your car, the reality is that a driver can still make a mistake that results in a fatal car crash. Having a car with essential safety features can minimize the impact of…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Shares in home improvement retailer Kingfisher (LSE:KGF) jumped 19% on Tuesday (23 September). But I’ve no intention of buying shares in the FTSE 100 company. What I am focused on, however, is the H1 update that caused the share price to surge. Because I think it could be a very positive sign for a stock I’m much more interested in. Kingfisher Group Kingfisher is the company that owns home improvement stores like B&Q and Screwfix. And the firm reported like-for-like revenue growth of 1.9%. This isn’t particularly exciting, but adjusted pre-tax profits were up 10%…