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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The idea of earning passive income from a Stocks and Shares ISA is a pretty simple one. Many large, successful companies pay shareholders cash in the form of dividends. So by investing an ISA in a mixture of high-quality dividend shares, it ought to be possible to earn some passive income on a regular basis. As with any passive income plan, there could be bumps along the road. No dividend is ever guaranteed to last. That is why such a plan envisages diversifying across different companies and always paying close attention to the quality of…

[ad_1] This week on the Talking Headways podcast, I’m joined by Danny Pearlstein of Riders Alliance, New York City’s premiere transit advocacy group, to talk about the one year anniversary of congestion pricing in the Big Apple. We chat about the history of the idea, the mobilization of activists to turn the cameras on and sour grapes from New Jersey and U.S. DOT.Scroll past the audio player below for a partial edited transcript of the episode — or click here for a full, AI-generated (and typo-ridden) readout.Jeff Wood: I also want to ask you about the organizing and the activism of it all, because I…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images So far this month we have already seen the FTSE 100 hit a new all-time high, moving past the 10,000 mark for the first time in its history. Should that set alarm bells ringing? After all, the British economy is not exactly on fire, yet the leading index of blue-chip London-listed shares is going gangbusters. I continue to think there is potentially good value in both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 index. I have already bought some FTSE shares for my Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) this year – here is why I think this…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Three years ago, I went hunting for the best British stocks to buy for my new Self-Invested Personal Pension. I’d only just set up my SIPP, using the proceeds from three legacy stakeholder and company schemes, and had a serious lump of money to deploy. It was an exciting moment. I picked some real winners, including Costain Group, Just Group and Rolls-Royce Holdings, all of which are up around 180% since I bought them. Inevitably, there have been some disappointments. I snapped up spirits giant Diageo and ‘King of Trainers’ JD Sports Fashion after their…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images How handy would a £500 weekly second income be for you? It’d make my life a lot more comfortable, which is why I invest any spare cash I have in the stock market. Why wouldn’t I? The UK is famous for its strong dividend culture, backed by its huge selection of mature, market-leading, and financially robust companies. AJ Bell expects FTSE 100 companies alone to pay a stunning £80.7bn worth of dividends for 2025. But how much would one need to invest in UK shares for a £500 passive income each week? Let’s take a…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The annual ISA deadline is fast approaching, giving investors the chance to tuck away up to £20,000 before midnight on 5 April. It’s an unmissable opportunity for anyone looking to harness the wealth-building power of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 shares, free of tax inside a Stocks and Shares ISA. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this article is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended to be, neither does it constitute, any form of…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The red-hot Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) share price has lit up my SIPP since I added the FTSE 100 bank in early 2023. My shares are up around 125% since then, of which 70% came in the last 12 months. With dividends reinvested, my total return is now more than 140%. It’s a great example of how supposedly old-school, blue-chip stocks like Lloyds can deliver both income and growth when events go their way. But I’m not daft. It won’t always be like this. As always with shares, there are ups and downs. So have Lloyds investors had…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images For those who invested in Nvidia stock back in the day and held on, the returns have been staggering. It has delivered a 10-year annualised return of 75.3% in sterling terms. One FTSE 250 investment trust that has benefited is Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust. Between March 2018 and late 2025, its investment in Nvidia went up 3,155%! Given Baillie Gifford’s track record of unearthing top growth stocks like Nvidia and Tesla, it’s worth keeping an eye on what new shares it has been buying. And one new name in the US Growth Trust’s portfolio…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Rolls-Royce Holdings (LSE: RR.) share price hit a high of 1,306.6p on 14 January. But just a fortnight later on 28 January, it closed 7.5% down from that peak, at 1,208p. Investors have been calling an end to Rolls’ astonishing upwards run for some time, with the shares up 1,230% over the past five years. The thing is, we’re looking at a forecast price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of only around 20. That’s really not so high compared to so many other growth stocks I’ve seen. And who’d bet against analysts continually upping their price targets?…

[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) is a growth stock that has been on a stomach-churning round trip since its IPO in 2021. After opening at $141, it lost 50% of its value through the beginning of 2023, before surging 630% to a peak of $544 by May 2025. Since then, it has crashed 73% and is now back where it started at $142. I bought shares of the language learning firm three times in 2025. And my holding is now deep underwater with a loss of 50%. ¡Qué desastre! Is Duolingo now doomed in my Stocks and Shares…