Image source: Getty Images Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock’s up over 130% in five years. And it’s climbed more than 40% in the past 12 months. But a few aspects of the stock’s journey make me a bit twitchy. It’s been very volatile, dipping around 35% since a 52-week peak in December. And that’s after a more recent rebound — it was down 55% in April. There’s been a bit of a Nasdaq sell-off recently. But it’s nothing compared to Tesla’s ups and downs. Which direction it might go next seems like little more than a coin toss. Valuation, valuation Perhaps…
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Image source: Getty Images Challenger banks have long been seen as a potential menace to established lenders like Lloyds (LSE:LLOY). With their digital-first models and slick apps, these upstarts were supposed to upend branch-based incumbents. Yet this hasn’t really happened. Indeed, the Lloyds share price is up 200% in five years (excluding dividends)! However, FinTech giant Revolut’s hoping to gain a full UK banking licence. And after growing strongly last year, it says it’s “focused on revolutionising global financial access through innovative products“. Could Revolut become a risk to Lloyds? Let’s discuss. Already a bank (kind of) Somewhat confusingly, Revolut…
Image source: Getty Images It sounds implausible. A £27m Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) from just a few thousand pounds a year. But with a long enough runway and the power of compounding, it becomes a mathematical possibility. A SIPP opened at birth and topped up consistently could, in theory, accumulate a fortune over time. Using HMRC’s maximum child SIPP contribution of £3,600 a year (including tax relief), the numbers stack up compellingly if invested wisely from day one. Assuming an average annual return of 10% — reflective of US market returns over the past decade — the balance grows modestly…
Image source: Getty Images Diversification is a critical part of modern investing. This explains the exponential growth that the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has enjoyed over the last decade. Holding a large basket of shares helps investors to manage risk and target different growth and income opportunities. The trouble is that building a diversified portfolio can take a lot of time and effort. And buying a large number of individual shares can also be expensive after you add up separate transaction fees and Stamp Duty costs. ETFs can substantially reduce (if not totally eliminate) these problems. Today, there are 3,600…
Image source: Getty Images I believe Hochschild Mining (LSE:HOC) could be one of the greatest FTSE 250 shares to buy today. Give me just three minutes to explain why. Bouncing back Shares in South American miner Hochschild have edged steadily higher since their price collapse in June. I think they could continue rising as precious metals demand heats up again. This week UBS was the latest broker to revise up its gold price forecast, an encouraging omen for UK mining shares. It expects the yellow metal to reclaim April’s record highs around $3,500 per ounce by the end of the…
First Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCAP) will increase its dividend on the 26th of September to $0.31, which is 6.9% higher than last year’s payment from the same period of $0.29. This makes the dividend yield about the same as the industry average at 3.0%. This technology could replace computers: discover the 20 stocks are working to make quantum computing a reality. We aren’t too impressed by dividend yields unless they can be sustained over time. Having distributed dividends for at least 10 years, First Capital has a long history of paying out a part of its earnings to shareholders. Past distributions…
The board of First Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCAP) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend by 6.9% on the 26th of September to $0.31, up from last year’s comparable payment of $0.29. This makes the dividend yield about the same as the industry average at 3.0%. AI is about to change healthcare. These 20 stocks are working on everything from early diagnostics to drug discovery. The best part – they are all under $10bn in marketcap – there is still time to get in early. First Capital’s Dividend Forecasted To Be Well Covered By Earnings We like a dividend…
Image source: Getty Images Lloyds‘(LSE: LLOY) shares continued their seemingly endless climb this week, bringing their total year-to-date gains to an astonishing 54%. Only a handful of FTSE 100 stocks are doing better, including Fresnillo, Babcock, Airtel Africa and the ever-popular Rolls-Royce. Among the banks, Lloyds is leading the pack. NatWest and Barclays are up around 40%, while Standard Chartered has risen 37% and HSBC 24%. That’s quite the turnaround for a bank that not so long ago was widely seen as a serial underperformer. Created on TradingView.com A speeding train? RBC Capital Markets recently likened European banks to a…
Tesco (LSE: TSCO) shares are up over 90% in the past five years, with the vast majority of those gains coming in just the past two. After post-Covid inflation began tapering off in 2023, the UK’s largest supermarket chain has gone from strength to strength. An investor who sank £5,000 into the stock in August 2020 would be sitting on a £2,500 gain from capital appreciation alone. Reinvesting dividends along the way, that figure climbs to around £11,200 in total value – a tasty £6,200 profit. By comparison, the FTSE 100 has only managed a 54% rise in the same…
An Indian couple with two young children has achieved a significant milestone in their Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) journey, announcing that their net worth has now touched ₹5 crore. The couple, both in their mid-30s, shared their experience in a detailed Reddit post, outlining their disciplined approach to savings, investments, and lifestyle changes that helped them build wealth despite a modest background. From Modest Beginnings to Financial Freedom The 36-year-old husband and 37-year-old wife, both MBAs from a premier institute, revealed that they came from a lower-middle-class family where education was prioritized despite financial struggles. “They wouldn’t mind skipping…