Image source: Getty Images British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines’ (LSE: IAG) share price dropped 11% after its Q3 results. So is this a good time for me to think about buying the stock? Were the numbers that bad? The Q3 figures released on 7 November were tagged on the end of the nine-month data in the results document. This is a perfectly acceptable way of doing things, of course. But the nine-month numbers look a lot better than the quarterly ones. And it was Q3 that led to the price fall – understandably in my opinion. For example, IAG’s…
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Image source: Getty Images I bought passive income star Legal & General (LSE: LGEN) a few years ago with an eye on my retirement. Even then it was clear to me that if I wanted to actually enjoy my ‘golden years’ I shouldn’t rely on the State Pension. Since then the insurance and investment firm hasn’t disappointed – generating consistently high returns for me. This has been with minimal effort – hence the ‘passive’ income label. The key question is, can it keep delivering big dividend income for me into retirement? The engine behind rising dividends The powerhouse behind any…
Image source: Getty Images For anyone scanning the FTSE 100 for investments that can deliver passive income, companies such as BP (LSE: BP) and Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO) may catch their eye. Both companies currently offer dividend yields above 5%, which is well above the Footsie average of around 3.5% and better than many other UK stocks. But the question remains: are these two stocks genuinely worth considering, or are the juicy yields masking deeper risks? Background Global oil and gas giant BP currently offers a dividend yield of around 5.3% as I write late on 17 November. The company…
Image source: Getty Images BAE Systems’ share price has had a fantastic run recently. Fuelled by the global boom in defence spending, it has risen about 40% over the last year and around 130% over the last three. The thing is though, some are some lesser-known UK defence shares that have absolutely smashed the FTSE 100 big-hitter. Here’s a look at two such stocks. Contracts with the US Navy First up, we have MS International (LSE: MSI). It’s a small British engineering company that operates in a few industries including defence. It’s having a lot of success in the defence…
President Joe Biden promised that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 would represent “the most significant investment in passenger rail in the past 50 years and in public transit ever.”But in a comprehensive review of four years of spending since the law went into effect, the Urban Institute has found that historic federal investment in shared modes was eclipsed by an increase in state and local spending on highway projects, as well as a decrease in transit funding at the community level. On balance, total funding for transit across all levels of government actually flatlined — and rail projects experienced a…
Image source: Getty Images I wanted to build a second income inside my ISA using high-yield FTSE 100 dividend stocks, and decided to ask ChatGPT for help. I did it partly for fun, but also to test whether a chatbot could create a sensible balanced portfolio. First, a caveat. Chatbots like ChatGPT don’t have personal opinions, as they admit themselves. They pull in data from existing sources, which means their stock selections can reflect old articles or past commentary. It’s vital to check every fact as ChatGPT often presents data that’s four or five months old as if it was…
Image source: Getty Images My portfolio is dominated by high-performing FTSE 100 shares. UK blue-chips are hugely popular due to their passive income potential. They can also be great stocks to buy for investors seeking long-term capital growth. Take the following three FTSE shares: Games Workshop (LSE:GAW), HSBC (LSE:HSBA) and Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE:SMT). These UK shares have delivered an average annual return of 19% over the last decade. The question is, can these companies continue delivering spectacular returns? I think they can, and believe they’re worth serious consideration right now. Great Scot Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has delivered…
Image source: Getty Images With global markets looking shaky, now’s not the best time to look at growth stocks. But one keeps popping up on my radar, and considering it’s not a speculative tech stock, it might be worth a look. Goodwin (LSE: GDWN) is a family-run engineering group that’s taken off in the past six months. For a business that started life as an iron foundry in the late 1800s, it’s come a long way. After a volatile foray into oil and gas, it adopted a strategic shift into high-growth defence and nuclear markets. That seems to have lit…
Image source: Getty Images These days it seems everybody and their uncle thinks the stock market is about to crash. I tend to take these fears with a pinch of salt because they’re often wrong – and it’s never a good idea to make decisions based on emotion. Still, being prepared can’t hurt. And in some cases, it can turn a potential catastrophe into an opportunity. Will the market crash? Last week, the FTSE 100 suffered one of its sharpest dips in months, falling 3% in less than 48 hours. That’s concerning, but understanding why markets crash can help alleviate…
Many investors cannot stop themselves from buying mutual fund NFOs and clutter up their portfolios. This guide may help you think rationally and focus on the right priorities.9.99 out of 10 mutual fund NFOs are not necessary. Hundreds of existing mutual fund options can be used to build a good MF portfolio. Investors often hold too many funds and don’t need them anymore.Yet, when they see news about a new mutual fund NFO, they start twitching and want to add it to their portfolios. This betrays a lack of planning and focus on the right priorities.If you would like to…