Image source: Getty Images Smart investors are always on the hunt for stocks that can plump up their Stocks and Shares ISA with juicy dividends. While plenty of names in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 offer steady income, I’ve been running the numbers on two that stand out. Both provide above-average yields, both look relatively cheap, and both could fit nicely into a long-term income portfolio. The names in question? Insurance stalwart Admiral Group (LSE: ADM) and interdealer broker TP ICAP (LSE: TCAP). On the surface, they look equally tempting, but which one comes out on top? Admiral Group…
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Walgreens Boots Alliance is officially private and will cease to exist as a vertically integrated business on the Nasdaq, as Sycamore Partners closed its deal to acquire the retail pharmacy giant on Thursday. Operations of the 124-year-old company will now be split, and the various business segments will be standalone, according to a statement from the company. “Going forward, Walgreens, The Boots Group, Shields Health Solutions, CareCentrix, and VillageMD will operate as separate standalone companies,” according to the statement. The news comes days after Walgreens was booted off the S&P 500 (^GSPC), replaced by brokerage firm Interactive Brokers (IBKR). In…
Image source: Getty Images One rite of passage for a lot of investors is buying a penny share. The logic is that even if it goes up only by a modest sum in absolute terms, the investment return could be great in percentage terms. Here are a few questions I think any savvy investor should ask before even considering buying any penny share. Do you like the business – or only the share price? People who otherwise make many smart decisions sometimes buy penny shares just because they are penny shares – without understanding the business concerned in detail. I…
Image source: Getty Images It might seem strange to link value stocks with the Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (LSE:BGCG). After all, it primarily invests in Chinese tech stocks that are growing like gangbusters. Moreover, after enduring a difficult few years, shares of the investment trust are up 60% in the past 12 months. So, what’s going on? Let’s take a look. Tricky period Baillie Gifford took over the Witan Pacific Investment Trust in 2020 and gave it a Chinese growth makeover. However, after reaching a peak in early 2021, the share price fell off a cliff. In fact, it’s still…
August has been a good month for FTSE 100 insurer Aviva (LSE: AV). The Aviva share price hit a level last seen in 2008, when the financial crisis was taking hold. It has been a long road! Still, incredibly, the Aviva share price is barely half what it was in the late 1990s. Even as a long-term investor, I despair at the thought of putting money into a share and still nursing a large paper loss over a quarter of a century later. Yes, Aviva’s dividend yield of 5.7% is attractive, but share price movements matter too. Still, as the…
Image source: Getty Images A Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) offers the sort of long-term investment platform I think can be well-suited to long-term investing. Many investors like the idea of tucking some high-yield dividend shares into their SIPP and letting the income compound over the years or decades. Here are three high-yield UK shares to consider this September. Henderson Far East Income Henderson Far East Income (HFEL: LSE) aims to do what it says on the tin. In other words, the investment trust aims to use a portfolio of Asia-exposed shares to support it paying dividends. It aims to grow…
Image source: The Motley Fool In 2001, Warren Buffett devised an indicator which he described as “probably the best single measure of where valuations stand at any given moment”. He also warned that if it approaches 200%, an investor is “playing with fire”. In the US, it’s currently (29 August) at 214%. Expressed as a percentage, the Buffett indicator compares the gross domestic product of a particular economy with the value of that country’s stock market. It’s really a market-wide price-to-earnings ratio. And driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, it’s never been higher. So what? Its present elevated level…
Image source: Getty Images When most investors think of the FTSE 100, it’s often the big dividend-paying stocks that spring to mind — big banks, oil majors, or tech giants. But reliable growth stocks are a different breed. Instead of dishing out large chunks of profit to shareholders, these companies plough earnings back into the business, compounding their value over time. The result? More consistent capital gains. Reliable growth stocks often show a return on equity (ROE) comfortably above 15%, alongside higher-than-average price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios that reflect investor confidence in their long-term potential. Two of the most reliable growth stocks…
Image source: Getty Images One of the advantages of having a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) is that you are in control. The downside is that the buck stops with you. And there’s plenty at stake. Get things right and you could have a comfortable retirement. Otherwise, you might have to work for longer than you had hoped. One possible strategy is to start with £20,000 and invest in a few shares. How many? Well, that depends. There are numerous theories as to the ‘correct’ number of stocks to own. The consensus appears to be 15-30. Most people agree that it’s…
Image source: Getty Images Gamma Communications (LSE:GAMA) is a relative newcomer to the FTSE 250. The company only joined the main UK stock market in May and was added to the index at the end of June. The stock’s down 33% over the last five years, but during that time sales have grown 76% and earnings per share have doubled. And that makes it stand out as a potential opportunity. What does Gamma do? Gamma Communications is a business-to-business communications provider. It provides integrated phone, video, and messaging services for businesses via the cloud. Source: Gamma Communications FY 2024 Results…