Image source: Getty Images Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR) shares have had yet another barnstorming year, nearly doubling in value. However, the year-to-date return was in triple figures until a recent wobble in European aerospace and defence shares clipped 5% off the share price. Still, I mustn’t grumble. I first bought Rolls-Royce shares in May 2023 at 149p, then again more aggressively in August 2024 at 475p. Finally, I bought a few more at 630p earlier this year. With the share price now at 1,100p, all these positions are well up and beating the wider FTSE 100. So, should I make it a…
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Image source: The Motley Fool Legendary investor Warren Buffett owns a plethora of fantastic companies through Berkshire Hathaway. And two that stand out are Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Why? Because Buffett’s never sold a single share of Coke since he first invested in the 1980s. Meanwhile, Apple is Berkshire’s single largest holding at 23.7% of the entire investment portfolio. In fact, between the two stocks, Buffett has almost $100bn invested! So if the world’s most successful investor has such a large amount of money within these two businesses, should other long-term investors consider them as well? Is Coca-Cola still…
Image source: The Motley Fool Legendary investor Warren Buffett owns a plethora of fantastic companies through Berkshire Hathaway. And two that stand out are Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Why? Because Buffett’s never sold a single share of Coke since he first invested in the 1980s. Meanwhile, Apple is Berkshire’s single largest holding at 23.7% of the entire investment portfolio. In fact, between the two stocks, Buffett has almost $100bn invested! So if the world’s most successful investor has such a large amount of money within these two businesses, should other long-term investors consider them as well? Is Coca-Cola still…
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 250 is home to many income stocks offering enormous dividend yields. While the index is mostly known for its UK-focused growth opportunities, there are currently just shy of 60 stocks with a payout of 5% or more. And standing near the top of the list is Greencoat UK Wind (LSE:UKW). With management maintaining shareholder dividends and weak sentiment dragging the share price down, investors can now tap into a massive 10.5% income opportunity! As experienced investors know, a payout that high can be a giant red flag of unsustainability. However, there are always some…
Image source: Getty Images Swapping precious time for pounds is earning money the hard way, which is why investing for passive income is so appealing. I’ve always loved the idea of cash that automatically lands in my bank account, whether I’m fast asleep or tanning myself at the beach. I’m sure I’m not the only one! A fabulous way to generate passive income is to buy dividend stocks in a Stocks and Shares ISA. Investors don’t pay tax on capital gains or dividends from investments sheltered inside the ISA wrapper. This can supercharge potential returns. According to a study by…
Image source: Getty Images Games Workshop (LSE:GAW) is one of the top-performing FTSE 100 shares of 2025. Despite not being an artificial intelligence (AI) company, the stock’s up 46% since the start of January. The rising share price has been driven by the firm’s ability to keep generating strong sales growth in a tough environment. And that increase isn’t even the full story… Dividends That 46% rise means a £5,000 investment from the start of the year now has a market value of just over £7,430. But the company has also returned £5.40 in dividends per share in 2025. Based…
Image source: Getty Images When I was young, my father would spend hours on the phone to brokers discussing share investing. I thought it sounded terribly boring but little did I know he was working towards a critical goal: building a second income. Now, years later, I see the fruits of his labour — he lives a comfortable retirement, traveling regularly with seemingly no financial worries. It’s a popular goal among UK investors — purchase shares in dividend-paying companies and watch the regular income flow in. For many people, this is seen as a way to supplement their pension so…
Image source: Getty Images The rise in global defence spending has massively boosted BAE Systems (LSE: BAE) shares. As governments around the world reallocate billions into their militaries in the light of rising conflicts, companies like BAE that can provide state-of-the-art military technology are set to reap the rewards. An increase in orders for its hardware has already pushed the firm into the top 20 FTSE 100 companies by market cap – and that could just be the start! Now, the extra spending has created an order backlog in the many tens of billions, and had analysts busily updating their…
Image source: Sam Robson, The Motley Fool UK This year has seen electric vehicle producer NIO (NYSE: NIO) both delight and disappoint shareholders. The delight has come from some periods of NIO stock surging: by early October, it was up over 80% since the start of the year. Since then, though, the share price movement has been more disappointing, falling 35%. Still, that leaves NIO stock 18% up so far this year. Not only has the share price improved overall this year – so have sales. Could now be the time for me to tuck some NIO stock into my…
Image source: The Motley Fool At the end of this month, billionaire investor will step out of the chief executive role at Berkshire Hathaway. That does not mean the legendary stock picker is retiring. He still plans to be chair once the clocks ring in 2026. In 2026 – and likely far beyond – I plan to apply some classic Warren Buffett thinking to my own investments. Here are three examples. Looking for a business moat Some people buy shares just because they think the price will move up. Others simply look at shares that have fallen badly and bank…