Image source: Getty Images Looking for the best growth stocks to buy today? I think recent price weakness makes this quality mining share worth serious consideration. Big dip Gold stocks like Serabi Gold (LSE:SRB) have endured a torrid time in recent weeks. This particular UK gold share has dropped a whopping 12% over the last month as gold prices have corrected from record highs above $4,381 per ounce. The yellow metal was last 400 bucks off those record peaks. But it has since stabilised, leading to speculation of a fresh surge. Analysts at ING Bank have tipped gold to average…
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Image source: Getty Images Last week, we saw a number of FTSE 100 stocks tank. Shares that got hit included airline operator International Consolidated Airlines (LSE: IAG) or ‘IAG’, which was down 12%, property search powerhouse Rightmove (LSE: RMV) that fell 14%, and orthopaedics company Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN.), down 9%. Should investors consider buying these shares after this weakness? Let’s discuss. Insiders are buying Smith & Nephew Let’s start with Smith & Nephew. Because I think there could be an opportunity here. This stock fell after the company put out a Q3 trading update on Thursday (6 November).…
Image source: Getty Images Lately, the FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares has been performing well. So well, in fact, that it hit a new all-time high in recent weeks. Understandably, that ought to give investors pause for thought. Might British shares now be overvalued, possibly even heading for a crash? That is, as always, a possibility – just as it is also a possibility that prices will rise even further from here. Whatever happens to the flagship blue-chip index, I see several reasons to believe that there could still be money to be made from investing in UK…
Image source: Getty Images Passive income involves earning money without working for it. Nice in theory, but not always so actionable in practice. For example, one approach to creating passive income streams is to set up an online retail business and then earn money from sales. But to my mind, setting up an online business (let alone managing it) is not truly passive at all. By contrast, many investors put their money into businesses like Next or Sainsbury that have already shown they can make profits — and then earn passive income in the form of dividends from those shareholdings.…
Image source: Getty Images Now at 91p, Lloyds (LSE:LLOY) shares are fast approaching that almost-mythical £1 level. The last time they were above this was all the way back in 2008! This follows an incredible 235% surge in five years, far outpacing the returns from the FTSE 100 and many US tech stocks. And this is before dividends — not bad for a supposedly ‘boring’ dinosaur stock. But what are the income prospects like with Lloyds currently at a 52-week high? Let’s take a closer look. Passive income potential At the current share price, 5,000 shares of the Black Horse…
Image source: Getty Images When a FTSE 100 stock takes a beating, I always pay attention. That applies whether I hold it, or whether I don’t. My first thought is the obvious one — what just happened? Then my investor brain kicks in and I ask myself: is this an opportunity to buy at a lower price? At The Motley Fool, we like to buy good companies when they’re out of favour, with the aim of picking up a bargain. We can potentially get in at a lower valuation and maybe grab a higher yield as a result. When a company’s share…
Image source: Getty Images Dividend stocks with double-digit yields draw in a lot of investor attention. And right now, Bluefield Solar Income Fund (LSE:BSIF) wears the crown for the highest payout in the FTSE 250. With a yield of 12.71% and the shares trading at a near-30% discount to their net asset value, there could be a potentially lucrative opportunity for both income and value investors here. So is this a passive income goldmine? Or is it a trap? Going against the crowd This business invests in a diverse portfolio of renewable energy infrastructure projects consisting of 93% solar farms…
Image source: Getty Images With artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly taking over our daily lives, many investors are wondering which shares to buy to benefit from the boom. It may be too late to get in on overvalued tech giants like Nvidia or Meta. Plus, most smaller AI outfits like Anthropic and DeepMind aren’t publicly traded. But there’s still a ton of cheap AI-focused companies trading on the stock market. The trick is identifying the small guys before they take off. So which companies are quietly building groundbreaking AI tech in the background? Consider these two lesser-known tech innovators with promising…
Image source: Getty Images With lots of chatter about stock market turbulence and the FTSE 100 repeatedly hitting new all-time highs this year, now could seem like an intimidating time to start buying shares. It may seem more tempting to wait until the market bottoms out, then swoop in and scoop up great shares at bargain prices. In principle, that sounds like a great idea to me. In practice though, I see a couple of possible problems – and pretty big ones at that. Market timing is impossible One is that nobody – absolutely nobody – will know for sure…
Image source: Getty Images It’s a myth that you need a huge amount of money to earn meaningful passive income. By putting aside £100 a month, I think it’s possible to make £1,000 a year in less than 10 years. Don’t get me wrong – having a big sum to invest is helpful. But it’s not necessary for investors who are able to be patient and consistent over a long period. The secret sauce There’s one thing long-term investors need to focus on more than anything — the power of compounding returns over a long timeframe. If you invest £100…