[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I’ve been scouring the FTSE 250 for a fast-growing momentum stock to add to my self-invested personal pension (SIPP). This is a change of strategy for me, after years of buying struggling value stocks in the hope they would recover. Now I fancy blending in a few stocks that are pinging along nicely, in the hope their momentum carries them even further. The first stock to catch my eye is Goodwin (LSE: GDWN), a family-controlled engineering firm based in Stoke-on-Trent. It’s been operating since 1883, when it began life as R Goodwin & Son. That…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images US stocks account for roughly half of my invested portfolio. However, while some of them have performed well on paper in recent months, the actual return hasn’t been that good. One reason is the appreciation of the pound against the dollar. With £1 now worth $1.36, the pound has appreciated more than 12% from its lows in January. This is 12% that’s been wiped off the value of many of my investments. Incidentally, my portfolio peaked around mid-January. It’s not a coincidence. Investing with a stronger pound The pound may be marginally stronger globally, but…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The hunt for passive income from FTSE stocks is an ongoing process. Given that a stock’s dividend yield constantly changes, an investor needs to always be on the lookout for companies that could be worthy of inclusion. When considering how to maximise a portfolio’s yield right now, here’s how I think investors could go about things. Shooting for the stars To figure out how much a £20k portfolio could make, I’m going to filter just for FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 stocks. Granted, smaller companies could have an exceptionally high yield. Yet penny stocks and…
[ad_1] Something important didn’t happen after President Trump said he planned to double import taxes on steel and aluminum on May 30: Markets didn’t tank. Traders took it in stride and a modest rally in stocks continued for the next several days. Markets may finally be finding solid footing as the halfway point of Trump’s first year in office nears. Stocks have recovered nearly all of the losses incurred as Trump rolled out wide-ranging tariffs in March and April that were far more severe than most investors expected. In early April, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) index was down 16% for…
[ad_1] Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock has underperformed quite badly in 2025. Year to date, it’s down about 25% (while the S&P 500 index is up a few percentage points). Is this an opportunity to buy the growth stock for my portfolio at a good price? Let’s discuss. Why retail investors love Tesla shares Tesla remains a retail investor favourite. And I can understand why. For starters, legendary entrepreneur Elon Musk is the CEO. With Musk at the helm, this company could potentially achieve great things in the long run — not just in vehicles but also in other areas of…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images After spending the best part of a decade in the doldrums, investors have become increasingly optimistic about the prospects for Barclays (LSE: BARC) shares. The share price might have risen over 200% in the past five years, but with net interest income expected to march higher, I maintain there’s a lot of value left in the stock. Analyst forecasts I must admit I generally take analyst share price predictions with a pinch of salt. They are, after all, just guesses. But with a Buy or Outperform rating from 13 out of 17 analysts and with…
[ad_1] Penn State and UCLA are denying they have partnered with Elevate in its $500 million College Investment Initiative. When the fund was announced, Elevate told Sportico and other outlets that there were two schools that had already signed with the new college sports fund. Sportico reported on Monday that those two schools were Penn State and UCLA, based on three individuals familiar with the situation, who were granted anonymity to speak about private conversations. Elevate formally introduced its college sports fund on Monday. The fund is backed by private equity firm Velocity Capital Management and the Texas Permanent School…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images BAE Systems (LSE: BA) shares are up 221% from their £6 opening price on 24 February 2022 – the day Russia invaded Ukraine. This is unsurprising to me, as the firm is Europe’s largest defence contractor and the world’s seventh-largest. I am also undeterred from adding to my existing holding of the stock at regular intervals for two other reasons. First, the global security situation has never looked worse in my 58 years on this planet, including during the Cold War. This should benefit a leading defence contractor like BAE Systems. And second – from…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images While they’ve been volatile at times, Scottish Mortgage (LSE: SMT) shares have been a great investment for my portfolio. I own the shares in several different accounts and in every account, I’m sitting on solid, double-digit gains. Today, I remain bullish on the shares (and think they’re worth considering for those who don’t own them). Here’s why I continue to believe they’re a good long-term investment. Exposure to growth industries Let’s start with the fact that the investment trust provides exposure to growth industries. With this product, I get exposure to industries such as online…
[ad_1] In a recent development in operationalising the compliance market, in April 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) notified the draft notification introducing the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity Target Rules, 2025, as a follow-up of the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), 2023. The notification defines emission targets for designated industrial sectors including cement and aluminium. These targets apply to the compliance period from 2025 to 2027 and are based on emissions per unit of production, using 2023–24 as the baseline year. The new targets are applied to over 280 industrial entities from four sectors: aluminium, chlor-alkali,…