[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I reckon most people have heard of the FTSE 100’s Auto Trader Group (LSE:AUTO). It’s the UK’s largest automotive marketplace, boasting over 80m hits on its website each month. It accounts for over 75% of the time spent on its type of online platforms. In addition, over 14,000 dealers (there are estimated to be around 25,000 in the country) advertise their stock via the site. If that’s not market dominance, I don’t know what is. A bad week However, on Thursday (29 May), after releasing its results for the year ended 31 March 2025 (FY25),…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When I’m investing with my Stocks and Shares ISA, I look to buy companies with a view to holding them for the long haul. This way I can resist the temptation to overtrade, not to mention give my portfolio time to absorb short-term market volatility. Investing guru Warren Buffett‘s advice “to only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years” is something I take extremely seriously. With this in mind, here are two FTSE 100 shares I’m comfortable to cling on to for the next decade.…
[ad_1] Even if the words coming out of Albert Edwards’ mouth were gloomy, the famously bearish Société Générale strategist was in his usual good mood on Tuesday.It’s something that tends to catch people off guard when they meet him, he said.”I’m quite a happy, upbeat person,” Edwards told BI. “As opposed to the miserable bastard I come across in my written work.”If you follow the British strategist’s research, it’s not hard to see why he comes across as a grouch. He is known as a perennial bear on Wall Street (he refuses the moniker of “perma-bear” and prefers “uber-bear”). His…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images From the start of May, Greggs (LSE:GRG) shares have been faring pretty well, climbing an impressive 12.1%. If an investor had put £10,000 into its shares at the time, their position would be worth £12,080 today. Therefore, they would have an unrealised profit of £2,080. That’s not bad at all for one month. However, not all has been plain sailing for shareholders of the bakery chain. The company’s shares have fallen by 27.1% since the start of the year. A £10,000 investment then would only be worth £7,295 today. Not so pleasant. So, let’s look…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Warren Buffett’s track record in the stock market is nothing short of exceptional. Over the last 60 years, he’s generated a return of about 20% a year for his investors (for a total return of more than 5,000,000%). Here, I’m going to explain how I’m using his winning formula in my Stocks and Shares ISA and Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) today. I reckon this strategy can help me grow my retirement savings significantly over the next few decades. The secret to his success Buffett started off as a value investor. But over time, he evolved…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images A Stocks and Shares ISA can be an exceptional way to generate passive income. With tax benefits boosting capital gains and dividend income, a lump sum or a regular investment can deliver a life-changing second income in retirement. If an investor parked £20,000 in one of these ISAs today, here’s how they could eventually enjoy a roughly £1,000 tax-free cash payment every month. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this article is provided for information purposes only.…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Phoenix Group Holdings (LSE: PHNX) is fast turning into my favourite FTSE 100 dividend share. What took it so long? I tracked the stock for years before finally adding it to my Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) in January 2024. The yield was around 10% and the valuation looked dirt cheap, trading at six or seven times earnings. I assumed something must be wrong. Maybe the dividend wasn’t sustainable, and a cut was coming. Phoenix is flying But that didn’t happen. So I looked deeper and discovered Phoenix had increased its dividend in eight out of…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images In the past, retail investors were often viewed as the so-called ‘dumb money’ in the stock market (institutions were seen as the ‘smart money’). This is because they would typically buy stocks near the top of the market and sell near the bottom. In recent years however, there’s been a major shift in the way retail investors go about deploying their capital. Here’s a look at why this class of investors is smarter than many professionals used to think. Buying the dip In the last few major stock market meltdowns, retail investors have stepped in…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When choosing a passive income stock, I’m looking for two things. Firstly, a generous dividend. This might sound obvious but not all shares are created equal. There’s a wide variation in the level of payouts on offer. For example, in the FTSE 250, there are eight stocks that are yielding (based on amounts paid during the 12 months to 31 May) in excess of 10%. In contrast, 39 haven’t made any payouts over the past year. The index average is 3.6%. The second requirement is a good track record of increasing – or at least…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Shares in Spirax Group (LSE:SPX) have fallen 35% in the last 12 months. But that puts the FTSE 100 stock in unusually attractive territory and there are some familiar themes emerging. A combination of increased debt, higher interest costs, and a cyclical downturn have been weighing on the business. But that looks a lot like the position Rolls-Royce was in at the end of the pandemic… Overview Spirax manufactures equipment that helps industrial operations like factories manage temperatures throughout their manufacturing processes. That might involve heating, cooling, or regulating. Its systems are often highly technical…