[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Considering the big gains made across the pond in 2024, UK-focused investors will surely be hoping for a more prosperous 2025. With this in mind, I’ve been scanning the FTSE 100 index for growth shares…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The only thing we can say with certainty about the stock market is that it will keep doing what it does best — zigging and zagging, dishing out surprises, and keeping us investors on the…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images As I shape my investing strategy for 2025, I’m looking out for the earliest news from our top FTSE 100 companies. Knowing how they ended 2024 and hearing their take on the approaching 12 months…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Diageo (LSE:DGE) share price began 2024 at just over £28 and finished at £25.37. That’s a 10% decline in a year where the FTSE 100 managed an overall gain of just under 6%. Investors…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Compared to overseas equities, the returns on UK shares have broadly underwhelmed over the past decade. A blend of low economic growth and extreme political turbulence have limited share price gains as investors have prioritised…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Owning stocks that return cash dividends can be a great way of earning a second income. But UK investors have another strategy that’s also worth considering. Experian (LSE:EXPN) shares have a 1.2% dividend yield, which…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Every year, we ask our freelance writers to share their top US stocks with investors to consider buying in the year ahead — here’s what they rate highly for the long term! [Just beginning your…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Later this month, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the new President of the United States. He has already made it clear that imports from around the world could be subject to tariffs. Even though…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The UK stock market had a decent run in 2024. If investors put money into the FTSE 100 at the start of the year, they would have gotten a 5.6% return. The FTSE 250 narrowly…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Last year, the banking sector was the standout for share price gains in the FTSE 100. Major companies including NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) and Barclays (LSE:BARC) almost doubled in value. Yet despite this surge, I’m a…