It doesn’t take a huge investment to produce significant levels of passive income with these stocks. The past couple of years have been great for most stocks. With the benchmark S&P 500 index up by about 53% since the end of 2022, finding quality stocks that trade at reasonable valuations can be a challenge. The search for stocks to buy is even harder for folks interested in earning a passive income from their investments. The average dividend-paying stock in the S&P 500 index offers an uninspiring 1.3% yield at recent prices. Finding quality stocks that pay high dividend yields is…
Author: user
Image source: Getty Images In my income portfolio, I aim to generate an overall dividend yield that’s comfortably above the FTSE 100 average of 3.6%. Right now, I’m targeting 5%, or more. Fortunately, the UK stock market has a well-deserved reputation for offering generous dividends. Here, I’m going to look at three stocks with yields of 6% or more that I really like at the moment. This cash machine could still be cheap FTSE 100 tobacco stock Imperial Brands (LSE: IMB) has gained nearly 30% so far this year. Investors seem to be buying into the turnaround that’s taking place…
Investing.com — It was another busy week of market moves. Given earnings season is underway, we can expect it to get even more hectic. Here are Investing.com’s stocks of the week: Netflix (NASDAQ:) Netflix shares surged on Friday. At the time of writing, it is up more than 9% for the day. The move is, of course, in response to the streaming giant’s latest earnings release, which saw it report Q3 EPS of $5.40, $0.28 better than the analyst estimate of $5.12. Meanwhile, revenue for the quarter came in at $9.82 billion, above the consensus estimate of $9.77 billion. The company…
Netflix (NFLX) isn’t planning on hiking its US subscription prices just yet, despite streamers from Disney+ to Peacock all raising their respective prices this year. “We try to think about our pricing, not in relationship to competitors, but from the value that we’re delivering to members,” Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said Thursday during the company’s third quarter earnings call. “We want to have a range of price points. We think that that’s healthy.”The company beat Q3 expectations across the board, adding another 5 million-plus subscribers in the quarter. The stock surged 11% on Friday as a result, lifting shares to…
Investing.com — Wells Fargo strategists believe that Chinese equities may be “running ahead of reality” following a sharp rally in the country’s stock market. From September 9, 2024, to October 7, 2024, the Index surged nearly 40%, driven by various economic and policy announcements. These moves have sparked investor optimism that the Chinese economy may be on the verge of a genuine recovery, despite its struggles with a prolonged property crisis that has weighed on both consumer and business sentiment. However, Wells Fargo strategists remain unconvinced as they believe the recent recovery is “another false dawn.” They cite several factors,…
Image source: Getty Images The Rolls-Royce Holdings (LSE: RR.) share price has skyrocketed even higher in 2024, up nearly 85% year-to-date. We’re looking at a huge 940% rise since 2020’s low. From a company we feared could go bust, we’re now seeing a 10-bagger for those who got in at the right time. But does it come as a surprise that Rolls-Royce could post the biggest dividend rise in the whole FTSE 100 this year in cash terms? Dividend stars That’s what AJ Bell‘s latest Dividend Dashboard, a regular look at the FTSE 100’s dividend stars, suggests. It found an…
NORTHERN HARDWOODS OF Houghton County will use the state funds for a new biomass boiler and a back-pressure steam turbine at their facility in Atlantic Mine. (Photo courtesy of Northern Hardwoods) LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation have announced business investment and community revitalization projects in the Upper Peninsula that will represent more than $5.5 million of capital investment and protect 85 jobs. Both Northern Hardwoods Lumber in Houghton County and Cedar Street Real Estate in Schoolcraft County will benefit from MEDC assistance. “Today’s projects will drive more than $5.5 million of investment and protect…
Investing.com — Bear markets, characterized by a decline of more than 20% in the Index, are often viewed with apprehension by investors, but they offer valuable lessons about market behavior and portfolio management. As per analysts at UBS Financial Services, bear markets are an inevitable part of the investment landscape, not something to be feared or avoided. Instead, investors should study bear markets to understand how they function and develop strategies to navigate the volatility they bring. One of the first takeaways from UBS’s note is that bear markets, while disruptive, are relatively rare. Since 1945, the markets have spent…
Image source: Getty Images With a Stocks and Shares ISA, British investors can target high dividend yields without having to worry about taxes. It’s a powerful advantage that, at a 7% payout, could provide £1,400 of passive income each year for every £20,000 saved. And that’s before considering the extra returns provided by capital gains. Unfortunately, dividends aren’t guaranteed. These payments are a way for companies to return excess earnings back to shareholders. And therefore if revenue and profits become compromised so might the secondary income stream for investors. That’s why high dividend yields are often considered to be a…
About a quarter of the investment announced by the government at its summit this week appears to have been secured or initiated before Labour came to power.Ministers touted £63bn of investment at the summit on Monday, where they hosted hundreds of company bosses in a showcase of the UK’s pro-growth policies.Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, trumpeted the “record-breaking investment total secured at today’s summit”, while Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, said: “After the investments secured as part of this summit, my optimism for Britain burns brighter than ever.”But a Guardian analysis suggests that £16.5bn of that money had been secured before…