Image source: Getty Images How much does it take to start investing? It is a good question – and there is no one single correct answer. What is true, though, is that it does not take huge sums of money. In fact, as I see it, there can be advantages to starting on a fairly modest scale. Mistakes could be less costly and it can mean beginning sooner, rather than having to save up for years first. There are some potential downsides too, though. There may be minimum commissions and charges that stockbrokers levy, taking a proportionately larger chunk out…
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Despite President Trump ramping up pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, the Fed held rates steady at 4.25% to 4.5% on Wednesday, July 30. Trump has been insistent on a major cut all the way down to 1%. Those who support the idea argue that a lower rate would reduce borrowing costs for consumers, mortgages, auto loans and corporations. Governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller voted against the rates, the first time since 1993 that multiple governors voted against a rate decision. But critics, including economists, former Fed officials and business leaders, warn that such…
Image source: Getty Images The Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) is a powerful weapon in building long-term passive income. Like the Stocks and Shares ISA, individuals don’t have to pay a penny in capital gains or dividend tax on their investment returns, giving them more financial firepower to grow their wealth. But that’s not all. With one of these products, investors enjoy tax relief of between 20% and 45%, depending on their personal income tax bracket. This can be especially valuable for people who don’t have large lump sums to invest, or who can’t make substantial regular contributions. Please note that…
More than 63,000 acres of north Louisiana forestland are part of a new 10-year deal to sell carbon credits to a French petrochemical and natural gas exporter with operations in the Baton Rouge area and southwest Louisiana. And the chief executive officer of the carbon credit company that was part of the deal says he expects continued interest from big industrial companies in voluntary credit sales involving Louisiana forests, though U.S. environmental policy is beginning to shift away from climate regulation. TotalEnergies has inked the deal with the Arkansas-based NativState to enroll in 13 long-term forest management plans across 247,000 acres in…
InvestorNewsCritical Minerals Report (08.01.2025): The Race Intensifies Amid Price Floors, Espionage, and New AlliancesIn Washington, the Trump administration took a bold step to bolster domestic rare earth production. Top White House officials, led by trade adviser Peter….18 hours ago Source link
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kuvi.ai, the platform pioneering Agentic Finance, has announced the successful completion of its $700,000 seed round, led by Moon Pursuit Capital, and the expansion of its strategic round, which is now oversubscribed. Recent additions include legendary crypto investor Michael Terpin of Transform Ventures and leading Web3 educator Dennis Liu (aka VirtualBacon). The announcement follows Kuvi.ai’s earlier pre-seed (angel) round, which closed in just four days. With the close of the seed round and the opening of the strategic round, Kuvi.ai’s valuation has now doubled from $15 million to $30 million.The funding supports…
Image source: Getty Images Penny stocks are notorious for being volatile investments. As such, seeing double-digit share price crashes among these tiny enterprises, while frustrating, is to be expected. But in some instances, this short-term panic selling can create long-term buying opportunities. That’s if the underlying business can recover from whatever triggered the crash. In 2025, one of the worst-performing UK shares has, so far, been Severfield (LSE:SFR). Since the start of the year, the stock’s fallen by almost 40%. And anyone who was unlucky enough to buy shares in November 2024 has seen their investment dip by over 60%.…
Image source: Getty Images Passive income ideas come in all shapes and sizes. One I like for its simplicity is putting money into shares of proven businesses that I hope can pay me dividends in future. It is an idea I use myself and helps explain why I own shares such as Diageo. But while Diageo has grown its dividend annually for decades, there is no guarantee that it will keep doing so in future. It has what I think is a reasonable dividend yield (how much an investor will hopefully earn annually in dividends from a share, expressed as…
FFO (Funds From Operations): $0.70 per share, $0.01 above consensus. Same-Property Net Operating Income: Increased 1.2% on a cash basis and 1.6% year-to-date. Leasing Activity: 334,000 square feet of leases completed, 80% were new or expansion leases. Cash Rents on Second-Generation Space: Increased 10.9% in the quarter and 5.4% year-to-date. Guidance Increase: Midpoint of guidance raised to $2.82 per share, representing a 4.8% growth rate over last year. Occupancy Rates: Total office portfolio end of period leased at 91.6%, weighted average occupancy at 89.1%. Acquisition: Purchased The Link in Uptown Dallas for $218 million, 94% leased with a 9.3-year weighted…
Image source: The Motley Fool As one of the most successful investors alive today, Warren Buffett’s gone through numerous market crashes and corrections throughout his investing career. As such, heeding his advice during periods of market volatility is likely a prudent move, especially for investors allocating capital to US stocks today. 2025’s been a remarkable year for the S&P 500. Despite macroeconomic uncertainty, US stocks have continued to climb and reach record highs. That’s been fantastic for investors, but there’s a risk that it might not last for much longer. Right now, America’s flagship index is trading at a pretty…