The Tesla (LSE: TSLA) share price suffered a roller-coaster ride over the past few months. It enjoyed a brief jump in January and then spent February and March falling before recovering slightly in April and May. However, this kind of volatility isn’t surprising for the stock. It closely mirrors price activity in late 2021 and early 2022, after which it declined to a low of $108. Let’s look into the reasons for the current price action and where it may be headed in 2025. Why the drop? Several issues may be responsible for the recent declines. Firstly, Tesla’s highly anticipated…
Author: user
Image source: Getty Images It’s always a smart idea to have a shopping list of shares at hand. This is what I had in April when the proverbial hit the fan, saving me valuable time deciding which stocks to buy when many suddenly went on sale. Two on my list were Shopify and Nvidia, and I took my chance when things quickly went south. Those positions are currently up 40% and 51% respectively since early April. Here are two shares that look overvalued, but which I think investors should consider putting on a shopping list for the next bear market…
Image source: Getty Images My Stocks and Shares ISA has been motoring along quite nicely recently, helped by stocks such as Nvidia, Microsoft, and Rightmove (which are all near their all-time highs). But it hasn’t always been this way. In the past, I’ve made a few big mistakes that have hurt my wealth – and potential retirement savings. Here’s a look at some of the worst ones I’ve made… Looking back, not ahead One major mistake I made when I first started investing in an ISA was loading up on the stocks of mature FTSE 100 companies with little growth…
Image source: Getty Images Stock picking has proven to be a phenomenal way to build wealth over the last decade, especially when using tax-efficient accounts like an ISA or a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP). The latter’s particularly powerful thanks to its tax relief benefits that grant investors more initial capital. Of course, a stock-picking strategy’s only as good as an investor’s ability to find quality winning companies. And while there have been plenty of winners since 2015, there’s also a vast collection of losers. Those who successfully identified the London Stock Exchange Group (LSE:LSEG) as a winner have gone on…
Loan Type Purchase Refinance 30-Year Fixed 6.90% 7.08% FHA 30-Year Fixed 7.55% 7.44% VA 30-Year Fixed 6.60% 6.55% 20-Year Fixed 6.67% 6.98% 15-Year Fixed 5.93% 5.91% FHA 15-Year Fixed 6.76% 6.82% 10-Year Fixed 5.89% 6.18% 7/6 ARM 7.27% 7.27% 5/6 ARM 7.07% 6.87% Jumbo 30-Year Fixed 6.85% 6.91% Jumbo 15-Year Fixed 6.57% 6.57% Jumbo 7/6 ARM 7.06% 7.39% Jumbo 5/6 ARM 7.29% 7.28% A mortgage refinance can help you save money with a lower interest rate, a lower monthly payment, or both. Other benefits include lifting private mortgage insurance (PMI), paying off your mortgage sooner, and withdrawing equity (in cash).…
Image source: Getty Images Global index funds can be great long-term investments. I own a few in my own portfolio and see them as ‘core’ holdings. However, investors looking to generate high returns from the stock market, individual stocks should be considered as they offer the potential for bigger gains. Here’s a look at two S&P 500 stocks (I’m personally backing) that I predict will outperform global tracker funds over the next five years. Driving the AI revolution Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has had an incredible run over the last five years, rising about 1,500%. But that doesn’t mean it can’t…
Image source: Getty Images While dividend stocks aren’t often as exciting as growth-based alternatives, they can still go on to deliver gargantuan returns. In fact, most of the top-performing UK stocks over the last two decades have been dividend-paying enterprises with a knack for steadily increasing payouts. One such example is Safestore Holdings (LSE:SAFE). In recent years, the self-storage operator has seemingly struggled ever since higher interest rates came along to combat inflation in 2022. But before this spanner was thrown into the works, since 2010, shareholders had reaped a massive 1,223% return. That’s an average of 26.5% a year…
Image source: Getty Images This FTSE 100 bank has had a storming run. Its share price is up 60% in the last 12 months, and 170% over five years. The company in question is Standard Chartered (LSE: STAN), and to my irritation, I’ve paid very little attention to it. I’m all over Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC and NatWest. My interest is no doubt boosted by the fact they have a UK high street presence. Standard Chartered doesn’t. The shares are flying Despite being headquartered in the UK, it doesn’t offer retail banking here. Instead, around 90% of profits come from Asia, Africa and the Middle…
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 100 index has risen by around 18% in the past 24 months. Add in the dividends, the total return rises above 20%. That’s a solid showing from the blue-chip index, especially considering all the economic and tariff uncertainty over this period. However, one FTSE 100 investment trust has doubled that, delivering a share price return of roughly 55% since June 2023. The name in question is Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT). However, it has been far from plain sailing for this growth-focused trust in recent years. Indeed, despite this strong two-year showing, the…
Image source: Getty Images Bunzl‘s (LSE:BNZL) set to issue a trading statement on Tuesday (24 June). And the last time the FTSE 100 company did this, the results were dramatic. The stock fell 25% when the firm released its Q1 results in April. So I think it’s worth paying close attention to both the business and the stock in the coming week. Profit warning(s) Bunzl’s Q1 update essentially amounted to a profit warning. And according to conventional stock market wisdom, these things are rarely isolated incidents. The firm reported weakness in both revenue and margins, especially in its North American…