Image source: Getty Images Penny stocks are known for their often eye-poppingly-low valuations. This reflects challenges like thin balance sheets, unproven business models, and competition from larger rivals. It also reflects the volatility that small-cap shares often experience. What they’re less famous for, however, is the presence of high dividend yields. This simply reflects the fact that younger companies tend to prioritise any spare capital they have to investing for growth rather than paying shareholders cash rewards. However, the following penny shares are the exception, offering an attractive blend of value and dividends. And today their dividend yields sail comfortably…
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Image source: Getty Images My Stocks and Shares ISA may be jam-packed with dividend-paying FTSE 100 stocks but that doesn’t mean that I shy away from investing in out-and-out growth businesses too. After enduring a couple of torrid years, I see one standout compelling growth story in the years ahead. China uninvestable Driving the narrative behind the poor share price performance of Prudential (LSE: PRU) is that China had become uninvestable. The delayed relaxation of Covid travel restrictions between the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong undoubtedly hurt the Asian powerhouse economy. On top of that the country’s bubble in real…
Image source: Getty Images Helium One Global (LSE:HE1) is a penny stock that, during the first 21 days of March, issued seven stock exchange notices. To paraphrase Jane Austen, it’s a truth universally acknowledged that a company in possession of a struggling share price must be in want of a good news story. Since listing in December 2020, Helium One’s share price has fallen 76%. Largely due to a need to raise cash, more and more shares have been issued. Just after it made its stock market debut, there were 497m in circulation. Now, over 5.9bn have been issued. In…
Image source: Getty Images Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares have wobbled in 2025 in the great Nasdaq sell-off, and they are down 12% year to date at the time of writing (21 March). The company has just concluded its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California. It’s an annual event that attracts the big players in the artificial intelligence (AI) game. Nvidia’s new-generation Blackwell Ultra chip is the key technology event, with next-generation Rubin chips advancing through the pipeline. We heard of even more powerful AI workstations, moves into robotics, and there was a fair bit of starry-eyed dreaming too. But…
Even as valuations for both Nike and FedEx stock come down to a more attractive level, both stocks are still a sell, according to Main Street Research chief investment officer James Demmert. Shares of FedEx have pulled back more than 18% in 2025, while Nike’s stock has slipped about 10%. On Thursday, FedEx slashed its full-year forecast , citing macroeconomic uncertainty, while Nike executives said they expect headwinds in the current quarter as consumer sentiment weakens amid talk of tariffs on a range of consumer goods. Here’s what Demmert had to say on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” on Friday. FedEx FedEx…
Image source: Getty Images Earning a passive income from dividend shares can be a low maintenance strategy to generate cash from investments. However, there are no fixed rules about what size investment pot’s needed to generate a certain level of income. Here, I’ll look at some example scenarios, based on a target income of £6,000 a year, or £500 a month. I’ll also take a look at a FTSE 100 dividend heavyweight with a 9.5% yield that could make a useful contribution to an investor’s income goals. For these examples I’ll assume the shares are held in an ISA, meaning…
Image source: Getty Images When the stock market gets choppy, growth stocks often get hit the hardest. And this is no accident – their future cash flows are often less certain than value shares or dividend stocks. In general though, these things tend to be fairly cyclical. I don’t know exactly when things will turn around, but I think this is a good time to be looking at growth stocks for when they do. Growth vs value So far this year, the ratio of the MSCI US Growth Index to the MSCI US Value Index has fallen from 3.8 to…
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose slightly for the second week in a row, a modest setback for prospective home shoppers as the spring homebuying season ramps up. The rate rose to 6.67% from 6.65% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.87%. Including this week, the average rate on a 30-year home loan has risen only twice in the past nine weeks, a welcome trend for aspiring homebuyers struggling to afford a home after years of soaring home prices. “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has stayed under 7%…
Image source: Getty Images The Stocks and Shares ISA deadline is almost upon us. And time is quickly running out for investors to make the most of their £20,000 annual allowance. Don’t forget, once 5 April comes and goes, any unused allowance is lost forever. But just how much money and wealth are investors potentially missing out on? Well, with just £5,000, it could be anywhere up to £7,000 in the next 12 months and perhaps up to £250,000 in just 10 years. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject…
Image source: Getty Images Building a passive income in the stock market isn’t hard. After all, the London Stock Exchange offers a vast array of dividend-paying businesses for investors to pick from, and even investing in a passive index fund can immediately start generating income returns. But how much money can investors earn with just £5,000 of starting capital? Crunching the numbers Let’s start by exploring the index fund approach. Right now, the FTSE 100 offers an overall dividend yield of 3.54%. So an investment of £5,000 at this rate would result in an annual passive income of £177. Obviously,…