In the world of professional wealth management, the term “financial influencer” is unlikely to conjure many positive feelings. But for advisors, ignoring these often popular creators could mean missing out on opportunities to connect with next-gen investors and future clients. Besides the gaudy jewelry and the rented Lamborghinis paraded across TikToks and Instagram Reels to signify wealth, many so-called finfluencers have more than their fair share of cringe-inducing behavior, from selling “get rich quick” online courses to hawking crypto scams.Still, it would be a mistake to dismiss the entire finfluencer niche. As with any large group, the finfluencer community is far…
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Only a week into Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs in force, metal stocks have been hammered the most, falling up to 18%. As fears of a global slowdown take root, this cyclical sector stares at a further breakdown.Prior to the imposition of the tariffs, metal accounted for 6.7% of India’s total exports to the US, according to Nomura. US’ metal exports to India were subjected to a 9.6% levy while the US charged 1.8% on metal imports from India, Nomura said. The Trump administration on April 2 announced reciprocal tariffs on more than 60 countries with a base tariff of 10%.…
Image source: Getty Images With share prices falling, investors looking to earn a second income are almost spoilt for choice. And I think RWS Holdings (LSE:RWS) is one that’s well worth a look. When a stock comes with a dividend yield as high as 11%, it’s always worth asking why. But if the market is making a mistake, the potential opportunity could be massive. Artificial intelligence RWS specialises in language translation and the stock is down by as much as 82% over the last couple of years. During this time, sales have gone from £749m in 2022 to £718m in…
European stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with markets struggling to maintain the positive momentum of the previous session as the U.S.’ country-specific tariffs started taking effect.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was 2.55% lower shortly after the opening bell, with all sectors and major bourses firmly in negative territory. Regional banking, mining and oil and gas indexes led the losses, plummeting 3%, 3.9% and 3.6% respectively.Among Europe’s major indexes, the French CAC 40 crashed 2.6%, while Germany’s DAX was 2.1% lower during early morning trade, and the FTSE 100 lost 2%.European markets had closed in the green on Tuesday, snapping a…
As REDD projects around the world face setbacks, restoration projects in the Amazon are flourishing as a means of reviving market confidence in forest-based carbon credits.In Brazil, the golden goose for restoration, this business model has attracted companies from the mining and beef industries, banks, startups, and big tech.Federal and state governments are granting public lands to restoration companies to recover degraded areas.Restoration projects require substantial investments and long-term commitment, face challenges such as increasingly severe fire seasons, and deal with uncertainty over the future of the carbon market.See All Key Ideas In 2024, a police raid on Brazil’s largest…
Image source: Getty Images Just over a month ago, the FTSE 100 index hit a record high of 8,908.82 points on 3 March. As I write on Monday afternoon (7 April), it stands at 7,738.24, down 13.1% in five weeks. But many Footsie stocks have been hit much harder, such as the Barclays (LSE: BARC) share price. Blame the Trump slump Also on 3 March, Barclays shares hit a multi-year high of 316p, before easing back to close at 311.1p. By my calculations, this took the stock close to a 15-year high, reached following the collapse of the shares during…
Image source: Getty Images A Stocks and Shares ISA is a brilliant way to generate passive income – by which I mean money people don’t have to work for. By the time most of us hit 40, we’ve realised two things: time flies and work sucks. Okay, not all work sucks, but some does, and it would be nice to avoid that type if possible. Investors who have a second income have that power. Possibly the easiest method of building a passive income is to invest in FTSE 100 dividend-paying shares. How to retire on FTSE 100 shares Most people…
Image source: Getty Images Stock markets can still offer excellent investing opportunities despite the increasingly uncertain economic landscape. So as the tax year drew to a close last week, I was seeking last-minute buys for by Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP). More specifically, my plan was to capitalise on gold’s impressive bull run by increasing my existing exposure. Its up 27% over the past year, and is being tipped for further substantial gains. But instead of buying the metal itself, or an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks bullion prices, I opened a position in a fund that mirrors the performance of…
Image source: Getty Images Warren Buffett is often quoted when the stock market tanks, as it has in recent days. That’s because after eight decades of investing, he’s been there, done that, and got the proverbial T-shirt(s). Moreover, Buffett arguably understands the psychology behind greed (raging bull markets) and fear (bear markets) better than any other investor. Worried about the market mayhem right now? Here are three classic Buffettisms to calm the nerves. Gospel The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ famously said: “Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.” This quote is practically gospel in the investing…
By Davide Barbuscia and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – A violent U.S. Treasury selloff, evoking the COVID-era “dash for cash,” has reignited fears of fragility in the world’s biggest bond market. The $29-trillion Treasury market had surged in recent weeks as investors dumped stocks for the safety of government bonds in a tariff-fueled risk-off shift. But on Monday, even as equities stayed under pressure, Treasuries were hit by a wave of selling that sent benchmark yields soaring by 17 basis points on the day, while trading within a yield range of about 35 basis points, one of the wildest…