If you wanted to invest in a safe and stable company with the aim of receiving a reliable dividend today, plus good prospects for dividend growth tomorrow, an obvious choice would be BT (LON:BT.A). From a dividend investor’s point of view, what’s not to like? The company has paid a dividend every year since 1985…
Robert Stephens considers the income prospects of two UK retail stocks for long-term investors.
Richard Gill takes a look a some small cap businesses that could offer investors fantastic growth in frontier industries.
Robert Stephens discusses why dividend shares may continue to be appealing over the next few years and lets you know about 2 great options to consider.
BT are promising a tempting 8% dividend yield. Join John Kingham as he takes a look at the fine print to consider whether the telecoms outfit is worth a buy.
The UK stock market is traditionally a haven for income seekers given its well established dividend culture. Certainly, the current yield of the UK market, at around 4%, is significantly higher than the global average (the MSCI World Index currently yields c. 2.4%). However, that headline figure belies some important underlying weaknesses that investors should…
They are non-identical twins on the other side of the world. Despite their shared language and historical DNA they are very different. They are both amongst the most prosperous nations on Earth in GDP-per-capita terms. They both command immense resources (though of different kinds) and benefit from some of the best educated populations. The quality…
This week the FTSE-100 hit record territory, cruising towards 8,000. But some sectors in the UK market are faring better than others… Early summer sunshine – at last In the January edition of Master Investor Magazine, I predicted that the Dow Jones Index would continue rising over the course of this year and that it…
Life as a retailer operating in the UK has been challenging in recent years. Consumer confidence has been negative since the start of 2016, with higher inflation causing household disposable incomes to decline in real terms. Shoppers have become increasingly price conscious, and this has created a growth opportunity for budget retailers. Alongside this, consumers…
Far-sighted investors are assessing how they can position themselves to capitalise on any opening-up of the North Korean economy. I’ve stumbled across this Main Market listed company that appears to be the closest thing to a UK-listed play on this opportunity… Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Kim Jong Un in a historic summit in…
