FTSE 250 stocks with promising dividends for your Isa revealed

Want to pick up some FTSE 250 stocks with promising dividends for your Isa? These 12 shares could be worth a look By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:39 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 09:48 BST, 1 April 2021 Mid-sized firms that slashed dividends but are expected to grow them by more than 10 … Read more

FTSE 250 stocks with promising dividends for your Isa revealed

Want to pick up some FTSE 250 stocks with promising dividends for your Isa? These 12 shares could be worth a look By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:39 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 07:39 BST, 1 April 2021 Mid-sized firms that slashed dividends but are expected to grow them by more than 10 … Read more

Home-working trend will continue to benefit DIY firms, says analyst

The DIY and home improvement boom should give a tailwind to some shares this year as people continue to work from home and lockdown restrictions ease slowly, according to a fund manager and analysts. On Monday, B&Q and Screwfix-owner Kingfisher revealed bumper sales over the past year, as lockdown fuelled a surge in DIY and … Read more

Home-working trend will continue to benefit DIY firms, says analyst

The DIY and home improvement boom should give a tailwind to some shares this year as people continue to work from home and lockdown restrictions ease slowly, according to a fund manager and analysts. On Monday, B&Q and Screwfix-owner Kingfisher revealed bumper sales over the past year, as lockdown fuelled a surge in DIY and … Read more

Will Deliveroo shares deliver? Takeaway app to float for up to £8bn

The FTSE is poised for its biggest company float in a decade next week, as Deliveroo joins the stock exchange. Depending on the final share price, the restaurant takeaway delivery giant could be valued at as much as £9 billion. Its debut will be a big moment for the London Stock Exchange, which has been … Read more

How do you buy overseas shares like Facebook or Tesla?

Russ Mould , investment research director at platform AJ Bell Youinvest, explains what admin, tax and currency issues to be aware of when buying and selling shares listed outside the UK It is as easy to buy and sell shares listed on most developed, Western stock markets as it is domestic, London-listed ones. You can … Read more

How to read a balance sheet and find out if a company is financially sound

Making sense of a balance sheet is important when you’re deciding whether or not to buy shares, because you want to be sure a company you’re investing in is not heading for trouble. Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity International, explains the basics of reading a balance sheet using drinks giant Britvic as his test … Read more

How to invest in shares

Why do people invest directly in shares rather than letting a fund manager do the work for them? For some it is because they think they can beat the market and the manager, for others it’s the attraction of owning a direct stake in a company, and for many share investors it comes down to … Read more

What rights do shareholders have over companies they own?

Mark Northway is chairman of ShareSoc, a group that champions and lobbies on behalf of individual investors.  Here, he outlines what rights shareholders have over companies they own and how crucial it is to use them. Corporate culture: Using your shareholder rights will mould the character, behaviour and thinking of a company board for the … Read more