The FTSE 100 is a stock picker’s index. This index doesn’t typically deliver prolific returns, however, it’s possible to generate strong gains by investing in individual companies within it. Looking for the best FTSE 100 stocks to buy for 2025? Here are three to consider. AstraZeneca Among the FTSE 100’s blue-chip stocks, pharma giant AstraZeneca

Investing in dividends requires a different approach to investing for long term capital growth. Although ironically, the literature tells us that up until the new millennium, the reinvestment of dividend income, back into the market, was a major contributor to the total return of key index benchmarks like the S&P 500. Accounting for up to

Nasdaq stocks were one of the biggest drivers of US equity performance in 2024, and they appear to be starting 2025 in a similar fashion. As of January 7th eleven stocks, in the Nasdaq 100 index, had risen by +8.0% or more year to date, many of these have made double digit percentage gains. The

As we enter 2025, investors inevitably cast their eyes over the finishing line and ask: What’s are the best things to invest in for 2025? In this analysis we examine what to watch out for when investing and trading in 2025. In a few pockets of the financial markets (not ‘pockets’ as some will vehemently

Barclays and NatWest set the pace for UK banks in 2024 In 2023 European banks managed to outperform their US and UK peers by quite some distance while US and UK banks underperformed, although the rebound seen in the European banking sector in 2023 needs to be set in the context of years of underperformance