The U.K. Income Investor

Anybody looking for a solid global equity income fund might want to look at Vanguard’s FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield ETF (VHYL). I say that for a couple reasons really. Firstly, it comes with the obvious advantage of sporting relatively lower costs versus actively managed funds. The ongoing charge here…

I was tempted to cover Heineken (HEIA) stock back in early April. The Dutch brewer traded for around €72 per share at the time, which represented a circa 30% drop on pre-COVID highs of €105 per share. That seemed like a decent enough price considering that FY19 income came in…

Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) released third quarter financial results last week. The Anglo-Dutch giant has suffered badly in recent months, though you could say that about any oil & gas stock. Its shares closed yesterday at just over 970 pence apiece according to my screen. That is around 12% higher…

BP (BP) stock has had a dreadful six months. At circa 196 pence, it is now down over 35% since the end of April. That comes despite the fact that Brent crude has rallied from around $22.75 per barrel to $37.50 per barrel over the same period. To be clear,…

What a year. In spite of everything, the S&P 500 remains up around 7.5% in 2020 (excluding dividends). Imagine making that prediction back in mid-to-late March. Even after this incredible rally, I’m not sure the market is all together that expensive. I know that may sound strange, but forward earnings…