LONDON -- The FTSE 100 has been having another of those erratic weeks, sliding over the first few days.
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August 13 - News - Comments
? it has been looking like a bargain buy for several years, and I'm not the only Fool dazzled by its low, low price.
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June 24 - News - Comments
There are eight insurers listed on the FTSE 100 once the life and non-life sectors are included, but I'm omitting Resolution as its business model is one of acquiring and restructuring...
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June 20 - News - Comments
LONDON -- A popular way to dig out reasonably priced stocks with robust growth potential is through the "Growth At A Reasonable Price," or GARP, strategy.
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June 18 - News - Comments
This key ratio helps me to understand how successful a company is at generating profits using shareholders' funds, and often has a strong correlation with dividend payments and...
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June 13 - News - Comments
When the company released its annual results for 2001, the board held the dividend at the previous year's 38 pence, but announced that it intended to "rebase" ("cut" in plain ...
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June 6 - News - Comments
LONDON -- To me, capital growth and dividend income are equally important.
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June 5 - News - Comments
LONDON -- To me, capital growth and dividend income are equally important.
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May 30 - News - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), Daily Mail and General Trust plc (LON:DMGT), Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO), RSA Insurance ...
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May 30 - News - Comments
LONDON -- Dividend income accounts for around two-thirds of total returns, the actual rate of return taking into account both capital and income appreciation.
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May 21 - News - Comments
LONDON -- It's another day, another five-and-a-half-year high for the FTSE 100. The index of top U.K. shares is up 0.25% to 6,710 points as of 8:30 a.m.
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May 16 - News - Comments
Earlier this year, Aviva plc (LON:AV)'s CEO Mark Wilson set out his "investment thesis" for the company -- "delivering cash flow and growth, in that order" -- so this management...
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May 16 - News - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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May 16 - News - Comments
LONDON -- Insurance companies tend to appeal to investors seeking a reliable dividend income.
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May 15 - News - Comments
LONDON -- While crippling austerity in Europe has put the brakes on growth rates in Europe, a backdrop of accommodative central-bank action, elevated commodity prices, and rising...
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May 3 - News - Comments
And it looks like that market reach is paying off again, with Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) entering into a consortium with China Mobile to bid for a mobile telecommunications...
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April 17 - News - Comments
I've compared Aviva Plc (ADR) (NYSE:AV) with every other FTSE 100 company using two crucial valuation metrics: dividend yield and price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio.
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April 5 - News - Comments
LONDON -- I have recently been evaluating the investment cases for a multitude of FTSE 100 companies.
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April 2 - News - Comments
So right now I am trawling through the FTSE 100 and giving my verdict on every member of the blue-chip index.
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March 28 - News - Comments
Its share price hopped and skipped almost 10% on Wednesday and jumped another 5% on Thursday morning.
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March 14 - News - Comments
LONDON -- Aviva Plc (ADR) (LON:AV) (NYSE:AV) might seem a strange choice to invest in just now.
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March 13 - News - Comments
LONDON -- With so many companies boosting their dividends in line with improving full-year results, investors will surely want to know when they'll be eligible for payment -- ...
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March 12 - News - Comments
LONDON -- The FTSE 100 is up further today, gaining 0.22% to reach 6,443 as of 8:30 a.m. EST -- a little behind the intraday 52-week high of 6,461 points set yesterday.
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March 7 - News - Comments
LONDON -- The shares of Aviva Plc (ADR) (LSE:AV) (NYSE:AV) dived 53 pence, or 15%, to 307 pence during early London trade this morning after the general insurer cut its final...
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March 7 - News - Comments
New York City, embracing an experimental mechanism for financing social services that has excited and worried government reformers around the world, will allow Goldman Sachs to...
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August 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Crispin Odey, one of Europe's best-known hedge fund managers, has spotted an opportunity in shares in UK bank Barclays amidst the growing scandal over interest rate rigging.
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July 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In an interview with Insider Monkey earlier yesterday, hedge fund manager David Einhorn said his favorite long pick this year is Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd Group (Euronext: DL).
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January 4 - Uncategorized - Comments