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Image source: Getty Images Amid the headlines of crashing share prices and unexpected turnarounds in recent weeks, some investors are nursing big losses – but others have made a lot of money in short order. While the US S&P 500 index met the formal definition of a stock market crash last month (a 20% fall in a short period of time), things were not as bad on this side of the pond, although many individual shares did crash. Although a stock market crash can be frightening – especially if you...

Image source: Getty Images When it comes to dividend stocks, the London Stock Exchange is filled with opportunities. But few income-producing businesses match the track record of Halma (LSE:HLMA). The safety products conglomerate has enjoyed fairly consistent demand even through volatile economic conditions. And this consistency has ultimately paved the way for almost 46 years of consecutive dividend hikes. Even in the last 20 years, investors who bought and held onto their shares since 2005 have gone from earning a 4.3% yield to over 15% today on an original cost...

Image source: Getty Images Filtronic (LSE: FTC) could be the posterchild for penny stock investing. In just two years, this AIM-listed share has gone from 11p to 116p, making it a 10-bagger for eagle-eyed investors. I’m partial to a small-cap stock, though I tend to keep them limited in number and size. Unfortunately this one flew completely under my radar until a few months ago. But with strong commercial progress and a lucrative contract with SpaceX in place, Filtronic stock looks like it could move even higher in the years...

Image source: The Motley Fool Warren Buffett’s established a reputation for delivering some pithy investment advice. But long before the ‘Oracle from Omaha’ was born, Benjamin Franklin wrote: “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”. In other words, becoming more informed about something is likely to lead to better results. This sounds like good advice to me, even if it’s rather obvious. Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, died in 1790. By coincidence, this was the year that America’s first stock exchange was established in...

Image source: Getty Images It’s been a torrid few years for shareholders of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LSE: ONT). Since the biotech company listed on the UK stock market in late 2021, its share price has crashed by more than 80%. This is sad to see as the FTSE 250 firm’s founders had ambitions to build a homegrown British giant in the healthcare space. The sharp fall means Oxford Nanopore’s market cap now stands at just under £1bn — hardly the status of a giant! Acquisition target For those unfamiliar, Oxford...

Image source: Getty Images Building a passive income in the stock market isn’t hard. After all, the London Stock Exchange offers a vast array of dividend-paying businesses for investors to pick from, and even investing in a passive index fund can immediately start generating income returns. But how much money can investors earn with just £5,000 of starting capital? Crunching the numbers Let’s start by exploring the index fund approach. Right now, the FTSE 100 offers an overall dividend yield of 3.54%. So an investment of £5,000 at this rate...

Image source: Getty Images A Stocks and Shares ISA can be a platform for long-term investment. Not only might that mean capital growth, it can also mean sizeable income streams. Such an approach requires patience among other things. But long-term investment is all about patience, so that is no surprise. This approach can be highly lucrative. As an example, here is how an investor could put a £20,000 Stocks and Shares ISA to work in an effort to build monthly passive income streams of well over £1,000. Understanding how shares...

Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 100 is down 3.5% this month as UK shares suffer losses due to market uncertainty. But as the Footsie had such a great start to the year, the minor dip has only brought it to a six-week low.  As a value investor, I’m more interested in high-quality shares that are at their lowest in years – 30% to 50% down from their 52-week high. I’ve found three that fit the bill but I’m interested in just one of them. JD Sports Fashion It’s JD...

Image source: Getty Images Greggs (LSE:GRG) shares have plummeted from their peaks in September. Down approximately 40%, the stock is among the worst performers on the FTSE 250. However, looking over 15 years, Greggs stock is up 335%. As such, a £10,000 investment then would now be worth £43,500. That’s clearly a decent return. For comparison, the average annual return for the stock market is typically around 7-10%. So Greggs’ performance is well above that average. This kind of growth often suggests the company has consistently performed well, either through...