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3 days ago | fool.co.uk | Stephen Wright

After falling almost 5% in a day, Primary Health Properties (LSE:PHP) has slipped back to 99p. But the FTSE 250 real estate investment trust (REIT) has had some potentially big news. It looks as though the firm has managed to hijack KKR’s takeover of fellow healthcare REIT Assura (LSE:AGR). And the result could be a very interesting stock for passive income investors. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future.

3 days ago | fool.co.uk | James Fox

Investing for a second income typically means investing in dividend stocks. However, most will be aware that many UK stocks have performed quite well in the last two years. And the market’s pushing all-time highs. This can mean investors need to work harder to find high-yielding and well-valued dividend stocks. Here are two I believe are overlooked — partially because of their size — and could contribute to a well-rounded second income portfolio.

4 days ago | fool.co.uk | Ben McPoland

The stock market is a master at shrugging off seemingly serious issues…until it doesn’t. We saw this most clearly with the brewing Covid pandemic. In January and early February 2020, markets were climbing to record highs, even as word spread about a serious virus sweeping across parts of China.  Then, all of a sudden, investors panicked and both the S&P 500 and FTSE 100 crashed more than 30% in just over a month! Might something similar be happening now with the Israel-Iran war?

4 days ago | fool.co.uk | Ben McPoland

One growth stock stuck out like a sore thumb when I opened my Stocks and Shares ISA watchlist yesterday (23 June). That was Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS), which was down almost 35%, registering it’s worst-ever day. This is a share I’ve been watching for a while, but haven’t bought yet. Even after yesterday’s crash, it’s still up 86% over 12 months. Could this crash be an opportune time for me to nip in and open a position?

4 days ago | fool.co.uk | Ben McPoland

As the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is already a very established growth stock in the S&P 500. That’s hardly surprising when nearly half the planet regularly use at least one of the firm’s apps!This activity generates copious amounts of user data, which is an advertiser’s dream. This supports high-margin growth at Meta. In 2024, the firm’s revenue grew 22% to $164.5bn, while net profit jumped 59% to $62.4bn.