Getting back on track: a review of my UK shares portfolio

Once again there’s a lot to worry about for UK investors. On top of a cost of living crisis, inflation, interest rate rises, there’s now a war on Europe’s eastern flank. Yet after a very challenging start to the year and indeed to March, reflected in the underwhelming performance of my portfolio, the second half...

2 UK shares with dividend yields above 4%

These two UK shares, with dividend yields above 4%, offer an attractive combination of dividend income, without an outsized risk of capital loss.

This dividend rose 640%. Are the shares worth buying?

Shares in the financial group CMC Markets, best known as a spread betting company, have risen well over 100% so far this year. The market volatility has been good for the group. The longer it continues, the better CMC will do. This performance makes CMC countercyclical so worth holding in difficult markets like the one...