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8%+ yields! Should I buy these FTSE 100 income shares this month?

Christopher Ruane weighs some pros and cons of two FTSE 100 shares, both of which have a dividend yield over…

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Here’s how I’d start investing before the ISA deadline with just £300!

Our writer explains what he would do if he could spare a few hundred pounds now and wanted to start…

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2 UK shares that could help set up a SIPP for decades!

Our writer explains the long-term appeal he sees in one British share he already owns in his SIPP -- and…

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Up 1,940% since 2019, is NVIDIA stock only just beginning?

Our writer digs into why NVIDIA stock has performed so incredibly well in recent years -- and considers whether he…

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As the Stocks & Shares ISA deadline approaches, here’s how I’d invest £20,000 – or £500!

Our writer considers what to do with his Stocks & Shares ISA before the annual contribution deadline comes around again…

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I’d build passive income streams the same way Warren Buffett does!

Billionaire Warren Buffett invests in the big league. But can our small-league investor boost his passive income streams by learning…

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I’d buy 10 shares a week of this FTSE 100 stock to target a £1,000 annual passive income

By buying into this FTSE 100 company on a regular basis, drip-feeding money each week, our writer could aim to…

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Turn a £20K ISA into £1,980 in annual passive income? Here’s how!

Our writer thinks that by investing in the right blue-chip shares, he could use an ISA to generate sizeable passive…

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Hargreaves Lansdown has this investment trust idea. So do I!

Christopher Ruane runs his slide rule over an investment trust he thinks could give his ISA more exposure to British…

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How I’d invest £80 a week in shares to target a £500-a-month second income

Christopher Ruane explains how he'd start building a second income by investing a little bit more than a tenner each…

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NIO stock is 30% cheaper than in January. So is it a bargain?

Christopher Ruane explains why he might consider buying NIO stock for his portfolio -- but probably not any time soon.

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Here’s how I’d start buying shares with £500, this week!

Christopher Ruane explains how he would start buying shares for the first time if he had never invested before and…

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How I’d invest £300 in penny shares today

Christopher Ruane explains the approach he takes to buying penny shares (or any shares!) and illustrates with an example from…

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Here’s how I try to find brilliant shares for my SIPP

Christopher Ruane shares the approach he takes when hunting for shares to buy and hold in his SIPP as he…

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Here’s how I’d start investing with under £300

Is it possible to start investing even without thousands of pounds to spare? This writer thinks so -- and explains…

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With no money in the bank, I’d use the Warren Buffett method to build wealth

Can learning from billionaire investing legend Warren Buffett help this writer as he aims to build wealth in the stock…

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I’d target £1,600 in annual dividends from a Stocks and Shares ISA like this

By investing a Stocks and Shares ISA in the right way, our writer believes he could earn £1,600 annually in…

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These 2 shares could earn me a £398 monthly second income!

Christopher Ruane explains how he could aim to earn hundreds of pounds per month on average as a second income,…

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I’d buy 9,833 shares of Legal & General to target £2,000 of yearly passive income

Christopher Ruane explains how and why he might aim to earn thousands of pounds annually in passive income by buying…

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Down 31% since January, is NIO stock a bargain?

Christopher Ruane weighs some pros and cons of buying NIO stock for his portfolio at the moment, after its poor…

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Down 27% in 2024, is Tesla stock now a bargain?

Tesla stock has had a very poor start to 2024. Should this writer treat the lower share price than before…

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This FTSE 250 share looks badly undervalued to me!

Christopher Ruane explains why a FTSE 250 share that's a household name looks like an ongoing bargain to him even…

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How I’d invest a £100K SIPP to target £8K in dividends annually

Christopher Ruane sets out some principles he adopts when investing his SIPP and explains how he would aim for a…

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Is the Rolls-Royce share price headed to £5 — or 50p?

Christopher Ruane considers some bull and bear factors that could move the Rolls-Royce share price up or down in coming…

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Here’s how I’d invest a £10K Stocks & Shares ISA to target £900 in dividends annually

By investing a Stocks and Shares ISA the right way, our writer thinks he could aim to turn a £10K…

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Could Rolls-Royce shares still be the biggest bargain on the FTSE 100?

Can a FTSE 100 share that has increased eleven-fold in under four years really be a bargain? Our writer reckons…

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New to investing? I wish I’d known these 3 Warren Buffett approaches!

Christopher Ruane discusses three lessons from the latest Warren Buffett letter that he thinks can help investors of all experience…

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£9,000 of savings? Here’s how I’d aim to turn that into £530 of monthly passive income

Christopher Ruane explains how and why he would spend some spare money to build passive income streams by buying dividend…

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How I’d invest £200 a month in UK shares to target a £3K+ second income

Our writer explains how he would target a second income north of £3,000 every year in the long term by…

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The Aston Martin share price has halved. Time to buy?

The Aston Martin share price has fallen badly since last summer. With sales growing, is now the time for our…

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This FTSE share has tripled in five years. Could it move higher?

The price of this FTSE AIM share has been heading downwards, but is still much higher than five years ago.…

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Why did Direct Line shares just soar 27%?

Direct Line shares have jumped more than a quarter in the course of today's trading session. Our writer explains why…

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These 2 shares are Dividend Aristocrats. Which should I buy this March?

Our writer likes the business model of this pair of FTSE 100 Dividend Aristocrats. So why would he only consider…

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Down 31% this year! Is now the moment to buy NIO stock?

NIO stock has moved sharply downwards in the past couple of months. Christopher Ruane likes the business potential -- but…

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With a spare £280, here’s how I’d start buying shares this March

Our writer reflects on what he has learnt on the stock market to explain how he would start buying shares…

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What might the recent Aviva share price performance tell me as an investor?

Christopher Ruane looks at how the Aviva share price has performed over the past 12 months and considers whether he…

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Down by a quarter, is the BT share price a steal?

The BT share price has more than halved in the past five years. What is holding it down -- and…

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2 cheap shares I think have hidden growth prospects

Christopher Ruane looks at two cheap shares in the FTSE 100, both yielding over 8%, that he thinks might benefit…

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2 high-yield FTSE 250 shares I’d buy now – and 1 that I wouldn’t

This writer considers a trio of FTSE 250 shares with attractive dividend yields and explains which two he would buy…

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I think the Rolls-Royce dividend is coming back – but when?

The Rolls-Royce dividend disappeared in 2020 and has not come back. But with the company performance improving, might it reappear?

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