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Start investing with £350? Here’s why, how, and when!

Our writer explains how he would start investing sooner with less rather than procrastinating until he has thousands of pounds…

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I’d buy 5,051 shares a week of this FTSE 100 dividend share for £1,000 a year in passive income

Christopher Ruane explains how he could target £1,000 in passive income annually by investing under £11,000 in this FTSE 100…

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I’d aim for a million buying less than 15% of the FTSE 100!

Can this writer aim for a million by buying only 10 or 12 shares? He thinks so -- and explains…

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With a spare £400, here’s how I’d start buying shares in massive businesses!

Our writer uses his stock market experience to explain how he'd start buying shares on a limited budget if he'd…

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My £10-a-day plan to retire early on passive income!

With a daily investment of £10 over the long term, our writer thinks he could generate enough passive income to…

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The EUA share price has doubled in five years. Can it double again?

The EUA share price is more than twice what it was five years ago. But is the penny share too…

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Less than £10,000 of savings? Here’s how I’d aim for a £2,437 second income

Christopher Ruane explains how he'd consider putting some savings to work to earn a long-term second income of over £2,400…

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Down 24% in a year, is the BP share price in bargain territory?

After losing almost a quarter of its value in just one year, could the BP share price now represent a…

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What’s going on with the boohoo share price?

Christopher Ruane reflects on the painful ride of the boohoo share price -- and whether the firm's potential can ever…

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£20K to put in a Stocks and Shares ISA? Here’s how I’d aim to turn it into £250K!

Our writer outlines how -- and the reasons why -- he'd invest a Stocks and Shares ISA to aim for…

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Up 65% in one year! Here’s my NatWest share price forecast now

Despite a very strong performance over the past year, our writer thinks the NatWest share price could go further. So…

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Is the 4.7% Lloyds dividend yield enough reason to buy the shares?

Lloyds has a dividend yield edging towards 5% and a recent record of strong growth in the payout per share.…

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If I’d invested £20,000 in the FTSE 250 a year ago, here’s what I’d have today

The FTSE 250 has had a superb run over the past year. Here, Christopher Ruane digs into the numbers and…

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A 5-step approach to getting higher ISA returns

Christopher Ruane shares a handful of approaches he uses when trying to boost the long-term financial return of his Stocks…

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It’s possible to start investing with under £1,000 – here’s how I’d do it!

This writer has been around the block in the stock market. Here's his take on how he'd start investing from…

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Zero savings? I’m taking the Warren Buffett approach to building wealth

Warren Buffett has earned billions of pounds in the stock market. By applying his investing principles, our writer hopes to…

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I’d aim for a million by putting £900 a month into just a few shares!

By investing in just a small number of carefully chosen blue-chip shares, this writer believes he could aim for a…

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Is this the most lucrative share on the FTSE 100?

Christopher Ruane weighs some pros and cons of a FTSE 100 share that has an unusually high dividend yield but…

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3 exceptional shares for a SIPP

Our writer identifies a trio of stocks he thinks have something that set them apart from the crowd, as he…

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Here’s how I’d use £300 to start buying shares in 3 simple steps

Christopher Ruane outlines the approach he'd take, in three steps, to start buying shares for the first time and on…

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This passive income plan requires just £5 a day

For a fiver a day, our writer reckons he can set up passive income streams of almost £1,500 a year…

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£5k of dividends a year from a £20k Stocks and Shares ISA? Here’s how!

By investing in blue-chip companies with strong dividend prospects, our writer hopes his Stocks and Shares ISA can be a…

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With a spare £300, here’s how I’d start investing this October

Christopher Ruane considers how he'd start investing if he had just a few hundred pounds to spare and was a…

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Here’s how to invest £180 per week in an ISA to target a £9,343 second income

By investing less than a couple of hundred pounds each week into an ISA, this writer thinks he could build…

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Here’s how I’d invest £200 per month to target a passive income of over £7,100!

Christopher Ruane walks through the mechanics of putting a couple of hundred pounds each month into shares to earn passive…

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With a spare £30 a week, I’d use the Warren Buffett approach to building serious passive income!

By learning some lessons from billionaire investor Warren Buffett, this writer aims to build passive income streams using modest regular…

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I’d aim for a million buying just 9 or 10 shares

Our writer explains why he believes careful selection of not that many quality blue-chip shares could help him aim for…

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3 steps to try and turn a £9,000 ISA into a £5,654 second income

By investing £9,000 in carefully chosen blue-chip income shares, our writer believes he could generate a long-term second income well…

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Does the ITV share price make any sense?

Down 40% in five years, the ITV share price started 2024 well but has been losing steam. This writer weighs…

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Down over 50%! Is this iconic share the best recovery play in the FTSE 100?

Our writer has added a struggling FTSE 100 company with a well-known brand to his share portfolio this year. Here's…

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Looking for shares to buy with dividend yields over 7%? I’d consider these 3!

Christopher Ruane likes to buy shares that offer him quality businesses at an attractive price, as well as having a…

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Can this 8%+ yielding penny share maintain its dividend?

Our writer holds this penny share and likes its yield of over 8%. But recent business performance has made him…

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We’ve seen awful October stock market crashes before. Will we see another?

October's historically seen some momentous stock market crashes. This writer's preparing for another crash, without trying to predict its timing.

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Here’s how (and why) I’d invest £200 a month in UK shares to target a second income of £19,251!

Using practical examples, this writer explains how he believes investing £200 a month could help him generate over £19,000 in…

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10%+ yield? Here’s my 5-year Legal & General dividend forecast!

With a dividend yield approaching double digits, our writer plans to hang on to his Legal & General shares. He…

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Is the THG share price a gift for contrarian investors?

The THG share price has cratered in four years and now stands in the pennies. Christopher Ruane thinks this could…

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If I’d put £1,000 into BT shares five years ago, here’s what I’d have now

Our writer considers some ups and downs of BT shares over the past five years and whether now might be…

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Up 40%, can the Lloyds share price keep rising?

Although the Lloyds share price has soared 40% in a year, this writer thinks it still looks potentially cheap. So,…

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Is the FTSE 250 seriously undervalued?

The past five years have seen weaker growth in the FSTE 250 index than the FTSE 100. What's going on…

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NIO stock has soared over 80% since August! Time to buy?

NIO stock has had a phenomenal run of just a few short weeks. This writer sees room for further growth,…

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