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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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Should I snap up this penny share in March?

Our writer is considering penny shares to buy for his portfolio next month. Does this mining company merit a place…

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Stock market bubble – or start of a bull run?

Christopher Ruane considers whether the surging NVIDIA share price could be symptomatic of a wider stock market bubble forming.

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Is the tide turning for bank shares?

Bank shares are trading on stubbornly cheap-looking valuations yet business performance in the sector is broadly robust. Should our writer…

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3 great investing tips from the latest Warren Buffett letter

Christopher Ruane has been reading the latest Warren Buffett letter. Here are a trio of insights he thinks could help…

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Are Bunzl shares a long-term bargain?

Our writer considers what the latest results from a FTSE 100 company tell us about its prospects. Is now the…

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I’d aim for a million buying under a dozen shares

Christopher Ruane explains why less could be more when it comes to building a share portfolio if he wants to…

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Rolls-Royce shares are up over 1,000% since 2020! Am I too late to buy?

Rolls-Royce shares now cost over tenfold what they did in the firm's 2020 rights issue. Our writer thinks they may…

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I’d follow Warren Buffett to target effortless passive income

Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about building passive income streams. By learning from the Sage of Omaha, so…

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SIPP SIPP hooray! How I’d invest £8,900 today to try and retire early

Could the right approach to investing a SIPP now help our writer retire early? He thinks so. Here's the approach…

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3 steps to a £3k second income

Christopher Ruane outlines three steps he could take to try and generate a £3,000 second income each year from buying…

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Here’s how I’d start investing for the cost of a weekend break

Is it possible to start investing with a few hundred pounds? Our writer thinks it is and explains why and…

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Here’s how I’d invest a £20K Stocks & Shares ISA to target £1,600 in dividend income every year

Our writer gets into the nitty gritty of how he would aim to build sizeable passive income streams from a…

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Why wait? I’d buy FTSE 100 shares now before the next stock market rally!

Our writer explains why he'd snap up what he sees as bargain FTSE 100 shares now rather than waiting in…

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This passive income plan is simple – but could earn me thousands!

Christopher Ruane explains how putting a fiver a day to work in the stock market might help him earn thousands…

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With the Airtel Africa share price in pennies, is it a bargain?

With the Airtel Africa share price having slumped by a quarter in just one month, this shareholder considers some of…

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Should I buy NVIDIA stock as a British investor?

NVIDIA stock is up two-thirds this year alone. Our writer considers some pros and cons, specifically given that he is…

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2 ways to make money from a stock market crash

This writer's not spending time trying to guess when the next stock market crash will be. Instead, he's getting ready…

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£7,000 of money to spare? Here’s how I’d aim to turn that into £1,000 in annual extra income

Christopher Ruane explains how he would aim to generate a four figure income to cushion his future, all with dividend…

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Why wait until April? Here’s how I’d invest a £20K Stocks and Shares ISA now!

Our writer explains why and how he would aim to invest a £20K Stocks and Shares ISA now, rather than…

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Warren Buffett is selling this brilliant-performing share. Can I learn something?

Berkshire Hathaway, the company led by Warren Buffett, has been selling some shares in its biggest holding. Can our writer…

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Buying 1,250 shares of this FTSE 250 stock could earn me a £1,000 passive income annually

Our writer looks at a FTSE 250 share with proven cash generation potential that raised its interim ordinary dividend this…

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FTSE 100 shares: a once-in-a-decade chance to earn hard cash without working for it?

Christopher Ruane explains how he's aiming to seize current opportunities presented by historically low valuations of some FTSE 100 shares.

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