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Mark Tovey

Mark Tovey

Mark is a freelance journalist whose work has been published in The Guardian and MailOnline, among other sites. He's worked as a data journalist and has a BA in Economics from the University of Sussex as well as an NCTJ journalism qualification.

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Investing Articles

If I was down to my last £50 to invest, I’d buy this growth stock

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Softening sales reset expectations for this growth stock, but solid financials make Watches of Switzerland a sound buy for my…

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Investing Articles

This penny stock has halved in 2023 to 28p! Should I buy?

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This UK penny stock's price has collapsed by 48% in 2023, despite the company receiving FDA approval for its innovative…

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Investing Articles

These 9 FTSE 100 stocks have dividend yields of up to 10%!

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High-yield FTSE 100 stocks offer great returns, but can they sustain payouts? Here are two simple tests I apply to…

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Investing Articles

2 UK stocks with massive insider buying or selling!

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Insiders bought or sold millions of pounds' worth of these two UK stocks in recent weeks. Our writer looks at…

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Investing Articles

An insider just bought £19k of this FTSE 250 stock!

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Gill Barr, a board member at furniture retailer DFS, just shelled out thousands of pounds on the stock. Should I…

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Investing Articles

An unbelievable value stock to buy before it’s too late!

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I just snapped up this value stock. It's a company that produces palm oil. With no debt and a rock-bottom…

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Investing Articles

2 fallen FTSE 250 stocks I’d snap up before it’s too late

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These battered FTSE 250 stocks have great growth potential. The self-storage industry boomed during Covid, but I think it has…

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Investing For Beginners

Should I buy this FTSE AIM gold stock before the yellow metal soars?

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As the yellow metal pushes close to its all-time-high of $2,075, Mark Tovey weighs up the risks of investing in…

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Investing Articles

As food prices soar, I’m looking at FTSE 100 supermarket stocks   

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Sainsbury’s trounced Tesco’s in one little-discussed cost control measure last year. So should I buy the FTSE 100 supermarket chain…

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Investing Articles

Down 99%! Should I buy this penny stock owned by Shell?

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Shell is invested in UK car start-up Cazoo, which has lost 99% of its value. Should I add this battered…

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Investing Articles

21 UK stocks Citadel is betting will drop like flies!

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Citadel, a major hedge fund, is short-selling 21 UK stocks, hoping their prices will drop. I plan to buy one…

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Investing Articles

Why I’m avoiding BP shares!

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Investors are eyeing up BP shares for the company’s monster cash flows. I’m bullish on the sector, but I see…

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Investing For Beginners

If a stock market crash is coming, I want to own these two stocks

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I think these two stocks could protect me from a market crash. To pick them, I analysed commodity price trends…

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Investing For Beginners

2 UK stocks to buy as Japan set to raise rates!

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As the Bank of Japan looks set to hike interest rates after 20 years of easy money, I look at…

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Investing Articles

1 penny stock under 60p that I’d buy today!

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This penny stock is challenging China's rare earth metals monopoly with planned separation facilities in the Humber Freeport, northern England.

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Investing Articles

Is this beaten-down FTSE 250 stock the buy of a lifetime?

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The FTSE 250 is home to three dirt-cheap mining companies. I decided to run the numbers to find the very…

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Growth Shares

If I’d invested £1,000 in Moonpig shares 2 years ago, here’s what I’d have now!

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Moonpig shares have dropped by two-thirds since the online retailer went public in 2021. But is the low stock price…

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Investing For Beginners

20 UK shares that fund managers think will go down in flames!

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These 20 UK shares have been singled out by professional money managers for short-selling. But am I considering buying any…

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Dividend Shares

2 stocks ready to bounce back

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I have my sights set on two stocks that I reckon are oversold. I'd load up on both of these…

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Investing Articles

2 inflation-resistant stocks to buy right now

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I've found two stocks to buy that I believe can keep growing revenue in the current environment. For me, the…

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Investing Articles

Is this lithium penny stock an unmissable bargain?

| Mark Tovey

With global demand for lithium set to explode tenfold by 2035, this lithium penny stock is well positioned to benefit.…

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Investing Articles

16 UK stocks BlackRock can see going up in smoke soon!

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Finance giant BlackRock is betting against these 16 UK stocks. Am I considering buying any of these shorted companies for…

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Investing Articles

No savings at 30? I’d shoot for a million by drip-feeding £10 a day into a Stocks & Shares ISA

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I opened my first Stocks and Shares ISA last year. Now I'm fretting about how much I should have saved…

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Investing Articles

This dirt-cheap FTSE 100 mining stock looks like a steal right now!

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The FTSE 100 is full of stellar mining companies. I decided to run the numbers to find the best-valued stock…

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Investing Articles

How I could invest £25 a day to target a £2,500 monthly passive income

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With £25 a day, I could build a passive income worth £2,500 a month. I'm considering this golden portfolio allocation…

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Investing Articles

8.6% dividend! Is this FTSE 100 stock too good to be true?  

| Mark Tovey

With a whopping dividend yield, Vodafone is a FTSE 100 stock that's attracting income investors. So why are alarm bells…

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Investing Articles

If I’d invested £1k in Antofagasta shares 1 year ago, here’s how much I’d have now

| Mark Tovey

I could have made a pretty penny if I'd invested in Antofagasta shares a year ago. But should I invest…

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Investing Articles

Should I buy this Bill Gates-backed penny stock?

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A green tech start-up, funded by Bill Gates, has signed an agreement with this penny stock mining company. Is this…

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Investing Articles

14 UK stocks JPMorgan is betting will crash and burn!

| Mark Tovey

Finance giant JPMorgan is betting against these 14 UK stocks. Am I considering buying any of these shorted companies for…

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Investing Articles

Is this under-the-radar 8% dividend stock a buy now?

| Mark Tovey

This 8% dividend stock benefits from demographic tailwinds and is trading at a discount to book value. Should I add…

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Investing Articles

This might just be the best growth stock on the FTSE 250

| Mark Tovey

Watches of Switzerland is one of my favourite growth stocks and at a forward P/E of 14, it looks cheap.…

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Investing Articles

I’d buy 224 shares of this stock for £100 in monthly passive income

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Rio Tinto, a multinational mining giant, ticks all of my passive income boxes. I plan to beef up my portfolio…

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Investing Articles

1 stock that’s a great long-term pick

| Mark Tovey

Nuclear energy is arguably enjoying a renaissance. That's why I think this stock, a fund that holds uranium, could net…

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Investing Articles

2 top dividend-payers of the FTSE 100

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These are the two companies in the FTSE 100 offering the biggest dividend yields. But can they keep returning capital…

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Investing Articles

Forget Royal Mint gold! Here’s why I buy precious metals through a Stocks & Shares ISA instead

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I believe gold, silver, and platinum have a place in my portfolio. Through a Stocks and Shares ISA, I get…

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Investing Articles

Worried about inflation? I’m buying this UK stock hand over fist

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I've invested in a UK stock that tracks the price of emitting CO2 in the EU as I believe policymakers…

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Investing Articles

6 super investors hold this FTSE 100 stock. Should I buy it too?

| Mark Tovey

Some world-renowned investors have selected this FTSE 100 stock for their mega-portfolios. But have their investments been lucrative and is…

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Investing Articles

Up 50%! Why Silicon Valley suddenly loves this UK stock

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Despite being founded in 1844, this UK stock has become a hot growth prospect, attracting the attention of Silicon Valley…

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Investing Articles

If I’d invested £5,000 in JD Wetherspoon shares five years ago, here’s how much I’d have now

| Mark Tovey

Now lockdowns are a distant memory, should I buy JD Wetherspoon shares? Here, I've looked at how the pub chain's…

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Investing Articles

4 reasons Warren Buffett might like this tasty stock

| Mark Tovey

Here's how I use Warren Buffett's handy four-point checklist to screen stocks I am interested in buying -- and a…

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