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Growth Shares

Down 10% today but up 123% in a year, what’s up with this growth share?

Jon Smith notes a short-term dip in the Trustpilot share price today, but explains why the growth share could continue…

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Dividend Shares

Bank of Georgia is paying £2.31 per share in dividends: time to buy the income stock? 

Jon Smith explains why a particular income stock has such a generous dividend yield right now, as well as noting…

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Investing Articles

How I could make a 10% yield for high passive income a reality

Jon Smith explains how he can target high passive income from top-yielding stocks, including one specific example he'd consider.

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Investing Articles

1 ex-FTSE 100 stock that I think will get promoted soon

Jon Smith flags up an energy stock that used to be in the FTSE 100 and currently has strong momentum…

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Growth Shares

1 under-the-radar growth stock to consider buying now

Jon Smith talks through a FTSE 250 growth stock that recently posted its highest revenue in the past five years…

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Growth Shares

Why Glencore shares could be my smartest purchase of the year

Jon Smith explains why he feels some investors didn't fully digest the 2023 results and overreacted about Glencore shares in…

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Investing For Beginners

Should I buy the current dogs of the FTSE 250?

Jon Smith takes a look at the two worst-performing FTSE 250 stocks over the past month and weighs up whether…

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Investing For Beginners

Warren Buffett has been buying shares for 8 decades. Here are his favourites

Jon Smith takes a look at some of Warren Buffett's favourite purchases over the decades, and shares the investment lessons…

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Growth Shares

Down 62% over the past year, is the St. James’s Place share price a dead duck?

Jon Smith acknowledges the steep fall in the St. James's Place share price, but explains why there's opportunity ahead for…

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Growth Shares

2 primed growth stocks that could surge like Rolls-Royce shares

Jon Smith might have missed the boat with some shares, but he flags two growth stocks he believes could be…

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Investing For Beginners

FTSE 100 stocks on my radar for the artificial intelligence boom

Jon Smith scans the FTSE 100 and researches some interesting companies using AI that could soon be set to rally.

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Growth Shares

The Just Group share price surges 13% today! Here’s what I think is coming next

Jon Smith writes about the strong outlook for the Just Group share price, with his calculations indicating further gains are…

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Dividend Shares

These UK stocks are cheap as chips for passive income

Jon Smith goes through two shares for passive income that have above-average dividend yields but are undervalued, in his opinion.

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Growth Shares

3 points that could halt the Rolls-Royce share price rally

Jon Smith explains some factors that could see the Rolls-Royce share price dip, which he would use as an opportunity…

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Growth Shares

Why isn’t the IAG share price rallying?

Jon Smith explains several reasons why the IAG share price has underperformed recently, but why he believes a strong rally…

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Investing Articles

1 stock to consider buying that could be the next Nvidia

Jon Smith reveals a stock to think about buying from the AI sector. He believes it could be the future…

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Growth Shares

Gold’s almost at all-time highs! These are the UK stocks that should benefit

Jon Smith notes the move in gold towards $2,135 an ounce and reveals two UK stocks that could profit from…

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Dividend Shares

2 undervalued dividend shares that could pay me £700 a month

Jon Smith runs through two dividend shares outside of the FTSE 100 that combined could give him an average dividend…

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Investing Articles

This stock could turn my ISA into a second income machine

Jon Smith talks through a FTSE 250 stock with a current dividend yield of 6.46% that could offer him a…

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Dividend Shares

How I’d invest to make £1k of monthly bulletproof passive income

Jon Smith outlines the key factors, including the dividend cover ratio, that he looks for when filtering for strong stocks…

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Investing Articles

A FTSE 250 gem with a 8.5% dividend forecast? Tell me more

Jon Smith talks through a FTSE 250 stock that pays out a generous level of income but could also offer…

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Investing For Beginners

2 tech treasures lurking in the FTSE 100

Jon Smith focuses on two ideas from the FTSE 100 that are investing heavily in new tech and artificial intelligence…

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Growth Shares

This FTSE 250 growth stock is up 65% and showing no signs of stopping

Jon Smith talks through an electrical retailer that he believes could be one of the hottest growth stocks from the…

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Growth Shares

3 things I learnt from Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder letter

Jon Smith reads the letter Warren Buffett just put out and provides his key thoughts and summary of the investing…

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Dividend Shares

No savings at 45? I’d use these dividend stocks to turbocharge it

Jon Smith explains some of the specific dividend stocks he'd include in a portfolio aimed at building up a retirement…

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Growth Shares

This EV-linked penny stock looks dead cheap to me at 30p

Jon Smith explains why a penny stock with a unique exploration project for rare earth deposits here in the UK…

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Investing Articles

These 2 shares could bank me £328 a month in second income

Jon Smith runs through two FTSE stocks that have above-average dividend yields that could pay out a generous second income…

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Investing For Beginners

4 actionable stock market investing habits that can boost my profits

Jon Smith looks at the stock market and explains how he picks the right shares to buy, running through a…

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Dividend Shares

These 3 FTSE 250 stocks offer me the highest dividend yields, but should I buy?

Jon Smith considers FTSE 250 shares with a very high yield, but questions whether the income is going to be…

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Investing Articles

Just how high could the Nvidia share price go? Here’s what the experts say

Jon Smith explains why the Nvidia share price has been continuing to rocket higher, as well as sharing some forecasts…

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Investing Articles

Bill Ackman made $610m last year from 10 growth shares. Here’s how

Jon Smith details the growth shares, including Chipotle and Alphabet, that helped push a whopper payday for the Pershing Square…

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Dividend Shares

Can I make sustainable passive income from share buybacks?

Jon Smith notes the rise in share buybacks from FTSE 100 companies, but flags up why they aren't great for…

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Growth Shares

2 cheap FTSE 100 ideas I’m looking to buy before they get expensive

Jon Smith talks through two FTSE 100 ideas that are down over the past year to the extent that he…

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Growth Shares

Can the Rolls-Royce share price keep going? Here’s what the experts say

Jon Smith considers the Rolls-Royce share price forecasts from bank analysts, but also adds his own view in deciding what…

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Growth Shares

3 reasons why I think the NatWest share price rally is only just beginning

Jon Smith runs through the push towards digital banking as well as a strong set of 2023 results that should…

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Investing For Beginners

4 steps I’d take to start investing with £25 a week

Jon Smith explains some steps to take to start investing. They range from from filtering stocks through to diversifying a…

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Investing For Beginners

The UK is in a recession! When is the right time to snap up some cheap shares?

Jon Smith explains why he's looking to buy cheap shares now despite UK growth nosediving, along with a specific example…

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Are Lloyds shares undervalued? Here’s what the charts say

Jon Smith takes a close look at some metrics, including the change in financial ratios, to better understand if Lloyds…

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Investing Articles

This FTSE 250 banking stock is down 70%! Should I buy or stay away?

Jon Smith explains why a bank from the FTSE 250 has seen its share price plummet in recent years, and…

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Dividend Shares

15k shares in this superstar firm could make me £3k of passive income

Jon Smith writes about a FTSE 250 stock with an 8.41% dividend yield that he believes can continue to pay…

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