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Harvey Jones

I've been a financial journalist since 1988. I've written regularly for a series of national newspapers including The Financial Times, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and Independent on Sunday, The Guardian and The Observer. Today, I'm the personal finance editor of the Daily and Sunday Express newspapers, and write for newspaper website Express.co.uk. I also write regular investment articles for The National newspaper in Dubai. I've been writing for Motley Fool UK since 2007, producing thousands and thousands of stock reports in that time. My favourite investment quote? Warren Buffett's classic: "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." Let's go plant some trees!

Recent Articles

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Investing Articles

Down 38% with a 4% yield and P/E below 12! Are Greggs shares now a generational bargain?

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Greggs’ shares have cooled over the last year, but the FTSE 250 stock got a fresh burst of energy after…

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Investors love National Grid shares. Are they mad?

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Investors can't get enough of National Grid shares, and they've been handsomely rewarded for their loyalty. But Harvey Jones is…

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7.7% yield! These 3 dazzling dividend shares could generate a £1,573 passive income in an ISA

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Harvey Jones picks out three FTSE 100 dividend shares that offer absolutely stellar yields, and a surprising amount of capital…

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£10,000 invested in Diageo shares 4 years ago is now worth…

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Harvey Jones has taken an absolute beating from his investment in Diageo shares but is still wrestling with the temptation…

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Yields up to 8.5%! Should I buy even more Legal & General, M&G and Phoenix shares?

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Harvey Jones is getting a brilliant rate of dividend income from his Phoenix shares, and a surprising amount of capital…

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Up 7.5% in a week but with P/Es below 8! Are JD Sports Fashion and easyJet shares ready to take off?

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easyJet shares have laboured in 2025, but suddenly they're flying. The same goes for JD Sports Fashion. Both still look…

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Up 20% in a week! Is the Ocado share price set to deliver some thrilling Christmas magic?

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It's the most wonderful time of the year for the Ocado share price, and Harvey Jones examines if this signals…

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£10k invested in sizzling Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest shares 1 year ago is now worth…

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Harvey Jones is blown away by the performance of NatWest shares and the other FTSE 100 banks over the last…

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My favourite FTSE value stock falls another 6% on today’s results – should I buy more?

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Harvey Jones highlights a FTSE 100 value stock that he used to consider boring, but has been surprisingly volatile lately.…

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See what £10,000 invested in the FTSE 100 at the start of 2025 is worth today…

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Harvey Jones is thrilled by the stunning performance of the FTSE 100, but says he's having a lot more fun…

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How much do you need in a SIPP or ISA to aim for a £2,500 monthly pension income?

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Harvey Jones says many investors overlook the value of a SIPP in building a second income for later life, and…

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Can you turn your Stocks and Shares ISA into a lean, mean passive income machine?

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Harvey Jones shows investors how they can use their Stocks and Shares ISA to generate high, rising and reliable dividends…

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Down 60% with a 10.2% yield and P/E of 13.5! Is this FTSE 250 stock a once-in-a-decade bargain? 

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Harvey Jones is dazzled by the yield available from this FTSE 250 company, and wonders if it's the kind of…

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I asked ChatGPT if the Rolls-Royce share price is still good value and wished I hadn’t…

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Like many investors, Harvey Jones is wondering whether the Rolls-Royce share price can climb even higher in 2026. So he…

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Will a Bank of England interest rate cut light a rocket under this forgotten UK income stock?

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Harvey Jones says this FTSE 100 income stock could get a real boost once the next interest rate cut lands.…

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Is Diageo quietly turning into a top dividend share like British American Tobacco?

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Smoking may be dying out but British American Tobacco remains a top dividend share. Harvey Jones wonders if ailing spirits…

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Can Rolls-Royce, Babcock, and BAE Systems shares do it all over again in 2026?

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Harvey Jones examines whether BAE Systems and other defence-focused FTSE 100 stocks can continue to shoot the lights out in…

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UK dividend stocks could look even more tempting if the Bank of England cuts rates this week!

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Harvey Jones says returns on cash are likely to fall in the coming months, making the income paid by FTSE…

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Up 115% with a 5.5% yield – are Aviva shares the ultimate FTSE 100 dividend growth machine?

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Aviva shares have done brilliantly lately, and the dividend's been tip-top too. Harvey Jones asks if it's one of the…

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How much do you need in a SIPP or ISA to target a second income of £36,000 a year in retirement?

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Harvey Jones says a portfolio of FTSE 100 shares is a brilliant way to build a sustainable second income, and…

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Legal & General shares yield a staggering 8.7% – will they shower investors with income in 2026?

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Legal & General shares pay the highest dividend yield on the entire FTSE 100. Harvey Jones asks whether there is…

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After a stellar year will Lloyds, NatWest, and Barclays shares crash to earth in 2026?

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High-flying Lloyds, NatWest, and Barclays shares have made investors fortunes over the last few years. Harvey Jones now asks: how…

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Will my big bet on Taylor Wimpey shares make me a fortune in 2026?

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Whenever Taylor Wimpey shares fall, Harvey Jones has a habit of buying even more of them. Will he be rewarded…

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I asked ChatGPT to design a world-class passive income portfolio and it said…

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Harvey Jones asked artificial intelligence to prepare a portfolio of FTSE 100 stocks to yield him a passive income in…

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£10,000 invested in red-hot HSBC shares at the start of 2025 is now worth…

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Harvey Jones missed the boat when he decided not to buy HSBC shares, which have skyrocketed lately. Let's see what…

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The BP share price could face a brutal reckoning in 2026

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Harvey Jones is worried about the outlook for the BP share price, as the global economy struggles and experts warn…

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How on earth did Lloyds shares explode 75% in 2025?

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Harvey Jones has been pleasantly surprised by the blistering performance of Lloyds shares over the last year or two. Will…

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Down 56% with a 4.8% yield and P/E of 13 – are Diageo shares a generational bargain?

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When Harvey Jones bought Diageo shares he never dreamed they'd perform this badly. Now he's wondering if they're just too…

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How much do you need in a SIPP to target a passive retirement income of £555 a month?

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Harvey Jones crunches the numbers to show how a SIPP investor could assemble a portfolio of FTSE 100 shares to…

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I asked ChatGPT if we’ll get a stock market crash or rally before Christmas and it said…

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Harvey Jones asks artificial intelligence if the run-up to Christmas will be ruined by a stock market crash, and finds…

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Up 30% in 2025 and still cheap! Is this former stock market darling the best share to buy today?

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Harvey Jones has been hunting for the best shares to buy for his SIPP, and found what he thinks is…

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I asked ChatGPT how to start investing in UK shares with just £500 and it said do this

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Harvey Jones asks artificial intelligence a few questions about how to get started in investing, before giving up and deciding…

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Is 2026 the year it all goes wrong for the Rolls-Royce share price?

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2025 has been another stellar year for the Rolls-Royce share price but Harvey Jones wonders just how long its magnificent…

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It’s the most popular UK stock in 2025 but hasn’t grown in 5 years! What’s going on?

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Harvey Jones is baffled by the sheer popularity of this UK stock. Its shares have hardly grown in recent years…

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£10,000 to invest? I asked ChatGPT if it would work harder in a Stocks and Shares ISA or SIPP and it said…

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Harvey Jones calls on artificial intelligence to exmaine whether it makes more sense to invest for retirement inside a Stocks…

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I just asked ChatGPT a really stupid question about FTSE 100 stocks and it said…

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Harvey Jones insulted artificial intelligence by asking it a very basic question about which FTSE 100 stocks to buy and…

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I asked ChatGPT to produce an unbeatable second income ISA portfolio and it said… 

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Harvey Jones asked artificial intelligence to come up with a portfolio of dividend-paying stocks to produce a second income for…

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Down 9% in a month with a P/E below 8 – time to consider buying IAG shares?

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When IAG shares fell earlier this year Harvey Jones filled his boots. Now the FTSE 100 airline has slipped again.…

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£10,000 invested in BT shares 3 months ago is now worth

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BT shares have been volatile lately and Harvey Jones is wondering whether now is a good time to buy the…

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Can Babcock, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems shares fly even higher in 2026?

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Harvey Jones examines BAE Systems shares and two other FTSE 100 defence stocks, Babcock and Rolls-Royce, to see what 2026…

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