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Peter Stephens

Having held various senior management positions in the manufacturing sector, Peter founded his own manufacturing company in 1996. This was subsequently sold in 2007. Meanwhile, his passion for investing (which began during the privatisations of the 1980s) remains strong and he couples this with writing for The Motley Fool as a Contractor. His investment style is value-oriented; focusing on company fundamentals, as well as assessing the strength and presence of a competitive advantage. While above-average growth prospects remain very attractive, a greater focus on dividends has crept in since Peter became a part-time retiree in 2007.

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Forget your daily coffee! Investing the money could lead to a retirement fund of £250k

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Investing even modest amounts of money in the FTSE 250 could lead to an improved retirement outlook in my view.

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How a Lifetime ISA could make you £388,000 better off

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A Lifetime ISA could make a real difference to your financial future in my opinion.

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Forget The National Lottery and a Cash ISA! Here’s how I’d aim to make a million

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Gaining the right balance between The National Lottery and a Cash ISA could be key to making a million in…

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FTSE 100-member Barclays is down 20% in 1 year. Here’s what I’d do now

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Barclays plc (LON: BARC) has endured a challenging year, but I think it could outperform the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE: UKX).

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Personal Finance

Credit card tips: When an annual fee is worth it

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There could be occasions where paying an annual fee is a logical move.

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Investing Articles

Why I’d dump buy-to-let and buy into the RBS share price today

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Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON: RBS) could deliver a higher income return than buy-to-let in my opinion.

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Personal Finance

How much debt is too much?

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Is it possible to assess when an individual’s debt has become too large?

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Worried about the State Pension? I think the GSK share price could help you retire early

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I think GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) may offer improving growth prospects that could help overcome a rising State Pension age.

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Personal Finance

Are there any good cashback credit card deals left?

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Are cashback cards likely to appeal to most consumers?

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Investing Articles

Why I’d dump buy-to-let and buy into the Taylor Wimpey share price today

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Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW) could offer a more favourable risk/reward opportunity than buy-to-let, in my opinion.

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Personal Finance

Why having 2 credit cards could be a great idea

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Having more than one credit card could work to your advantage.

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The State Pension: I think the Tesco share price can boost your retirement savings

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Tesco plc (LON: TSCO) appears to offer growth at a reasonable price in my opinion, which could improve an investor’s…

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The State Pension: I think regular investing in the FTSE 100 may help you retire early

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I think buying FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) stocks each month could allow an investor to generate high returns and overcome a…

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Why I think a cash ISA could be your biggest retirement savings mistake

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A cash ISA could lead to low returns and a loss of spending power, in my opinion.

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Personal Finance

3 ways to cut your credit card interest payments

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Here’s how you could improve your financial situation by tackling credit card debt.

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Investing Articles

Why I’d dump buy-to-let and open a stocks and shares ISA today

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A stocks and shares ISA could offer higher returns, lower risks and more favourable tax advantages than buy-to-let in my…

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The FTSE 100 is up 6% in 2019. Here’s what I’d do now

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I think the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) could offer further capital growth.

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Cash ISA: you may be missing out on tax ‘freebies’ that boost your retirement savings

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I think that other financial products could offer superior returns in the long run when compared to a cash ISA.

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Personal Finance

3 ways to boost your bank balance

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Here’s how you could improve your financial situation.

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Investing Articles

Why I’d dump buy-to-let and buy into this FTSE 100 investment opportunity today

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These two FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) shares could deliver higher returns and lower risk than a buy-to-let property in my opinion.

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Investing Articles

Forget the National Lottery! I think this could be a better way to get rich

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Dividend investing could produce higher returns in the long run than the National Lottery in my view.

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Investing Articles

The State Pension: 3 reasons why I think investing in shares is becoming a necessity

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The State Pension’s lack of appeal means that the stock market could offer a potential route to financial freedom in…

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Worried about the State Pension? I think Marks and Spencer could help you retire early

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Marks and Spencer Group plc (LON: MKS) may offer a low valuation and improving growth prospects that produce high returns…

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Personal Finance

What to do when you lose your credit card

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Here’s how you can overcome (and prepare for) the loss of your credit card.

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Investing Articles

FTSE 100-member Standard Life Aberdeen is down 40% in 1 year. Here’s what I’d do now

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Standard Life Aberdeen plc (LON: SLA) could deliver improving share price performance versus the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) in my opinion.

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Why I think the Rolls-Royce share price is one of the cheapest stocks in the FTSE 100

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Rolls-Royce Holding plc (LON: RR) could offer growth at a reasonable price and may outperform the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX), in…

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Personal Finance

What are credit card rewards worth?

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How could a consumer easily compare the range of rewards that are available from a variety of credit cards?

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Investing Articles

Worried about the State Pension? I think the Aviva share price could help you retire early

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I think Aviva plc (LON: AV) offers a mix of value and growth potential which could improve your long-term financial…

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Have £1k to invest? I think the Next share price could beat the FTSE 100

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Next plc (LON: NXT) appears to have a low valuation which could mean it offers a better risk/reward ratio than…

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Why I’d dump buy-to-let and head into this investment opportunity today

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This could prove to be a lower risk and higher return investment than buy-to-let, in my opinion.

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Worried about the State Pension? I think these 2 ideas could help you retire early

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Investing in a tax efficient manner could improve your chances of retiring early and being less reliant on the State…

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This is why I think the Royal Mail share price could be worth buying right now

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I think Royal Mail plc (LON: RMG) could be significantly undervalued even though it faces an uncertain future.

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Retirement saving: I think AstraZeneca could help you to accumulate £1 million

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AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) may offer a mix of income and growth potential which could boost your retirement prospects in…

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I would dump the cash ISA and pick up Santander’s 6%+ dividend yield

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Banco Santander SA (LON: BNC) could offer recovery potential as well as a high yield that make it more appealing…

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Forget buy-to-let. Here are 2 property shares I’d buy instead

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These two property shares could offer greater diversity and higher return potential than a buy-to-let in my opinion.

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I would dump the cash ISA and pick up SSE’s 7%+ dividend yield

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SSE plc (LON: SSE) could offer a low share price and a high yield, which may help it to outperform…

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Have £1k to invest? I think the Diageo share price could beat the FTSE 100

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Diageo plc (LON: DGE) could offer stronger growth potential than the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) in my opinion.

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Retirement saving: why I think Vodafone could help you to get rich with a Lifetime ISA

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Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) could offer improving prospects which may boost your retirement plans in my opinion.

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Investing Articles

Have £1k to invest? I think these 2 growth shares could smash the FTSE 100

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I believe that these two shares could generate stronger returns than the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX).

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Investing Articles

Forget a cash ISA! I think these 2 FTSE 100 growth shares could be a better way to get rich

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These two FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE: UKX) shares could deliver high returns, in my view.

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