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Investing Articles

£10k in an ISA? I’d use it to aim for an annual £1k second income

| Alan Oscroft

Want a second income without having to take on a second job? With a bit of money up front, and…

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Up over 100% in price in 10 years! Big Yellow also offers passive income from dividends

| Oliver Rodzianko

Oliver loves the look of Big Yellow to generate a healthy passive income from its generous dividends. He thinks storage…

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Down 8.5% this month, is the Aviva share price too attractive to ignore?

| Jesse Williamson

It’s time to look into Aviva and the insurance sector while the share price is pulling back from year-to-date highs.

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850 shares in this dividend giant could make me £1.1k in passive income

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith flags up one dividend stock for passive income that has outperformed its sector over the course of the…

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Unilever shares are flying! Time to buy at a 21% ‘discount’?

| John Fieldsend

Unilever shares have been racing higher this week after a one-two punch of news from the company. Here’s whether I…

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Turning a £20k ISA into an annual second income of £30k? It’s possible!

| Mark Hartley

This Fool UK writer is exploring how to harness the power of dividend shares and compound returns to build a…

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Can I turn £10k into a £1k passive income stream with UK shares?

| John Fieldsend

Everyone talks about the magical 10% mark when it comes to passive income investing, but how realistic is it to…

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Now 70p, is £1 the next stop for the Vodafone share price?

| Cliff D'Arcy

The Vodafone share price is back to 70p, but it's a long way short of the 97p it hit in…

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8.6% or 7.2%? Does the Legal & General or Aviva dividend look better?

| Christopher Ruane

The Aviva dividend tempts our writer. But so does the payout from Legal & General. Here he explains why he'd…

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Down 21% and yielding 10%, is this income stock a top contrarian buy now?

| Charlie Keough

Despite its falling share price, this Fool reckons he's found an income stock that could be worth taking a closer…

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1 hidden dividend superstar I’d buy over Lloyds shares right now

| Simon Watkins

My stock screener flagged that I should sell my Lloyds shares and buy more Phoenix Group Holdings for three key…

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A solid track record and 5.4% yield, this is my top dividend stock pick for May

| Mark Hartley

A great dividend stock is about more than its yield. When hunting for dividend heroes, I look at several metrics…

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Here’s how I’d aim for a ton of passive income from £20k in an ISA

| Alan Oscroft

To get the best passive income from an ISA, I think we need to balance risk with the potential rewards.…

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The smartest dividend stocks to consider buying with £500 right now

| Alan Oscroft

In the past few years, the UK stock market’s been a great place to find dividend stocks paying top yields.…

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How much passive income would I make from 945 National Grid shares?

| Simon Watkins

National Grid shares pay a healthy dividend that, over time, can produce a sizeable passive income if the dividends are…

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Investing just £10 a day in UK stocks could bag me a passive income stream of £267 a week!

| Sumayya Mansoor

This Fool explains how investing in UK stocks rather than buying a couple of takeaway coffees a day could help…

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If I were retiring tomorrow, I’d snap up these 3 passive income stocks!

| Sumayya Mansoor

Our writer was recently asked which passive income stocks she’d be happy to buy if she were to retire tomorrow.…

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These 2 dividend stocks are getting way too cheap

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith looks at different financial metrics to prove that some dividend stocks are undervalued at the moment and could…

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£9,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d aim to turn that into a £12,300 annual passive income

| Charlie Keough

This Fool explains how he'd target thousands of pounds in passive income every year by investing in high-quality businesses.

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Is Legal & General the best stock to buy in the FTSE right now?

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

UK investors have been piling into Legal & General in recent weeks. But are there better FTSE shares to buy…

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£9,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d try to turn that into £7,864 every year in passive income

| Simon Watkins

Investing a relatively small amount in high-yielding stocks and reinvesting the dividends paid can generate significant passive income over time.

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Investing Articles

Is Aviva’s share price a bargain now it’s trading well below £5?

| Simon Watkins

Aviva’s share price has slumped to well below £5, but even before that it looked a bargain to me, with…

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The M&G share price looks far too low to me!

| Cliff D'Arcy

The M&G share price has dived by nearly 16% since peaking on 21 March. But with a near-10% dividend yield,…

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1 no-brainer pick I’d love to buy for my Stocks & Shares ISA!

| Sumayya Mansoor

A Stocks & Shares ISA is a great investment vehicle for our writer. Here she explains why, and one stock…

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£10k in an ISA? Here’s how I’d target a regular £30k+ second income stream

| Ben McPoland

Reliable dividends can help provide a lot more financial freedom. Here's how I'd aim for a substantial second income inside…

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433 shares in this FTSE 100 dividend superstar could make me £18,803 in annual passive income!

| Simon Watkins

This overlooked FTSE 100 gem has one of the best yields in the index, looks undervalued, and makes me big…

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If I’d put £5,000 into Santander shares 1 year ago, here’s how much I’d have now

| Ben McPoland

Santander shares have outperformed over the past 12 months, leaving this Fool wondering if he should add the bank stock…

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Here’s how I’d invest £10 a week to aim for £191 a month in passive income

| Stephen Wright

Stephen Wright outlines how he’d invest in dividend growth stocks over a long time to aim for significant passive income…

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Here’s what dividend forecasts could do for the Aviva share price

| Alan Oscroft

Even after the turnaround of the past few years, the Aviva share price doesn't seem to want to move very…

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Here’s how I’d target £130 per week in dividends from a Stocks and Shares ISA

| Christopher Ruane

Using a Stocks and Shares ISA as a dividend machine does not have to be hard work. Our writer explains…

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Investing Articles

Down 6% in 2 weeks, the Lloyds share price is in reverse

| Cliff D'Arcy

After hitting a one-year high on 8 April, the Lloyds share price has suddenly reversed course. But as a long-term…

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£3,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d use that to start earning a monthly passive income

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer digs into the details of how spending a few thousand pounds on dividend shares now could help him…

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Here’s what dividend forecasts could do for the BP share price in the next three years

| Alan Oscroft

I can understand why the BP share price is low, as oil's increasingly seen as evil. But BP's a cash…

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This FTSE 100 Dividend Aristocrat is on sale now

| Stephen Wright

Stephen Wright thinks Croda International’s impressive dividend record means it could be the best FTSE 100 stock to add to…

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Investing Articles

3 shares I’d buy for passive income if I was retiring early

| Roland Head

Roland Head profiles three FTSE 350 dividend shares he’d like to buy for their passive income to support an early…

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Here’s how many Aviva shares I’d need for £1,000 a year in passive income

| Ben McPoland

Our writer has been buying shares of this FTSE 100 insurer, but how many would he need to aim for…

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Investing Articles

With an £8K lump sum, I could create an annual second income worth £5,347

| Sumayya Mansoor

This Fool explains how a second income is achievable by using a lump sum, investing in stocks, and the magic…

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Here’s what dividend forecasts could do for the BT share price in the next 3 years

| Alan Oscroft

With the BT share price down so low, the dividend looks very nice indeed. The company's debt is off-putting, though.…

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2 FTSE 250 stocks to consider buying for powerful passive income

| Sumayya Mansoor

Our writer explains why investors should be looking at these two FTSE 250 picks for juicy dividends and growth.

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2 dividend shares I wouldn’t touch with a bargepole in today’s stock market

| Ben McPoland

The stock market is full of fantastic dividend shares that can deliver rising passive income over time. But I don't…

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