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Investing Articles

Here’s a portfolio of 5 AIM shares for a shot at a £1k monthly passive income!

| Royston Wild

Looking leftfield for stocks to buy can be an effective way to source a second income. Here are five top…

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Investing Articles

2 top dividend shares to consider for a long-term passive income

| Royston Wild

Annual dividends are tipped to take off at these FTSE 250 and Alternative Investment Market (AIM) shares, as Royston Wild…

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Investing Articles

Here’s a 7-share passive income portfolio investors should consider over cash savings

| Royston Wild

Discover how holding a diversified range of UK dividend shares could generate a strong and stable passive income over time.

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£20,000 in savings? Here’s one way to try and turn it into a £10,958 annual passive income

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane runs through some of the basics when it comes to trying to generate serious passive income through owning…

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Investing Articles

The Lloyds share price continues to outperform rivals despite an ongoing finance probe

| Mark Hartley

Lloyds’ share price is up 52% this year, outpacing UK rivals despite a finance probe. But with the yield dipping,…

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Is it time to consider this 15.2%-yielding passive income opportunity?

| James Beard

It’s unusual for smaller companies to offer opportunities to earn generous levels of passive income. But there’s one AIM share…

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Investing Articles

This dirt cheap FTSE income stock has a dividend yield of 15%!

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

This unloved income stock’s trading at a massive 70% discount with a staggering 15% yield! Is this a screaming buy?…

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Prediction: see where analysts think the BP share price will go next

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones has been downbeat about the BP share price in recent months, but now he's starting to feel a…

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Dividend Shares

No savings at 30? Putting aside £100 a month could create a £16,937 second income by retirement

| Stephen Wright

For investors starting from scratch, buying shares each month and reinvesting dividends could be a smart long-term way to earn…

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Investing Articles

Here’s a 5-stock FTSE 250 portfolio to consider to target a £1k monthly passive income

| Royston Wild

Discover some of the FTSE 250's highest-yielding dividend shares -- including two top real estate investment trusts (REITs).

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Investing Articles

3 things that put me off Diageo shares

| Ben McPoland

This writer explains why he sold his Diageo shares earlier this year, and why he has no plans to buy…

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These 2 dividend stocks have increased their annual income payments for multiple decades

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones picks out two FTSE 100 stocks with brilliant track records of rewarding shareholders, but discovers they have very…

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Investing Articles

See how much retirement income 5,502 Legal & General shares generate today

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones does some sums to show how much pension income an investor could get by putting a lump sum…

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Investing Articles

Up 17% this year with a 7.8% dividend yield, this FTSE 250 REIT looks attractive!

| Mark Hartley

Mark Hartley takes a closer look at a real estate investment trust on the FTSE 250 with an impressive dividend…

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Investing Articles

2 dividend shares to consider when targeting £1,000 a month of passive income

| Mark Hartley

Mark Hartley details how regular investments in two high-yielding dividend shares could eventually deliver lucrative passive income.

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Investing Articles

Interest rates and the FTSE 100: how are markets affected?

| Mark Hartley

Our writer takes a look at how global interest rate decisions are affecting the share prices of various stocks on…

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Dividend Shares

Down 40% but with a juicy dividend forecast, this income stock is tempting

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith wonders whether it's worth the risk to buy a stock with an attractive dividend forecast despite the recent…

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These 2 UK shares priced at under £1 offer huge 10%+ dividends

| Alan Oscroft

Double-digit dividend yields from these depressed UK shares aren't guaranteed. But they're big enough to be worth a closer look.

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These 5 investment trusts yield over 5%!

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer looks at a handful of investment trusts that each have a dividend yield north of 5%. So what…

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A 9.7% dividend yield, but I’m avoiding Taylor Wimpey shares like the plague

| Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie examines some of the challenges facing Taylor Wimpey and why he's giving its shares a wide berth at…

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Dividend Shares

This FTSE 100 stock has a 9.6% dividend yield forecast for the coming years

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith outlines a large-cap FTSE 100 company with a high dividend yield and a forecast that made him sit…

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Investing Articles

Here’s the dividend forecast for Diageo shares through to 2028

| Stephen Wright

Analysts are expecting some pretty impressive dividend growth from Barclays shares over the next couple of years. But are those…

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Investing Articles

Down 21%, this FTSE 100 income stock offers a 7.4% dividend yield for investors!

| James Beard

This unloved income stock offers one of the highest yields on the FTSE 100. But with a falling share price,…

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2 investment trusts with high dividend yields to consider buying right now

| Alan Oscroft

Buying shares in collective investments with high dividend yields can be a good way to help finance our long-term income…

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Are Barratt Redrow shares a buy after the FTSE builder beat forecasts?

| Royston Wild

Discover why FTSE 100 stock Barratt Redrow beat City estimates -- and whether our writer things the housebuilder's shares are…

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Investing Articles

These 2 UK stocks turned £10k into £50,000 in 10 years. Here’s their secret

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones is impressed by two UK stocks that have delivered a 400%+ total return over the last 10 years.…

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Investing Articles

£5k in savings? Here’s how that could ultimately produce a £1,354 annual second income!

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane looks at how putting £5,000 into a portfolio of carefully-chosen dividend shares could produce a long-term second income.

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Investing Articles

This is how much dividend income I could make from another £10,000 invested in Aviva shares

| Simon Watkins

Aviva shares have consistently paid high dividends in the past few years that generate significant passive income – and they…

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Investing Articles

Down 15% despite solid results, is this 7.5%-dividend-yielding FTSE stock in irresistible bargain territory for me?

| Simon Watkins

Despite posting solid annual results, this FTSE stock was penalised for accurately commenting on the UK’s economic outlook, leaving it…

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With a massive yield of 24.2% and a dirt cheap P/E ratio of 5.2, should I buy this dividend share?

| James Beard

Our writer looks at a dividend share that appears to offer a dream combination of a high yield and a…

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Investing Articles

FTSE 250 shares like these offer 10%+ yields. Am I missing out?

| Christopher Ruane

A yield north of 10% can seem attractive -- and several shares in the FTSE 250 offer them. Our writer…

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This sizzling FTSE 100 stock is hot enough to fry an egg on! 

| Ben McPoland

The competition to be the FTSE 100 index's best-performing stock of 2025 appears to be well and truly over --…

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How much do you need in a Stocks and Shares ISA to aim for a £1,000 monthly income?

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones shows how investing small regular sums in a Stocks and Shares ISA can steadily build into a high…

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Investing Articles

Phoenix shares go ex-dividend on 25 September. Time to grab that stunning 8.4% yield?

| Harvey Jones

Phoenix shares are days away from going ex-dividend. Harvey Jones wonders whether to top up his stake in the FTSE…

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Natwest shares are up 405% in just 5 years! Can they keep going?

| Christopher Ruane

One pound invested in Natwest shares five years ago is now worth over a fiver -- even before including dividends!…

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3 top dividend stocks to consider for passive income now

| Muhammad Cheema

Muhammad Cheema looks at Legal & General, Rolls-Royce, and AbbVie as three dividend stocks with great potential to make investors…

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These 2 FTSE 100 stocks have raised their dividends for 30 years in a row

| Alan Oscroft

The ability to pay increasing progressive dividends over the decades is what, for me, marks out the most desirable FTSE…

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These FTSE 250 dividend stocks offer huge 10%+ yields. Can we afford to miss them?

| Alan Oscroft

Thinking of starting in high-yield dividend investing today? Take a look at these whopping double-digit yields from the FTSE 250.

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Investing Articles

How much do you need in an ISA to aim for a £1,500 monthly second income?

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones does some simple sums to show how share price growth and reinvested dividends can generate a healthy second…

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How to target a £1m SIPP by growing contributions over time

| Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie crunches the number and constructs a tiered-increase in SIPP contributions over a working career, starting with just £10…

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