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Top British dividend stocks to buy for January

| The Motley Fool Staff

We asked our writers to share their top dividend stocks for January, with insurers and investment companies notable inclusions!

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Best British dividend stocks to buy for December

| The Motley Fool Staff

We asked our freelance writers to share the top dividend stocks they’d buy in December, with healthcare providers and housebuilders…

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How large should your Stocks & Shares ISA be for a £1k monthly passive income?

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains how buying dividend shares in a Stocks and Shares ISA can deliver a substantial long-term passive income.

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How much do you need in an ISA to make a second income of £1k a month?

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith explains how a second income can be built with dividend shares and outlines one example with a yield…

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How can I learn the secrets of the passive income millionaires?

| Alan Oscroft

Millionaire investors seeking passive income can have their own particular preferences. And the rest of us can learn from them.

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Should I buy Vodafone shares while they’re still under £1?

| John Fieldsend

The Vodafone share price has risen almost to the one pound mark. Is our Foolish author getting in on the…

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Up 33% in a year! This fast‑recovering FTSE dividend share might not be a bargain forever

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones says this FTSE 100 dividend share is starting to recover after a bumpy few years. While it isn't…

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The S&P 500 keeps rising despite weak results. I’m buying this instead

| Mark Hartley

The S&P 500 keeps rising even as the cracks start to show. As a risk-averse investor, Mark Hartley has his…

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This FTSE 250 stock is near a 10-year low and yields a jaw-dropping 10.2%!

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones is tempted by the colossal dividend income on offer from this FTSE 250 stock. It has massive recovery…

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I asked ChatGPT to build a 7%-yielding passive income ISA from FTSE 100 dividend shares and it said…

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones gave artificial intelligence a shot at building a passive income portfolio for his retirement and soon discovered the…

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£20,000 of Taylor Wimpey shares can net investors a £1,850 passive income

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones says Taylor Wimpey shares have struggled for years but investors have enjoyed a bumper dividend income as compensation.

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Which are the 5 most popular UK dividend shares for passive income today?

| Alan Oscroft

Here's how UK shares could be the best to choose from to generate income in retirement, as dividend yields continue…

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ChatGPT told me to stay away from this FTSE 250 stock but I disagree

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith points out a REIT from the FTSE 250 that's paying out generous income and explains why human research…

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Legal & General shares yield an eye-popping 8.7% – now check out its 1-year growth forecast!

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones says Legal & General shares come with a brilliant dividend, but growth is in short supply. He thinks…

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With a 7.6% yield, could this REIT be a passive income gem in 2026?

| Mark Hartley

Mark Hartley takes a closer look at the recovering UK property market and how it could make 2026 a great…

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How much do you need in a Stocks and Shares ISA to aim for at least £1,500 a month of passive income?

| James Beard

James Beard explains how it might be possible to use an ISA and a few dividend shares to generate a…

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Up 120% this year! How is this dividend share still undervalued?

| Mark Hartley

Most stocks fit into one of three categories: growth, income or value. It isn’t often an investor gets all three.…

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I asked ChatGPT for the best stocks to buy for a second income. It said…

| Royston Wild

Discover the two FTSE 100 stocks ChatGPT likes for a second income -- and one high performer our writer Royston…

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£10,000 invested in Diageo shares just last week is now worth…

| Ben McPoland

Might Diageo finally be about to make long-suffering shareholders money again? Ben McPoland thinks the new CEO appointment is a…

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How much do you need in a SIPP or ISA to target a second income worth £500 a week?

| Harvey Jones

Creating a second income can transform retirement, and Harvey Jones recommends building a balanced portfolio of FTSE 100 dividend stocks…

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I was a huge fan of Greggs shares, then this happened…

| Ben McPoland

After years of strong performance, Greggs shares have fallen off a cliff in 2025. But this writer thinks the FTSE…

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I couldn’t resist this 8.8%-yielding FTSE gem – here’s why

| Simon Watkins

Harbour Energy’s yield is more than double the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 average. With earnings set to soar, I…

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This superb passive income gem now has a forecast yield of 8.1%!

| Simon Watkins

This FTSE 100 financial giant has long been a star performer in Simon Watkins’ passive income portfolio, and the forecasts…

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I asked ChatGPT for the best FTSE 100 passive income portfolio. It said…

| Alan Oscroft

Can artificial intelligence really build me a five-stock income portfolio from companies on the FTSE 100? Let's give it a…

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Down 9.5% in 5 days, at what point should I think of buying the Nvidia stock dip?

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith mulls over when he should consider pushing the button to buy some Nvidia stock after a recent sharp…

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My Tesco shares are near an all-time high — here’s why I’m still buying more

| Mark Hartley

Mark Hartley explains why he plans to keep buying more Tesco shares even as they trade near record highs. And…

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9%+ yields! These high-payout income shares look too good to be true

| Mark Hartley

High yields are the goal when it comes to passive income shares, but not all are reliable. Mark Hartley considers…

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Can Unilever shares break their 5-year curse?

| Cliff D'Arcy

Bad news for British investors: Unilever shares have gone nowhere for the past five years. However, their dividend yield looks…

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

| Alan Oscroft

A Stocks and Shares ISA plus a selection of top UK dividend shares – how does that stack up for…

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How Diageo shares became the laughing stock of the FTSE 100

| Cliff D'Arcy

Diageo shares have lost 26% of their value in just 12 months. With sales slipping and no permanent CEO, this…

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How much do you need in an ISA to aim for a monthly passive income of over £3,000?

| Royston Wild

Discover how to target a whopping Stocks and Shares ISA with dividend shares -- and a FTSE 100 passive income…

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Here’s what I’d need to invest in BP shares to get £6,898 a year in dividends

| Simon Watkins

Despite a recent bullish price run, BP shares’ dividend yield is forecast to hit 5.9% by 2027, which could provide…

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Passive income for £5 a day? Here’s how to make it happen!

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane outlines how, for a fiver a day, someone could lay the foundations of long-term passive income streams starting…

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This is how I pick dividend shares for my passive income portfolio

| Mark Hartley

Mark Hartley breaks down his tried-and-tested method of picking reliable dividend stocks to target long-term passive income well into retirement.

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This dividend stock yields 12.71% and is potentially 30% undervalued!

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Zaven Boyrazian explores the sustainability of the highest-yielding dividend stock in the FTSE 250 right now. Should investors rush to…

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5,000 Lloyds shares could pay this much passive income…

| Ben McPoland

Ben McPoland considers whether Lloyds shares still offer juicy passive income prospects after the huge bull run since 2020.

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This FTSE stock tanked 65% and now it’s paying out a juicy 11.2% dividend yield… or is it?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

As this once-loved UK stock tumbles, its dividend yield has surged into double-digit territory. Could this be a passive income…

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3 top FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 dividend shares to consider today

| Royston Wild

Looking for high-yield dividend shares to buy for a winning portfolio? Royston Wild picks out three FTSE 350 passive income…

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Prediction: these dividend shares will provide higher returns than BT over the next 5 years

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

BT shares can be found in many UK investor portfolios. However, Edward Sheldon believes investors may be able to generate…

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How much do you need in an ISA to target a £250 weekly passive income?

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane illustrates how an investor could go from a standing start to a weekly passive income of hundreds of…

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£5,000 buys 2,065 shares in this FTSE 100 passive income monster

| Andrew Mackie

A 9% dividend yield and the power of compounding – see how £5k in this FTSE 100 stock could grow…

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£500 buys 732 shares in this 11.5%-yielding income stock – but is it a good investment?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

This undervalued income stock has the highest dividend yield in the entire FTSE 350! Should investors rush to buy, or…

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