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Investing Articles

By investing £80 a week, I can target a £3k+ second income like this

| Christopher Ruane

By putting £80 each week into carefully chosen shares, our writer hopes to build a second income of over £3,000…

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Dividend Shares

Here’s a simple 4-stock dividend income portfolio with a 7.8% yield

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

With these four British dividend stocks, an investor could potentially generate income of around £780 a year from a £10,000…

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Investing Articles

What makes a great passive income idea?

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane earns passive income by owning blue-chip shares like Legal & General. Here's the decision-making process that helps him…

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Investing Articles

Here’s how I’d try and use an ISA to become a multi-millionaire!

| Christopher Ruane

Could our writer build his ISA to a multi-million pound valuation? Potentially yes -- and here is how he'd go…

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Investing Articles

2 UK shares I wish DIDN’T pay dividends

| Stephen Wright

UK dividend shares can be a great source of passive income. But sometimes, the best thing for a company to…

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Investing Articles

Here’s a simple 5-stock passive income portfolio with an 8.7% yield

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

With these five UK dividend shares, investors could start earning a £435 passive income each year from a £5,000 investment.…

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Investing Articles

Here’s the dividend forecast for Rio Tinto shares through to 2026

| Royston Wild

Rio Tinto's been regularly cutting dividends on its shares due to falling profits. What can investors expect now as China's…

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Dividend Shares

How I could earn a juicy second income starting with just £250

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith explains how investing a regular amount each month in dividend stocks with above average yields can build a…

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Investing Articles

Here’s how I’d target £10k passive income a year by investing just £100 a week

| Alan Oscroft

Think we need to be rich to retire on a solid passive income stream that we don't have to work…

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Investing Articles

How I’d use an empty Stocks and Shares ISA to aim for a £1,000 monthly passive income

| Alan Oscroft

Here's how using a Stocks and Shares ISA really could help those of us who plan to invest for an…

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Investing Articles

I’d buy 4,186 Legal & General shares to aim for £14,616 a year in passive income

| Simon Watkins

A relatively small sum invested in Legal & General shares can be transformed into much bigger passive income over time…

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Investing Articles

Great dividend stocks! Here’s the forecast for Associated British Food shares to 2027

| Royston Wild

Associated British Foods' shares have dropped in value this year. Does this present a dip-buying opportunity for dividend investors to…

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Investing Articles

Should I buy National Grid shares for the big dividend before it’s too late?

| Alan Oscroft

This year's price weakness has left National Grid shares on what looks like a tempting valuation. I hope it doesn't…

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There are now 5,000 ISA millionaires! See the surprising UK dividend shares they’re buying

| Harvey Jones

The number of ISA millionaires is growing all the time and guess what? They're really into blue-chip dividend shares listed…

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Here’s how I’d invest a £20k Stocks and Shares ISA to help build long-term wealth

| Christopher Ruane

Read how our writer thinks about turning a £20k Stocks and Shares ISA into a bigger pot by taking a…

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Investing Articles

Here’s how I’d aim to turn £9,000 of abrdn shares into £1,960 a month in passive income!

| Simon Watkins

abrdn shares deliver one of the highest yields in any FTSE index, enabling a relatively small amount to be turned…

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Investing Articles

With a P/E ratio of 9, is the Aviva share price a bargain?

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane looks at the Aviva share price and considers some strengths and weaknesses of the FTSE 100 insurance business.

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Investing Articles

2 ISA shares to consider for a large passive income!

| Royston Wild

Looking for dividend shares to buy in a Stocks and Shares ISA or Lifetime ISA? Royston Wild reveals two of…

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Investing Articles

After falling 13% this ultra-high-income share yields 7.25% with a P/E of just 10.1!

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones couldn't resist buying this FTSE income share. He thought it looked great value in September and it's even…

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Investing Articles

£9,000 of savings? Here’s how I’d aim to turn that into £5,832 a year of passive income!

| Simon Watkins

Smaller initial investments in high-yielding stocks can generate much greater passive income over time, especially if dividend compounding is used.

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Investing Articles

Forget the FTSE 100! Here are 3 dividend shares to consider for a great passive income

| Royston Wild

If searching for ways to supercharge a passive income portfolio, these non-Footsie dividend shares are worth a closer look, says…

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Investing Articles

3 reasons to like the Legal & General dividend

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains a trio of reasons why he likes the Legal & General dividend as a source of passive…

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Investing Articles

Down 15%, but the FTSE 100’s J Sainsbury has a dividend yield over 5%!

| Kevin Godbold

Is it time to consider shares in FTSE 100 supermarket chain J Sainsbury for a potentially enduring stream of chunky…

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Dividend Shares

These FTSE 100 stocks have 10% yields! Should I buy now?

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith points out some high-yielding FTSE 100 options for his consideration, but flags up one that he's staying away…

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Investing Articles

Here’s the forecast for BT with the share price at 140p and the dividend yield at 5.7%

| Kevin Godbold

Will BT's business continue to turn around and drive the share price and dividends higher? Here's what the indicators say…

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Investing Articles

A 6.1% yield but down 31%! Is it time for me to buy more BP shares?

| Simon Watkins

BP shares offer a high yield that's forecast to grow to end-2026, and a big projected rise in earnings leaves…

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Investing Articles

How I’d invest £10k to target a 7% dividend yield and passive income

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Zaven Boyrazian outlines the tactics he’d use to build a high-dividend-yield portfolio that could earn him tremendous passive income in…

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Investing Articles

If I invest £10,000 in Legal & General shares, how much passive income could I receive?

| Mark Hartley

Legal & General is a popular dividend stock that British passive income investors love. Our writer calculates how much a…

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Investing Articles

Here’s how I’d target a £20k+ passive income by investing just £50 per week!

| Royston Wild

With the right approach, it really is possible for investors to build a healthy passive income for life. Here's how…

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Investing Articles

7%+ dividend yields! 3 FTSE 250 shares I’d buy to target a £1,140 passive income

| Royston Wild

The dividend yields on these UK shares smashes the FTSE 250 forward average of 3.5%. Here's why I'd buy them…

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Investing Articles

3 ISA mistakes to avoid

| Christopher Ruane

By avoiding these three common mistakes, our writer hopes to reduce the risk of unwelcome surprises in his Stocks and…

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Investing Articles

Buying 1,019 shares of this FTSE 100 monopoly could earn me £2,284 in passive income

| Stephen Wright

National Grid’s monopoly status makes it a popular passive income stock. But investors shouldn’t underestimate the risks that come with…

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Investing Articles

£5k in savings? Here’s how I’d aim to build a rising passive income of £5,500 a month

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones invests in FTSE 100 dividend stocks with the aim of generating a growing passive income to fund his…

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Investing Articles

Are these 2 legendary dividend stocks worth buying and holding until 2030?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Zaven Boyrazian explores two of the UK's most legendary dividend stocks with tremendous track records. But are they good long-term…

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Investing Articles

How I’d aim to turn an empty ISA into a £50k second income!

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Zaven Boyrazian outlines how investors can target a £50,000 second income starting with a brand new ISA while also keeping…

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Investing Articles

Investing £100k in this share could add £1.2m to my SIPP valuation!

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane identifies a FTSE 100 share that he thinks could potentially transform the long-term performance of a SIPP.

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Investing Articles

How I’d invest £200 a month to target a yearly passive income of £1,950

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains how he'd invest in blue-chip dividend shares over the long term to build up his lucrative passive…

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Investing Articles

Down 15% this week! Is there a fresh opportunity in this dividend gem with an 8% yield?

| Mark Hartley

After a trading update shaved 15% of the price, our writer considers if ITV's 8% yield still makes the FTSE…

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Investing Articles

I’d buy 5,800 shares of this stock for £100 in monthly passive income

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Reliable, long-term, high-dividend yields are the secret to building a large passive income stream. And this unloved stock might do…

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Investing Articles

Here’s how I’ve targeted a HUGE passive income with FTSE 100 shares

| Royston Wild

The FTSE 100 is home to scores of brilliant stocks for dividend investors to savour. Here's how I'm looking to…

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