Member Login
  1. Category
    2. /
  2. Investing Articles
    3. /

Investing Articles

All of the latest investing articles from The Motley Fool UK.

Top Articles

Young woman holding up three fingers
Investing Articles

Just released: our 3 top income-focused stocks to consider buying in December [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Our goal here is to highlight some of our past recommendations that we think are of particular interest today, due…

Read more »

Illustration of flames over a black background
Investing Articles

Recently released: December’s higher-risk, high-reward stock recommendation [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Fire ideas will tend to be more adventurous and are designed for investors who can stomach a bit more volatility.

Read more »

Person holding magnifying glass over important document, reading the small print
Investing Articles

Just released: our top 3 small-cap stocks to consider buying in December [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Small-cap shares tend to be more volatile than larger companies, so we suggest investors should look to build up a…

Read more »

Number three written on white chat bubble on blue background
Investing Articles

Just released: the 3 best growth-focused stocks to consider buying in December [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Our goal here is to highlight some of our past recommendations that we think are of particular interest today, due…

Read more »

Ice cube tray filled with ice cubes and three loose ice cubes against dark wood.
Investing Articles

Just released: our 3 top income-focused stocks to consider buying before December [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Our goal here is to highlight some of our past recommendations that we think are of particular interest today, due…

Read more »

Illustration of flames over a black background
Investing Articles

Just released: November’s higher-risk, high-reward stock recommendation [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Fire ideas will tend to be more adventurous and are designed for investors who can stomach a bit more volatility.

Read more »

Number three written on white chat bubble on blue background
Investing Articles

Just released: the 3 best growth-focused stocks to consider buying in November [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Our goal here is to highlight some of our past recommendations that we think are of particular interest today, due…

Read more »

Ice cube tray filled with ice cubes and three loose ice cubes against dark wood.
Investing Articles

Just released: October’s lower-risk, higher-yield Share Advisor recommendation [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Ice ideas will usually offer a steadier flow of income and is likely to be a slower-moving but more stable…

Read more »

Recent Investing Articles News

Exterior of BT Group head office - One Braham, London
Investing Articles

Will the epic BT share price surge 77% in 2026?

| Royston Wild

BT's share price is tipped to rise next year. Discover what could drive the FTSE stock higher -- and what…

Read more »

Friends at the bay near the village of Diabaig on the side of Loch Torridon in Wester Ross, Scotland. They are taking a break from their bike ride to relax and chat. They are laughing together.
Investing Articles

I asked ChatGPT for 5 world-class UK stocks for a retirement portfolio. Here’s what it gave me

| Mark Hartley

Searching for top-quality UK stocks for a retirement portfolio? Here are some names that the world's most popular generative AI…

Read more »

Happy male couple looking at a laptop screen together
Investing Articles

I just asked ChatGPT a really stupid question about FTSE 100 stocks and it said…

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones insulted artificial intelligence by asking it a very basic question about which FTSE 100 stocks to buy and…

Read more »

Road trip. Father and son travelling together by car
Growth Shares

The share price of my favourite FTSE 100 growth stock can’t stop falling. Time to buy?

| Paul Summers

Paul Summers loves the near-monopoly this FTSE 100 company enjoys. But he's also concerned its shares have tumbled over 20%…

Read more »

UK coloured flags waving above large crowd on a stadium sport match.
Dividend Shares

Shock news: over 1 year, the FTSE 100 is beating the S&P 500!

| Cliff D'Arcy

For most of the last 15 years, the US S&P 500 index has thrashed the UK's FTSE 100. However, this…

Read more »

Aerial shot showing an aircraft shadow flying over an idyllic beach
Investing Articles

Why are investors flooding into IAG shares this week?

| John Fieldsend

In the last week, investors have been snapping up IAG shares like there's no tomorrow. What could have sparked the…

Read more »

Black woman using smartphone at home, watching stock charts.
US Stock

I asked ChatGPT for the juiciest growth share for 2026, and it said…

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith is rather unimpressed with the growth share that ChatGPT presents to him, and explains his reasons why in…

Read more »

Two business people sitting at cafe working on new project using laptop. Young businesswoman taking notes and businessman working on laptop computer.
Dividend Shares

Here’s a stock lurking in the FTSE 100 with a 9% dividend yield forecast

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith highlights a FTSE 100 company that he thinks has been in the headlights for share price growth recently…

Read more »

Bus waiting in front of the London Stock Exchange on a sunny day.
Investing Articles

Could a 2026 stock market crash be on its way?

| Christopher Ruane

Will the stock market crash next year? Nobody knows for sure, including our writer. Here's what he's doing now to…

Read more »

Thoughtful man using his phone while riding on a train and looking through the window
Investing Articles

How much do you need in an ISA to target a £5,555 monthly passive income?

| Muhammad Cheema

Muhammad Cheema explains how an investor could target £5,555 in monthly passive income over time by making use of a…

Read more »

Little girl helping her Grandad plant tomatoes in a greenhouse in his garden.
Investing Articles

With single-digit P/E ratios, here are 3 of the FTSE 100’s cheapest-looking shares!

| John Fieldsend

Only a few FTSE 100 shares are trading at single digit-multiples of earnings! And our Foolish author has highlighted what…

Read more »

Friends at the bay near the village of Diabaig on the side of Loch Torridon in Wester Ross, Scotland. They are taking a break from their bike ride to relax and chat. They are laughing together.
Investing Articles

How much do you need in an ISA to earn a £33,333 passive income?

| Royston Wild

Discover how to target a five-figure passive income in a Stocks and Shares ISA -- and a top 7.6%-yielding dividend…

Read more »

Tariffs and Global Economic Supply Chains
Investing Articles

Did Donald Trump just deliver fantastic news for Nvidia stock?

| Ben McPoland

With artificial intelligence chip sales set to resume in China, is Nvidia stock worth looking at while it's trading under…

Read more »

A rear view of a female in a bright yellow coat walking along the historic street known as The Shambles in York, UK which is a popular tourist destination in this Yorkshire city.
Market Movers

£20,000 of British American Tobacco shares could generate dividends of…

| Royston Wild

British American Tobacco shares are tipped to deliver more huge dividends over the next three years. Does this make them…

Read more »

Tesla building with tesla logo and two teslas in front
Investing Articles

Tesla stock’s up 98% since April. Is that a warning?

| Christopher Ruane

Tesla stock's almost doubled in a matter of months -- but our writer struggles to rationalise that in terms of…

Read more »

One English pound placed on a graph to represent an economic down turn
Investing Articles

FTSE 100 shares are up 17% this year. Is it too late to invest?

| Christopher Ruane

The FTSE 100 index of leading British blue-chip shares is up by close to a fifth since the start of…

Read more »

Fans of Warren Buffett taking his photo
Investing Articles

What would $1,000 invested in Berkshire Hathaway shares when Warren Buffett took over be worth now?

| Christopher Ruane

Just how good has Warren Buffett been in driving up the value of Berkshire Hathaway shares in over six decades…

Read more »

A pastel colored growing graph with rising rocket.
Investing Articles

Investors can target £22,491 in passive income from £20,000 in this FTSE dividend gem

| Simon Watkins

This ultra-high-yielding FTSE gem’s dividend is forecast to rise even higher in the coming years, driving high passive income flows…

Read more »

Young female business analyst looking at a graph chart while working from home
Investing Articles

After Qatar cuts its stake in Sainsbury’s, is its share price now a great short-term risk/long-term reward play?

| Simon Watkins

Sainsbury’s share price slid after Qatar cut its stake, but with a new activist investor at the helm, does it…

Read more »

The flag of the United States of America flying in front of the Capitol building
Investing Articles

British billionaire has 61% of his hedge fund in these 3 S&P 500 stocks 

| Ben McPoland

This world-class hedge fund manager only invests in companies with extremely wide moats. Which three S&P 500 stocks currently dominate…

Read more »

Businessman hand flipping wooden block cube from 2024 to 2025 on coins
Investing Articles

I’m targeting £11,363 a year in retirement from £20,000 in Aviva shares!

| Simon Watkins

£20,000 invested in Aviva shares could make me £11,363 in annual retirement income from this FTSE 100 passive income investment…

Read more »

Investing Articles

Down 20% but 15% annual earnings growth forecast — is BT’s share price a bargain or a bust going into 2026?

| Simon Watkins

BT’s share price has fallen a long way since July, but analysts forecast strong earnings growth in the coming years,…

Read more »

DIVIDEND YIELD text written on a notebook with chart
Investing Articles

I asked ChatGPT to produce an unbeatable second income ISA portfolio and it said… 

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones asked artificial intelligence to come up with a portfolio of dividend-paying stocks to produce a second income for…

Read more »

Investing Articles

Worried about a 2026 stock market slump? This ISA investment pays 4%+ with low risk

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

This type of low-risk fund could be an option to consider for ISA investors who are waiting for better stock…

Read more »

Two female adult friends walking through the city streets at Christmas. They are talking and smiling as they do some Christmas shopping.
Investing Articles

2 British income shares to consider before the Christmas boom

| Mark Hartley

Our writer scoured historical market data to uncover which income shares typically do well in the run up to Christmas.…

Read more »

Rolls-Royce's Pearl 10X engine series
Investing Articles

Will Rolls-Royce shares continue their epic run into 2026 and beyond?

| James Beard

Noting that differences of opinion make the world go round, James Beard discusses what might happen to Rolls-Royce’s shares next…

Read more »

Investor looking at stock graph on a tablet with their finger hovering over the Buy button
Investing Articles

I asked ChatGPT if I’ve left it too late to buy Lloyds shares. Here’s what it said…

| James Beard

James Beard turns to artificial intelligence in an attempt to assess whether there’s any value left in Lloyds Banking Group…

Read more »

Man thinking about artificial intelligence investing algorithms
Investing Articles

7 moves I’ve just made in my Stocks and Shares ISA

| Ben McPoland

I've been harvesting some gains recently in my Stocks and Shares ISA. Here are the four names I've been buying…

Read more »

Tabletop model of a bear sat on desk in front of monitors showing stock charts
Investing Articles

How on earth is this FTSE 100 stock up 319% in 2025?

| John Fieldsend

It's been a barnstormer of a year for FTSE 100 stocks, but one unheralded mining firm is massively outperforming the…

Read more »

Night Takeoff Of The American Space Shuttle
Investing Articles

Will the Rolls-Royce share price double in 2026?

| Royston Wild

The Rolls-Royce share price remains one of the FTSE 100's best performers. Royston Wild asks if the engineer can do…

Read more »

Group of young friends toasting each other with beers in a pub
Investing Articles

Could ‘Drastic Dave’ save the Diageo share price in 2026?

| James Beard

Diageo will get a new boss on 1 January. But will the appointment of Sir Dave Lewis help reverse the…

Read more »

Investing Articles

The biggest ‘no-brainer’ stock in my ISA and SIPP as we approach 2026 is…

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Edward Sheldon owns a lot of high-quality stocks within his ISA and pension. But this one – a household name…

Read more »

DIVIDEND YIELD text written on a notebook with chart
Investing Articles

Forget high yields? Here’s the smart way to build passive income with dividend shares

| Stephen Wright

Stephen Wright outlines how investors looking for passive income can put themselves in the fast lane with dividend shares.

Read more »

Businessman hand stacking up arrow on wooden block cubes
Investing Articles

15,446 Diageo shares gets me a £1,000 monthly second income. Should I?

| Stephen Wright

Diageo has been a second-rate income stock for investors over the last few years. But the new CEO sees potential…

Read more »

Investing Articles

2 FTSE 100 stocks to target epic share price gains in 2026!

| Royston Wild

Looking for blue-chip shares to buy? Discover which two FTSE 100 stocks our writer Royston Wild thinks could explode in…

Read more »

A row of satellite radars at night
Investing Articles

If the stock market crashes in 2026, I’ll buy these 2 shares like there’s no tomorrow

| Ben McPoland

These two shares have already fallen 25%+ in recent weeks. So why is this writer wating for a stock market…

Read more »

British Pennies on a Pound Note
Investing Articles

How much money does someone really need to start buying shares?

| Christopher Ruane

Could it really be possible to start buying shares with hundreds of pounds -- or even less? Christopher Ruane weighs…

Read more »

Two gay men are walking through a Victorian shopping arcade
Investing Articles

With Versace selling for £1bn, what does this tell us about the valuations of the FTSE 100’s ‘fashionable’ stocks?

| James Beard

Reflecting on the sale of Versace, James Beard reckons the valuations of the FTSE 100’s fashion stocks don’t reflect the…

Read more »

A senior group of friends enjoying rowing on the River Derwent
Investing Articles

Want to stuff your retirement portfolio with high-yield shares? 5 to consider that yield 5.6%+

| Christopher Ruane

Not everyone wants to have a lot of high-yield shares in their portfolio. For those who might, here's a handful…

Read more »

Affectionate Asian senior mother and daughter using smartphone together at home, smiling joyfully
Investing Articles

How much do you need in a SIPP to target a £3,658 monthly passive income?

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild discusses a 9.6%-yielding fund that holds global stocks -- one he thinks could help unlock an enormous income…

Read more »