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Investing For Beginners

Aviva shares fell 12% in March! Here’s my outlook from here

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith explains why Aviva shares underperformed last month, but paints an upbeat picture for the stock when looking further…

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Investing Articles

A 6.3% forecast yield! 1 bargain-basement FTSE passive income gem to buy today?  

| Simon Watkins

This FTSE 100 passive income star has delivered consistently high dividends, with analysts forecasting more to come, and it looks…

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£100 invested in a Stocks and Shares ISA today could be worth…

| John Fieldsend

A Stocks and Shares ISA is a proven way of building wealth. But how much could a smaller stake of…

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April opportunities: 2 heavily-discounted stocks to consider buying

| Stephen Wright

Are under-the-radar growth stocks the best place to look for potential stocks to buy as investors look for certainty in…

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Value Shares

Why the BP share price *finally* surged 24.5% in March

| Stephen Wright

Long-term owners of BP stock have had a frustrating few years, but is the share price rising 24.5% in March…

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Investing For Beginners

Why April could be the start of a stock market recovery

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith lays out the blueprint of different catalysts that could lead to April being a solid month for a…

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This FTSE 100 stock has fallen 50% and directors are loading up on shares

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

This FTSE 100 name has crashed spectacularly and company directors are snapping up shares. Clearly, these insiders expect it to…

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I like Rolls-Royce shares but not the price tag. Here are 2 cheaper alternatives

| Dr. James Fox

Rolls-Royce is an incredible company but its shares are richly valued. So are there alternative stocks offering exposure to its…

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Should I buy Lloyds shares before the ISA deadline?

| Dr. James Fox

Dr James Fox takes a closer look at Lloyds' shares with the Stocks and Shares ISA deadline fast approaching. The…

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£10,000 invested in Nvidia stock 1 year ago is now worth…

| Dr. James Fox

Nvidia stock isn't just important for its shareholders. It's the bellwether for the technology sector and AI. Dr James Fox…

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A 9.2% forecast yield and 59% undervalued! 1 dirt cheap FTSE income gem to buy today? 

| Simon Watkins

This dependable, asset‑light FTSE income share yields 8.3%, which is forecast to rise, and looks deeply undervalued, driven by strong…

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Down 45% and 33%! Consider these 2 cheap stocks to buy in April

| Royston Wild

Looking for top stocks to buy at knockdown prices? Royston Wild reckons these FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 value stars…

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Investing Articles

Diageo shares just can’t catch a break! Here’s a major new risk

| Royston Wild

Diageo shares are down 13% since the turn of the year. With pressures rising, is the FTSE 100 stock now…

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£5,000 invested in easyJet shares a month ago is now worth…

| Royston Wild

easyJet shares are bouncing back as hopes grow for peace in the Middle East. But could this be a false…

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2 bargain-basement income stocks to consider in an ISA

| Royston Wild

Looking for cheap last-minute shares for a Stocks and Shares ISA? These income stocks could be what investors have been…

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Prediction: this FTSE AIM stock could soon be one of the top-rated according to these models

| Dr. James Fox

What makes for a well-rated stock? In this article, Dr James Fox explains and details why he believes this FTSE…

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5 ways to try and build a £1m SIPP

| Dr. James Fox

Millions of Britons have failed to utilise their SIPPs to build wealth and possibly create a better standard of living…

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National Grid shares and the hidden AI electricity boom investors are missing

| Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie looks beyond recent weakness in National Grid shares to reveal a hidden growth story based on electrification and…

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Dividend Shares

As stock markets tank, this FTSE 100 share looks cheap to me!

| Cliff D'Arcy

The US-Iran war has caused stock markets to crash worldwide. This FTSE 100 stock has been hit hard, but I'd…

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£5,000 invested in a Stocks and Shares ISA during Covid is now worth…

| Mark Hartley

The FTSE 100 achieved an unusually high return over the past five years. Mark Hartley calculates how much £5k in…

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Are 76% off Vistry shares a once-in-a-decade opportunity?

| John Fieldsend

Vistry shares are looking dirt-cheap on some metrics. Is this the kind of rare buying opportunity that only comes around…

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Down 10% in a month with a near-7% yield — are Aviva shares the perfect ISA buy?

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones says stock market volatility could give investors the opportunity to snap up Aviva shares at a reduced price…

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Investing Articles

£5,000 invested in Diageo shares 1 month ago is now worth…

| Ben McPoland

Diageo shares have dipped below £14 recently, taking the one-year fall to 31%. So why has one leading broker turned…

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Elon Musk could give Scottish Mortgage shares a huge boost!

| Dr. James Fox

Dr James Fox explains why Scottish Mortgage shares could benefit massively as Elon Musk looks to take SpaceX public later…

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As Rolls-Royce and Babcock rocket, has the BAE Systems share price finally run out of juice?

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones is astonised at recent sluggish performance of the BAE Systems share price and wonders if there is better…

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10 dirt-cheap shares to consider after the correction

| Harvey Jones

Investors keen to contribute to their ISA allowance before Sunday's deadline have a brilliant opportunity to buy cheap shares due…

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Down 31% and with a P/E of 8.8, is this FTSE 100 share too cheap to ignore?

| Royston Wild

Berkeley's share price has collapsed to its cheapest in roughly 10 years. Is the FTSE share now too cheap to…

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Investing Articles

Why I think this super-cheap growth stock will lead the charge when the FTSE 100 recovers

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones is seriously excited by this FTSE 100 growth stock but he also cautions that it can be very…

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Rolls-Royce’s share price is rallying again! But for how long?

| Royston Wild

Rolls-Royce's share price is the FTSE 100's best performer at the start of the new month. The question is, can…

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Investing Articles

Value investors: Unilever shares are down 7% in a day!

| Stephen Wright

Has the stock market’s reaction to Unilever’s deal to sell its food businesses left the reamining company as an undervalued…

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Investing Articles

The stock market is changing fundamentally — and most investors haven’t noticed

| Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie argues the FTSE 100 is being misread — beneath the volatility, investors are rotating into cash-generating businesses, not…

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Investing Articles

FTSE 100 shares: the ‘old economy’ trade the market may be misreading

| Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie argues recent FTSE 100 volatility is masking a deeper shift, as investors rotate into cash-generative 'old economy' winners.

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Investing Articles

Down 19% to under £1, here’s why Lloyds shares look a bargain to me anywhere up to £1.80

| Simon Watkins

Lloyds' shares are down a lot in a short time, but the price doesn’t reflect how well the business is…

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Investing Articles

£20,000 invested in Rolls-Royce shares 3 years ago is now worth…

| Simon Watkins

Rolls‑Royce shares are down after a huge surge from 2023, but the numbers suggest this rare dip could be a…

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How big must an ISA be to aim for a £25,000+ a year second income?

| Simon Watkins

Ahead of the 5 April ISA deadline, I double-checked I had fully utilised my tax-free allowance by topping up my…

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Investing For Beginners

Why the Marks & Spencer share price fell 12% in March

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith points out why the Marks & Spencer share price underperformed last month, and explains why the outlook is…

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Investing Articles

How many Greggs shares does someone need to earn a £1,000 monthly passive income?

| Stephen Wright

When share prices fall, dividend yields go up. And in that situation, investors looking for passive income can find unusually…

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Investing Articles

Aviva shares are still up strongly — so why has the yield jumped back above 6%?

| Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie looks beyond the cyclical noise in Aviva shares to show a capital-light transformation and re-rating story the market…

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£5,000 invested in Legal & General shares a month ago is now worth…

| Royston Wild

Legal & General shares have dropped by mid-single-digit percentages. The question is, does this represent an attractive dip-buying opportunity?

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2 world-class stocks to consider buying while they’re down 20% and ‘on sale’

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Looking for stocks to buy? These two names have attractive long-term prospects and are currently trading around 20% below their…

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