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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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3 reasons I just bought Vodafone shares

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer has taken advantage of a steep fall in the price of Vodafone shares to load up for his…

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1 FTSE 250 stock I’d buy today

| Ben McPoland

The FTSE 250 massively underperformed the FTSE 100 in 2022. But here's one stock in the out-of-favour index that I'd…

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Earnings season: why the Direct Line share price just crashed

| Roland Head

Direct Line's share price has crashed after the firm cancelled its dividend. Shareholder Roland Head explains what's happened and what…

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Earnings season: down 35% are Barratt shares a no-brainer buy?

| Andrew Mackie

Kicking off earnings season for the housebuilders, Andrew Mackie examines whether Barratt shares are a buy for his portfolio.

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Up 2,200% in a decade! I’d still buy even at today’s JD Sports share price

| Christopher Ruane

The JD Sports share price has seen incredible growth in the past decade. Shareholder Christopher Ruane is excited about the…

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Earnings season: why Sainsbury’s shares are falling despite “record Christmas”

| Roland Head

The Sainsbury's share price has slipped, despite a strong Christmas trading update. Roland Head asks if it's the right time…

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Earnings season: Sainsbury’s figures sparkle, but would I invest?

| Andrew Mackie

The key earnings season for retailers is upon us. As Sainsbury’s posts ‘record’ profits, is it a no-brainer buy for…

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The Rolls-Royce share price has broken the £1 barrier. Time for take-off?

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer reckons Rolls-Royce shares could bounce back strongly this year. As a shareholder, that excites him, but he isn't…

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This stock produced 8 times the return from the FTSE 100 last year. And it’s still rising!

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Edward Sheldon highlights a British stock that outperformed the FTSE 100 index by a wide margin last year and is…

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My Stocks and Shares ISA fell 20% last year. Here’s what I’m doing now

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Edward Sheldon saw the value of his Stocks and Shares ISA plummet last year as growth stocks tanked. Here's his…

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Could Aviva shares boost my income in 2023?

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane has been eyeing Aviva shares and their growing dividend yield. So why hasn't he bought them for his…

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Should investors buy BAE Systems shares today?

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

BAE Systems shares have rocketed higher over the last year. Edward Sheldon looks at whether they're still worth buying today.

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Should I buy BT shares for the juicy 6% dividend yield?

| Charlie Carman

BT shares have fallen 28% over the past year, but this has pushed the company's dividend yield higher. Should I…

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Forget buy-to-let! These dividend real estate investments yield up to 6.1%

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

These real estate investments are offering high dividend yields without needing day-to-day management or even a mortgage.

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Dividend Shares

4 cheap FTSE 100 shares! Should investors buy them today?

| Royston Wild

I’m searching for the best cheap shares to buy for my portfolio in 2023. Are these popular UK value stocks…

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Growth Shares

IAG shares: the FTSE’s best airline stock to buy in 2023

| John Choong

Airline stocks have been flying since bottoming in 2022. So, could IAG shares be the the FTSE's best airline to…

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4.1% dividend yield! A FTSE 100 REIT I’d buy for long-term passive income

| Royston Wild

I'm searching for more real estate investment trusts to drive my dividend income higher. Here's one from the FTSE 100…

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Virgin Orbit shares dump 20% after failed flight. What should I do?

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith reviews Virgin Orbit shares, after the UK flight failed to deliver, and wonders if this could be a…

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If I had £1k to invest today I’d buy more Lloyds shares

| Harvey Jones

Lloyds shares have performed horribly for years but now they are simply too cheap to ignore while the dividend looks…

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Cheap shares: a rare chance to get rich?

| Charlie Carman

Our writer outlines why he believes there are plenty of cheap shares for him to buy in 2023 with a…

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If I’d invested £5,000 in Rolls-Royce shares 5 years ago, here’s how much I’d have now!

| James Beard

Our writer looks at the performance of Rolls-Royce shares over the past five years and asks whether now is the…

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Should I buy ASOS shares in 2023?

| Ben McPoland

ASOS shares finished bottom of the FTSE 350 leaderboard in 2022. Will 2023 turn out any better for the out-of-fashion…

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I’d buy 5,000 M&G shares to target £1,000 a year in passive income

| James Beard

In these difficult times, the idea of earning more passive income appeals to me. Here's what I'd buy to try…

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I’d aim for a million buying just a few UK shares

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane thinks he can aim for a million by learning from two very different mentors: Sir Donald Bradman and…

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Alphabet shares: a once-in-a-decade opportunity to outdo Warren Buffett

| Stephen Wright

Warren Buffett says that he regrets not buying Google shares. Stephen Wright thinks that there’s an opportunity right now to…

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3 British shares I’ve bought to hold for years

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer owns this trio of income-producing British shares in his portfolio. Here, he explains why he expects to hold…

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30 million reasons to buy National Grid shares now!

| James Beard

With the UK economy likely to be in recession soon, our writer considers whether he should be buying National Grid…

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Up almost 100%! Has the AO World share price turned a corner?

| Christopher Ruane

The AO World share price has nearly doubled in just a few months. Despite more good news from the company…

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Forget gold! I’d start investing in dirt-cheap FTSE 100 shares to build wealth

| Christopher Ruane

Find out why this writer shuns gold to buy shares in blue-chip companies at compelling prices -- and why he'd…

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Earnings season: here’s why the Games Workshop share price fell today

| Roland Head

The Games Workshop share price is down after the firm's results revealed falling profits and costly IT delays. Roland Head…

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FTSE 100 to 8,000 points? 3 positive early signs from 2023

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith runs through factors including higher debt issuance and a weaker currency to support his case for the FTSE…

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I think this forgotten growth stock could double my money this year

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith reviews a growth stock from the travel sector that he feels could jump back to 2019 prices based…

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Tell a friend: yesterday, the FTSE 100 closed at its highest point in almost 4.5 years!

| Sam Robson

We last saw the FTSE 100 close at these levels back in August 2018. Everywhere I look, I keep seeing…

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My Rolls-Royce shares are up 25% in 2 months. Should I buy more?

| Harvey Jones

It looks like I chose the right time to buy Rolls-Royce shares. Now the question is whether I should double…

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How I’d aim to build a million-pound portfolio in a Stocks and Shares ISA

| Harvey Jones

Thousands of ordinary British investors have become Stocks and Shares ISA millionaires. Here's how I'd look to follow their example.

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If I had a spare £1,000 I’d buy this penny stock right now!

| James Beard

Our writer takes a look at Scancell, an AIM-listed penny stock. It might be risky, but he'd like to include…

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Dividend Shares

2 cheap FTSE 100 shares! Which should investors buy for 2023?

| Royston Wild

I'm searching for the best cheap FTSE 100 shares to add to my UK shares portfolio in 2023. Here are…

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Which would I buy today: Sainsbury’s or Tesco shares?

| Cliff D'Arcy

Tesco shares and Sainsbury's stock have rebounded strongly since crashing to their 2022 lows in October. But which supermarket's shares…

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Best US stocks to buy for January

| The Motley Fool Staff

We asked our freelance writers to reveal the top US stocks they’d buy in January, which included the makers of…

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Is Lloyds’ share price too cheap for investors to ignore?

| Royston Wild

Will the Lloyds share price rebound in 2023? And should investors buy the FTSE 100 bank before it's too late?…

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