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British American Tobacco was founded in 1902 as a joint venture between the UKs Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company. It is second only to Philip Morris in the World cigarette market, with more than 300 brands sold in around 180 markets.

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Here’s how much passive income someone could earn maxing out their ISA allowance for 5 years

Christopher Ruane considers how someone might spend a few years building up their Stocks and Shares ISA to try and…

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Does the Warren Buffett approach still work as he prepares to retire?

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will be standing down as boss of Berkshire Hathaway later this month. Can investors still learn…

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I’ve never owned British American Tobacco shares. What on earth was I thinking?

British and American Tobacco shares have made investors fortunes for decades, and there are times when Harvey Jones rues the…

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3 FTSE 100 stocks pumping out passive income for over 10 years

This trio of FTSE 100 stocks sport dividend yields between 4.6% and 9%. But are they worth considering for their…

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How much do you need in an ISA to take £23,184 per year as a passive income?

Many ISA investors target a passive income high enough to work as a sort of second income. But how much…

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These 3 high-yield income stocks boast a stunning 10-year dividend track record!

Harvey Jones alerts investors to 3 FTSE 100 income stocks that combine high yields with another exciting benefit that dividend…

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Up 43% in a year! Am I wrong about the British American Tobacco share price?

The British American Tobacco share price keeps defying our author’s expectations. James Beard takes a closer look at the numbers…

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Will the stock market crash before Christmas?

Christmas is fast approaching. Could the uncertainty in the markets lead to a stock market crash before presents get opened?

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Here’s how an ISA could earn £1k in monthly passive income – forever!

Christopher Ruane looks at how a well-chosen long-term approach to buying dividend shares could generate sizeable passive income streams.

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I asked ChatGPT for the 3 best FTSE stocks for retirement income, and here’s what it said…

Since HAL from ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, I've avoided AI. But in the interests of humanity, I asked ChatGPT for…

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

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

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

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