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9.9% dividend yield! Is Direct Line the best dividend stock to buy in 2024?

Dividend yields on Direct Line shares smash the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 averages. Is it the ultimate passive income…

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Will the stock market crash in January?

After a rally, often there can be a stock market crash. There are plenty of reasons to be worried about…

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Should I start 2024 by selling my underperforming Unilever shares?

The days when Unilever shares smashed the FTSE 100 are long gone. After another disappointing year, how should I respond…

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My plan for powerful passive income in 2024

I'm very keen to boost my passive income for 2024 above last year's total. Hence, here are two ways I'm…

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Investing Articles

3 super AI stocks to consider for 2024

Artificial Intelligence is likely to be a dominant theme in the stock market again this year. Here, Ed Sheldon highlights…

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Investing For Beginners

How to try and turn a small ISA into £300k, starting in 2024

Edward Sheldon highlights a simple ISA investment strategy that could turn £10k into £300k in a relatively short time.

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Are Rolls-Royce shares still undervalued in 2024?

Stephen Wright thinks Rolls-Royce shares might be a bargain, even after an outstanding 2023. But that isn’t because the stock…

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Investing Articles

2 top UK value stocks for 2024

Stephen Wright has found two stocks he thinks are firmly in value territory to kick off 2024. One is a…

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2 growth stocks that could crush the market in 2024

Stephen Wright has his eye on two quality growth stocks he thinks can outperform in the year to come. No…

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Investing Articles

How I’d invest £20,000 in a Stocks and Shares ISA to build wealth for the long term

Stephen Wright thinks a Stocks and Shares ISA is the way to build long-term wealth. But there are some rules…

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Investing Articles

Best British shares to consider buying in January

We asked our writers to share their ‘best of British’ stocks to buy this month, including an 'Ice' recommendation!

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Investing Articles

7.6% yield! But can I REALLY trust dividend forecasts for Lloyds shares?

Royston Wild is impressed by the dividend yields on Lloyds Banking Group shares. But is the UK stock really a…

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Investing Articles

Could 2024 be the year to aim for a million?

Our writer thinks he could use a long-term investing approach to aim for a million. Here's what he'd do --…

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Investing For Beginners

How to find the best stocks to buy for 2024

When looking for top stocks to buy, Edward Sheldon focuses on a few key factors. He also has a few…

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Investing Articles

Here’s how much I’d need to invest in Aviva shares for £100 in monthly passive income

Our writer just bought this insurer's shares for passive income, but how many would he need to aim for £1,200…

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Investing Articles

How I’m finding the best growth shares to buy for my Stocks and Shares ISA in 2024

With only a few months to take advantage of the current Stocks and Shares ISA limit, our writer's preparing a…

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Investing Articles

Here’s how I’d start investing in 2024 with £500

If he wanted to start investing for the first time, here is how our writer would go about getting into…

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My £5 a day second income plan for 2024

Our writer thinks a fiver a day could lay the foundation of long-term passive income streams. Here's how he'd set…

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Small-Cap Shares

3 high-growth penny stocks to consider buying for 2024

Edward Sheldon's been scanning the market for penny stocks with significant potential. Here are three he likes for 2024.

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Investing For Beginners

Cash savings vs the stock market: what’s the best option for my money in 2024?

Savings accounts are paying decent levels of interest right now. But looking ahead, are they a better option than the…

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Investing Articles

These are the highest yield income stocks on the whole FTSE 100

There are lots of FTSE income stocks with high yields at the moment. There's more to it than that, but…

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Value Shares

Will the FTSE 100 hit 9,000 for the first time in 2024?

The FTSE 100 looks good value right now. With inflation and interest rates expected to fall, I think 2024 could…

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One FTSE 100 stock to consider buying in 2024… and one I’d avoid

After a mixed year for the FTSE 100, Stephen Wright thinks there are buying opportunities ahead in 2024 – but…

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Investing Articles

Here are 2 UK shares I think could be winners in 2024!

This Fool wants to start 2024 strong. As such, he's targeting these two UK shares he thinks could excel. Here…

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These are the lowest P/E value stocks on the whole FTSE 100

On this measure, it looks like the big FTSE banks could be the best value stocks to buy now. But…

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Investing Articles

One FTSE 250 stock to consider buying in 2024… and one I’m avoiding

Stephen Wright thinks that strong fundamentals will drive performance in 2024. What does that mean in terms of FTSE 250…

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Investing Articles

Up 225% in a year but a P/E of 152! Will the Rolls-Royce share price crash in 2024?

The Rolls-Royce share price smashed the FTSE 100 in 2023 and made investors rich. Yet I suspect the next 12…

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Here are 3 Warren Buffett guidelines I’m using to help me buy cheap FTSE 100 shares

Heading into 2024, I see so many FTSE 100 shares that I think are good value and it's hard to…

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Investing Articles

The Lloyds share price is finally surging! Will this continue in 2024?

I've got high hopes for the Lloyds share price in 2024. I'd happily fill my boots today hoping for plenty…

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Investing Articles

I’d add £500 a month to a SIPP to capitalise on the next bull market!

Buying discounted stocks before the next bull market could propel a SIPP into millionaire territory. Zaven Boyrazian explains how.

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Yields of 7.07% and 5.7%! Are these 2 dirt cheap shares unmissable buys in 2024?

I'm drawing up a list of cheap shares to buy for the year ahead and these two FTSE 100 high-yielders…

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Investing Articles

Putting aside £600 a month? Here’s how I’d aim for £108k in passive income

Millions of Britons aren't earning a passive income they deserve. Here, Dr James Fox explains how he'd get his savings…

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If I’d put £1,000 in easyJet shares 1 year ago, here’s what I’d have now

easyJet shares have surged over the past year amid a recovering civil aviation sector. Dr James Fox takes a closer…

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Investing Articles

Could buying Barclays shares be like swapping 50p coins for pounds?

The price of Barclays shares makes it look like the bank is in serious long-term trouble, at a time when…

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Investing Articles

Yields up to 9.6%! 3 red-hot FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 dividend forecasts for 2024

I'm searching for the best income stocks to buy at the next opportunity. Here are three whose dividend forecasts merit…

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11.4% dividend yield! Is British American Tobacco the FTSE 100’s greatest dividend stock?

Are the yields on these shares too good to be true? Royston Wild considers whether the FTSE firm is a…

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Is the low easyJet share price a trap?

This Fool has been examining the easyJet share price. While it might be tempting to buy the shares, he thinks…

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Investing Articles

Here’s why I see stock markets struggling in 2024, but would still buy

The UK stock market had a weak 2023, with the FTSE 100 only 3% higher. Meanwhile, the US S&P 500…

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Investing Articles

Are Lloyds shares a no-brainer buy for second income in 2024?

Jon Smith eyes up stocks for a second income and takes a closer look at Lloyds Banking Group's potential for…

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Investing Articles

Here’s a 5-step plan to start buying shares and build wealth — with £800

If this writer wanted to start buying shares for the first time in the new year, here's the handful of…

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