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Investing Articles

2 lessons from FTSE shares I wish I’d never bought!

| Cliff D'Arcy

I bought two FTSE shares hoping they'd be stars, but they turned out to be dogs. Fortunately, these bad buys…

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Investing Articles

If I’d put £5,000 in Darktrace shares at the start of 2023, here’s how much I’d have now

| Ben McPoland

Darktrace is a fast-growing UK company using artificial intelligence to provide cybersecurity solutions. Should investors buy the shares?

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Investing Articles

On the day IMI joins the FTSE 100, is it the best engineering growth stock in the index?

| James Beard

IMI replaces The British Land Company in the FTSE 100 on 19 June. But does it become the best value…

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Investing For Beginners

Where are the best shares to buy to achieve financial freedom?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Identifying and owning the best shares to buy can lead to impressive returns in the long run, but where can…

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2 UK shares I’d buy to try and make money in tough times!

| Royston Wild

These defensive and counter-cyclical UK shares could be the ideal way to make market-beating returns over the next 12 months.

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6.4% forward yield and strong coverage! I’m buying Barclays shares

| Dr. James Fox

Dr James Fox explains why he thinks Barclays could be one of the best dividend stocks on the FTSE 100,…

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Investing For Beginners

I’d ignore gold and start hunting down unloved FTSE 100 shares for a faster retirement

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Even as the stock market recovers, plenty of FTSE 100 shares remain bargain-buying opportunities that may deliver better returns than…

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Dividend Shares

How I’d invest £250 a month in FTSE 250 shares for a second income

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

FTSE 250 shares are known for their long-term growth potential, but the index is also home to lucrative high-quality passive…

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Investing Articles

Transforming my Stocks & Shares ISA into a passive income machine!

| Dr. James Fox

Dr James Fox details how a Stocks and Shares ISA could be transformed into a second income, or a passive…

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Investing Articles

My three-step plan to generate a second income of £12k a year from FTSE 100 stocks 

| Harvey Jones

Investing in the UK stock market is a brilliant way to build a second income for my retirement. I'm taking…

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ASOS shares are back near £4. Is this an incredible investment opportunity?

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

In a little over two years, ASOS shares have fallen from above £55 to near £4. Is now the time…

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Investing Articles

How many Lloyds shares do I need to buy for £10,000 in passive income a year?

| Charlie Carman

Lloyds shares already feature in my dividend portfolio, but how many would I need to buy to earn a £10k…

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Up 50% in a month! Tesla shares are rocketing but are they too risky to buy?

| Harvey Jones

I'm kicking myself after deciding that Tesla shares were too expensive to buy last month. So is there a point…

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Is this the best opportunity in a lifetime to buy cheap small-cap shares? 

| Kevin Godbold

A perfect storm affecting stocks has created an amazing opportunity to buy cheap small-cap shares, according to one seasoned investor.

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Investing Articles

Today is Tax Freedom Day. Should I celebrate and buy this income stock yielding 8.5%?

| James Beard

Now that I've paid all my taxes for the year, has the time come to invest in this FTSE 100…

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3 dividend stocks, 8% yields, and an early retirement plan!

| Dr. James Fox

Dr James Fox details three of his favourite dividend stocks, each with yields in excess of 8%, that could provide…

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Investing Articles

If I’d invested £1,000 in Vodafone shares 1 year ago, here’s what I’d have now!

| Dr. James Fox

Vodafone shares offer the biggest dividend yield on the FTSE 100. But would it have been enough to make up…

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No pension at 50? Here’s how I’d aim to build a £500k retirement pot

| Janeworld

Edward Sheldon explains what he'd do to target a sizeable pension pot if he'd left it quite late to start.…

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9.7% dividend yield! Here’s the Legal & General dividend forecast for the next THREE years

| Royston Wild

Legal & General's shares offer colossal potential payouts at current prices. But how far can I trust the FTSE 100…

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Investing Articles

7% yield! Is this one of the FTSE 100’s best-value dividend shares?

| Royston Wild

NatWest's share price looks staggeringly cheap when we look at City forecasts. So what's the catch with this banking dividend…

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3 FTSE 100 stocks I wish I’d bought during the 2020 stock market crash!

| Ben McPoland

The stock market crashed in 2020 as the pandemic unfolded. But many Footsie shares have since rebounded very strongly. Here's…

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Investing For Beginners

How I’d invest £20,000 in an ISA for a 7%+ dividend yield

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

High-yield dividend shares can provide lucrative passive income streams, but they come with risks and considerations investors must take into…

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Investing For Beginners

No savings in 2023? I’d follow Warren Buffett’s advice to start building wealth

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Investing legend Warren Buffett built a multi-billion-dollar empire by following some simple rules. Here's his advice for investors trying to…

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Investing Articles

With £5 a day, here’s how I’d start earning passive income for life

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane reckons a modest daily contribution could be enough to set up long-lasting passive income streams. Here's his approach.

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Investing Articles

With £5 a day, here’s how I’d start earning passive income for life

| Christopher Ruane

For a fiver a day, this writer reckons he could set up passive income streams for the rest of his…

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Investing Articles

£20k in savings? Here’s how I’d aim to turn it into £100k

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Edward Sheldon explains how he’d aim to turn a savings pot lump sum into a much larger amount by investing…

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3 simple Warren Buffett questions I ask when buying cheap shares

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains why he uses this trio of straightforward investing questions inspired by billionaire Warren Buffett.

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Investing Articles

A forecast yield of 8.7%! Should I dig deep and buy one of the FTSE 100’s best dividend shares?

| James Beard

There are many dividend shares to choose from. But there's one in the FTSE 100 that's currently expected to yield…

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Investing Articles

Stocks are back in bull market territory. Here are 3 to consider buying now

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

After weakness last year, some of the world’s biggest equity markets are back in a ‘bull market’. Here are three…

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How much do I need to invest in the FTSE 100 to quit work and live on passive income?

| Charlie Carman

The FTSE 100 index is full of dividend stocks, but how much would our writer need to invest in the…

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Investing Articles

If I’d invested £1k in Nvidia stock at the start of 2023, here’s what I’d have now

| Paul Summers

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been one of the best stocks to own in 2023. Our writer looks at how much money…

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Investing Articles

How I’d invest £20,000 in a Stocks and Shares ISA for extra income

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Zaven Boyrazian explores the best ways to invest £20,000 each year inside a Stocks and Shares ISA to target maximum…

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Investing For Beginners

Drip-feed £500 a month into UK shares using an ISA to aim for a stylish retirement

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

I think buying UK shares right now in an ISA is a superb way to build a larger pension fund…

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Investing Articles

Which of these FTSE 100 dividend stocks should I buy today?

| Royston Wild

Income investors need to be especially careful today as the UK economy splutters. Here's a dividend stock I'd buy and…

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10 stocks that Fools have been buying!

| The Motley Fool Staff

Our Foolish freelancers are putting their money where their mouths are and buying these stocks in recent weeks.

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Investing Articles

After diving 20% in 15 weeks, the ITV share price is too low

| Cliff D'Arcy

The ITV share price has dived by more than a fifth since peaking in early February. But a transformational deal…

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Why Lloyds could be the best value stock on the FTSE 100!

| Royston Wild

The Lloyds share price offers exceptional all-round value at current levels. But is this FTSE share a brilliant bargain or…

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Investing Articles

How to invest £350 a month in shares to aim for a £39,200 lifetime passive income

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Investing consistently in high-quality UK shares can lead to a five-figure passive income in the long run. Zaven Boyrazian explains…

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Investing Articles

I’d buy 13,366 shares of this FTSE 250 dividend stock for £1,000 a year in passive income

| Ben McPoland

This FTSE 250 stock seems to have been forgotten despite specialising in an industry that is poised for major growth…

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Here’s how investing in UK stocks could help me retire rich as inflation soars

| Royston Wild

Buying UK stocks can be a top investing tactic during times of high inflation like these. And this research carried…

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