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One of Britain’s top money managers has been buying this FTSE 100 stock

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Fund manager Nick Train is generally regarded as one of the UK’s top investors. Here’s a FTSE 100 stock he’s…

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1 passive income stock I’ve been buying this week

| Stephen Wright

Looking for monthly passive income? Stephen Wright has been buying shares in a US-listed REIT to give his monthly income…

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2 UK stocks to watch this week!

| Royston Wild

Investing experts Russ Mould and Danni Hewson of AJ Bell expect these UK stocks to dominate market chatter in the…

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3 top investment trusts I’d buy for a new £20,000 Stocks and Shares ISA

| Ben McPoland

Investment trusts can play an important and lucrative part in a portfolio. Here's three that are exposed to massive global…

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No savings at 40? I’d use the Warren Buffett method to aim to get rich

| Alan Oscroft

What should folks reaching middle age without any savings to fund their later years do? I'd follow Warren Buffett and…

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10.9% dividend yield! Here’s the Direct Line dividend forecast for 2023 and 2024

| Royston Wild

Direct Line shares offer spectacular dividend yields at current prices. But is the company really in a position to meet…

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2 FTSE 100 dividend stocks I’ve bought to target retirement riches!

| Royston Wild

I'm not despairing over the prospect of a weakened State Pension. I think buying top dividend stocks could help me…

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Investing Articles

How I’d use my ISA to target a £5k annual second income

| Alan Oscroft

How easy, or hard, is it to build a good second income for our retirement? I do some sums to…

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How I’d invest a £20k Stocks and Shares ISA to target serious wealth

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer thinks he could aim to become a millionaire by investing his Stocks and Shares ISA using certain principles.…

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Investing Articles

These 3 FTSE 100 shares look crazily mispriced

| Cliff D'Arcy

These three FTSE 100 shares have all fallen after peaking in January. After recent drops, all three look cheap to…

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I’d aim for a million spending £500 each month on dividend shares

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer explains why he thinks finding high-quality dividend shares at the right price, regular investing, and patience could make…

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Up 54% this year, can Rolls-Royce shares keep climbing?

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains why he sees some potential reasons for Rolls-Royce shares to move even higher, but isn't planning to…

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I’m not waiting for a 2023 stock market crash!

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane expects a stock market crash to come sooner or later. Here's why he's not waiting, and bargain hunting…

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I’d target monthly passive income of £300 by investing £20 a day

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer sets out how regular saving and investing could see him earning regular passive income of £300 per month…

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No savings? I’m taking the Warren Buffett approach to building wealth from scratch

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane sets out some of the lessons he is applying from the career of legendary investor Warren Buffett as…

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Cathie Wood still loves Tesla shares! Should I?

| Dr. James Fox

Dr James Fox takes a closer look at Tesla shares after the stock fell during the week on the back…

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If I’d invested £100 in Darktrace shares 1 year ago, here’s what I’d have now!

| Dr. James Fox

Dr James Fox takes a closer look at Darktrace shares. The innovative cyber-security firm has seen its valuation swing widely…

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Can I double my money with Aston Martin shares?

| Dr. James Fox

Dr James Fox takes a closer look at Aston Martin shares after the stock's rally petered out. Our writer thinks…

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How to aim for £1,500 a year from £20k of FTSE 100 stocks!

| Dr. James Fox

Dr James Fox explains how he'd use the maximum ISA limit for the year to try and generate an income…

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How I’d try to turn an ISA into £10,000 of passive income

| Harshil Patel

UK shares offer ample opportunities for reliable passive income. Our writer outlines what he’d look out for and what he'd…

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8 shares that Fools have been buying!

| The Motley Fool Staff

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

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For a shot at a £1,000 annual second income, I’d buy 16,000 shares of this UK property stock

| Ben McPoland

Our writer looks at one REIT that has struggled over the past year. However, this high-yield stock could still generate…

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3 cheap shares to buy now, before it’s too late?

| Alan Oscroft

I see many cheap shares around at the moment. But I expect market sentiment will improve in 2023, and the…

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Investing my £20k ISA in Lloyds shares would give me income of £1,160 next year

| Harvey Jones

Lloyds shares have had a rotten millennium but management is steadily rebuilding its reputation as a top dividend stock.

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3 signs that FTSE 100 stocks could be set for a new bull run

| Alan Oscroft

Never mind the gloom and fear, here's why I think we could see the beginning of a new period of…

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3 stocks I will ‘never’ sell

| Alan Oscroft

We should probably never say never. But out of the stocks I've bought in my ISA, these are the three…

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Dividend Shares

Rio Tinto shares are a screaming buy. Here’s why

| Cliff D'Arcy

Rio Tinto shares have fallen by more than 20% since peaking in late January. And after dropping 6% today, I…

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Dividend Shares

These 5 FTSE 100 shares offer incredible dividend yields!

| Cliff D'Arcy

These five shares offer the highest dividend yields in the FTSE 100. Their average cash yield is a whopping 8.5%…

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7 reasons why I’d buy Rolls-Royce shares today

| Harvey Jones

Rolls-Royce shares have rocketed and I reckon they could fly higher still. The following seven factors are all working in…

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Growth Shares

3 gold nuggets to hold in a Stocks & Shares ISA for long-term growth

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith runs over several growth stocks for a Stocks and Shares ISA that he feels have room to move…

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Brilliant growth shares often have these three characteristics

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer shares a trio of things he usually looks for when assessing growth shares he could buy for his…

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Investing Articles

Does the fall in IDS shares make them a no-brainer buy now?

| Alan Oscroft

International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) shares have crashed by more than 50% in five years. Is a recovery on the cards…

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The Lloyds share price has doubled in three years. Can it rise more?

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane looks at why the Lloyds share price has done well since the depths of the pandemic -- and…

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A second income for £10 a day? Here’s how!

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer explains how he'd use a regular saving and investment habit to start building a second income he hopes…

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So is now the right time to invest?

| Malcolm Wheatley

Economic headwinds are easing. So should investors commit fresh funds to the stock market? Such calls are rarely straightforward. But…

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Why I think it’s time to embrace one of the most unpopular stocks in the FTSE 100!

| James Beard

Frasers Group is one of the least popular stocks in the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE: UKX). But our writer thinks it's…

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Why is the Scottish Mortgage share price near a 52-week low?

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane looks at why the Scottish Mortgage share price has slumped in the past 12 months -- and considers…

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Here’s how much I’d need to invest in Persimmon shares to earn £100 monthly income

| Harvey Jones

Persimmon shares have crashed over the last year and management has cut the dividend. Yet I still think it's a…

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The FTSE 100 is heading for record dividends, and I want some

| Alan Oscroft

Think the FTSE 100 is having a bad time, with companies struggling to keep the cash coming in? That's not…

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9%+ dividends! 3 high-yield shares I’d snap up

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane picks three high-yield shares he'd happily add to his portfolio today. Each is yielding close to 10% at…

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