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Personal Finance

How to spring clean your personal finances in 2022

| Ruby Layram

March is here, which means that now is the perfect time to have a spring clean! Here's how to sort…

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Personal Finance

5 pension mistakes that could hit your retirement income

| Alice Guy (FCA)

Are you on the right track with your pension? Or are you making one of these five common mistakes? If…

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Personal Finance

The FTSE 100 is volatile right now: when will calm return to the stock market?

| Karl Talbot

The FTSE 100 is very unpredictable right now. Here's a look at what's causing the uncertainty and when calm might…

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Value trap companies! 4 red flags to look for

| Christopher Ruane

Value trap companies can cost an investor dearly. Our writer explains what he does to try to avoid buying them…

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Investing Articles

I’m prepared for a stock market crash. Here’s why and how

| Manika Premsingh

Manika Premsingh discusses a possible stock market crash, not fear-monger, but rather to plan investing scenarios. 

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2 of the best penny stocks to buy right now!

| Royston Wild

I think these two cheap UK shares could be among the best penny stocks for me to buy at the…

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Can this medical device giant provide me with passive income?

| Dr. James Fox

This FTSE 100 stock represents a great passive income buy for my portfolio, and is trading at a discount following…

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2 battered FTSE 250 stocks I’m adding to my portfolio today

| Andrew Woods

With consistent earnings and revenue growth, could these two FTSE 250 stocks be good additions to my portfolio?

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Oil hits $115, yet the Tullow Oil share price sinks. What gives?

| Andrew Mackie

As the Tullow Oil share price continues to fall, Andrew Mackie examines whether now is a good time to buy

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1 FTSE All Share stock (down 20% today) to buy right now

| Alan Oscroft

This struggling FTSE All Share company's share price slumped on results day. But it's still up 35% since its December…

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Evraz, Polymetal, and POG – what next for these LSE shares?

| Roland Head

These LSE shares have all fallen around 80% in one month. Roland Head asks what's next for Russian miners Evraz,…

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The Spirax-Sarco share price is rising fast. Here’s why

| Manika Premsingh

The Spirax-Sarco share price is the biggest FTSE 100 gainer today. But why?

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2 blue chip FTSE 100 shares to buy for the market recovery

| Suraj Radhakrishnan

With the FTSE 100 down 5.3% this year already, I am looking at some blue-chip stocks to bolster my portfolio…

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Polymetal (POLY) vs. Petropavlovsk (POG) – which share price is better value?

| Andrew Woods

The share prices of both Polyemtal and Petropavlovsk have collapsed recently, but is one better value than the other?

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8.4% dividend yield! One of the best UK dividend shares to buy today

| Royston Wild

I'm searching for the best dirt-cheap UK shares that I can buy. Here's a top dividend stock I think could…

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Personal Finance

Bank transfer scammers steal £28,000 an hour from victims: here’s how to protect yourself

| Sean LaPointe

New data shows that bank transfer scammers are robbing victims of more than £28,000 an hour. Here's how to stay…

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Is now a good time to find UK shares to buy?

| Kevin Godbold

With the tragic war in Ukraine affecting the markets, valuations look depressed, suggesting the possibility of there being plenty of…

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Should I buy cheap mining shares with a spare £1,000?

| Harshil Patel

With metal prices surging, Harshil Patel considers whether it’s too late for him to buy cheap mining shares right now.

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Why Persimmon share price weakness makes me want to buy more

| Alan Oscroft

The Persimmon (LON: PSN) share price is so low, dividend yields have pushed above 10%. And despite inflation, 2021 trading…

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The Lloyds share price just crashed 15%. Buy the dip?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

The Lloyds share price has dropped by double-digits, but what's behind this downward trajectory and is it actually a buying…

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Passive income for £5 a day – my approach

| Christopher Ruane

Is £5 a day enough to set up passive income streams? Our writer thinks so -- and explains the approach…

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Why this cheap FTSE 100 growth stock might be my best buy yet in 2022

| Manika Premsingh

What is a better buy on dip than a cheap FTSE 100 stock with great growth prospects?

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Should I buy cheap BP shares with a spare £1,000?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

BP shares are tanking following the ongoing tragic situation in Ukraine, but is this a buying opportunity? Zaven Boyrazian explores.

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What’s going on with the BT share price?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

The BT share price is on a downward trajectory as competition starts to heat up. Zaven Boyrazian explains what's happening…

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Personal Finance

10 sizzling upcoming IPOs for 2022 that could set markets alight!

| George Sweeney (DipFA)

The experts at Freetrade share their top potential IPO prospects for 2022. Here’s what made the list and how you…

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Personal Finance

Gender pension gap leaves women more than £6,500 a year worse off

| Sean LaPointe

Female pensioners are currently living on £18 a day (or £6,500 a year) less than men. Here's a look at…

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Investing Articles

Should I buy Amazon shares before the stock split?

| Stephen Wright

Amazon is about to split its stock for the first time since the dotcom boom. Is this an opportunity for…

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Investing Articles

Stock market sell-off — will it end soon?

| Andrew Woods

With more positive price movement this week, could the recent stock market sell-off be nearing an end?

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Personal Finance

These were the six most popular passive investment funds in February

| Alice Guy (FCA)

Vanguard tops the chart for the most popular passive investment funds in February. Alice Guy explains why passive funds are…

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Investing Articles

The Evraz share price is in penny share territory. Time to buy?

| Alan Oscroft

The Evraz (LON: EVR) share price has slumped to penny share levels. Evraz is still operating as normal, but has…

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Personal Finance

Revealed! The stocks investors are flocking to in order to avoid paying Inheritance Tax

| Sean LaPointe

Find out the stocks that UK investors have been flocking to over the last year to protect their beneficiaries from…

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Investing Articles

The Boohoo share price is up 15% today, is it finally a buy?

| Roland Head

After a year-long slump, the Boohoo share price is rising. Roland Head explains why he thinks this could be a…

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2 top UK shares that could grow as the rotation to value continues

| Andy Ross

These UK shares are potentially being overlooked, yet as the market rotates to so-called value shares, they could be big…

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Why this FTSE 250 stock has plenty of upside potential!

| Dr. James Fox

The sub-£3 FTSE 250 stock could be too cheap for me to miss, and evidence suggests the company is on…

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FTSE 100 shares I’d buy before the 5 April ISA deadline

| Harshil Patel

The Stocks and Shares ISA deadline is fast approaching. Harshil Patel considers the best FTSE 100 shares he’d buy to…

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The top stocks for a growth-focused Stocks & Shares ISA

| Andy Ross

The new Stocks & Shares ISA allowance is nearly upon us and I think these strong growth stocks look like…

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The ITV share price has crashed! Should I buy now?

| Charlie Carman

The ITV share price recently collapsed below 100p for the first time since 2020. Is a rebound on the horizon…

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After recent stock shocks, I’d buy these 3 cheap shares!

| Cliff D'Arcy

After the UK stock market dived last Friday and on Monday, there were plenty of cheap shares to be had.…

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Investing Articles

I’m listening to Warren Buffett and buying cheap British shares

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer explains how he is using the Warren Buffett method to find cheap British shares to buy and hold…

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Investing Articles

3 renewable energy shares to watch

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer looks at three UK renewable energy shares and explains why he is watching them in case they offer…

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