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Jon Smith

Jon is an experienced private investor from London, having been in markets for well over a decade. He has contributed over 2,000 articles for The Motley Fool since 2019. Regarding investing style, he specializes in macroeconomics with his articles often incorporating the state of the economy into specific stock recommendations. He is a big advocate of the thoughts expressed by Benjamin Franklin in that "an investment in knowledge pays the best interest."

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Investing Articles

If I was down to my last £100 to invest, I’d buy this growth stock

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Jon Smith explains the growth stock that he'd buy for long-term gains if he was tight on cash and could…

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Investing Articles

I’d buy 13,380 shares of this FTSE 100 stock for £150 monthly income

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Jon Smith talks through a FTSE 100 stock that can act as a dividend cash cow to build up a…

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Investing Articles

Is the launch of Threads a game changer for the Meta share price?

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Jon Smith takes a look beyond the hype of the new Threads app launch and clarifies just what value and…

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Investing For Beginners

Watch out! Here are some market crash warnings for UK stocks

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Jon Smith talks through recent housing data and interest rate speculation that he feels could put a dampener on UK…

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Investing Articles

6.5% interest rates? Here’s what it means for Lloyds shares

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Jon Smith weighs up the benefit to Lloyds shares of higher rates from net interest income against the risk of…

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Investing For Beginners

Want to invest like Buffett? Buy Berkshire Hathaway shares

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Jon Smith explains how some investors can get exposure to what Buffett is buying and selling simply by holding Berkshire…

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Investing For Beginners

3 reasons why the FTSE 100 is tumbling this week

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Jon Smith flags up latest events from across the pond, as well as poor UK construction data this morning as…

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Investing Articles

How I’d drip feed £350 a month into growth stocks to help me retire early

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Jon Smith explains how he thinks he can build up a large investment pot by being disciplined and putting away…

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Investing Articles

No savings at 40? I’d follow this investing method to bank a second income

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Jon Smith explains his method to set out a second income from day one, while also aiming for a growing…

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Investing Articles

This penny share jumped 46% last week! What’s going on?

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Jon Smith explains why a popular penny share spiked in value last week, but why he doesn't feel the long-term…

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Investing Articles

How I’d aim to make £75k in passive income before I hit 55

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Jon Smith focuses on how he can bank passive income from dividend stocks in the coming years, thanks to picking…

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Growth Shares

A hot UK tech small-cap share? Tell me more…

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Jon Smith explains a UK share he's spotted that might currently have a low market cap but could have a…

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Growth Shares

Why the Carnival share price exploded 66% in June

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Jon Smith notes the surge in the Carnival share price during June, explains the reasons behind it and wonders where…

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Investing Articles

4 reasons to buy National Grid shares in July

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Jon Smith explains why he feels that National Grid shares could be a smart buy, with reasons including both capital…

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Investing Articles

Why the Aston Martin share price leapt 33% in June

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Jon Smith puts the large jump in the Aston Martin share price last month down to three main reasons, including…

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Investing For Beginners

My 3 biggest stock market predictions for July

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Jon Smith details what he's watching out for in the coming month, and why there's still plenty to play for…

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Investing Articles

Here’s the FTSE 100’s biggest 2023 winner and its biggest loser. Are they worth buying?

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Jon Smith considers both the top of the FTSE 100 tree and the bottom now that we're halfway through the…

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Dividend Shares

£10k of savings? Here’s how I’d try and turn it into £177 monthly passive income

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Jon Smith shows how by just using a simple lump sum and investing it wisely, he could look to generate…

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Dividend Shares

With interest rates at 5%, does it still make sense to buy dividend stocks?

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Jon Smith explains why higher interest rates haven't changed his view on the value that dividend stocks offer for an…

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Investing For Beginners

At 52-week lows, are British American Tobacco shares the bargain of the year?

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Jon Smith explains why British American Tobacco shares have struggled recently, but also why the numbers indicate they're now undervalued.

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Investing For Beginners

Interest rates hit 5%! Here’s a rare opportunity in the stock market

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Jon Smith explains in detail why higher interest rates are presenting a small pocket of opportunity in the stock market…

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Investing Articles

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

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Jon Smith reveals the strong price gains this year of Meta shares, and explains why this might not be the…

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Investing Articles

4 high-yield gems that can help in the inflation war

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Jon Smith notes an expected falling inflation figure and explains which high-yield stocks he'd look to buy to try and…

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Investing For Beginners

With £20k of savings, here’s what I’d buy for a Stocks & Shares ISA

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Jon Smith explains what he'd do if he had £20k in savings to funnel into a Stocks and Shares ISA…

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Investing For Beginners

A penny share with a 7.54% yield that most have probably never heard of

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Jon Smith writes about a penny share that has caught his eye for income payments, but also has the potential…

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Growth Shares

2 US tech stocks to buy as the bull run continues

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Jon Smith reveals a couple of US tech stocks he's thinking about buying, due to the strong performance on the…

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Investing Articles

Is it time to buy the FTSE 100’s 3 biggest flops of 2023?

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Jon Smith takes a look at the worst performers over the past six months in the FTSE 100 and wonders…

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Growth Shares

Why NIO shares are up 20% this week

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Jon Smith explains why NIO shares have done so well this week. But he says there's still some way to…

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Growth Shares

Is the Persimmon share price actually good value for a property stock?

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Jon Smith argues that the 45% drop in the Persimmon share price over the past year makes it an attractive…

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Investing For Beginners

How I’d go from zero to £1,000 in monthly second income starting today

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Jon Smith starts from zero and explains how he'd go about building a second income with some of his favourite…

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Investing Articles

9.87% yield? Here’s the 2-year dividend forecast for ITV shares

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Jon Smith crunches the dividend forecast numbers for ITV and finds out how the dividend yield could be very attractive…

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Dividend Shares

Hunting for income? Here are 2 cheap shares with yields above 6%

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Jon Smith talks through two cheap shares that have faced some struggles but could be good long-term sources of dividend…

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Growth Shares

Why Rolls-Royce shares are stuck at 150p

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Jon Smith explains why Rolls-Royce shares are treading water around the 150p mark, and what could be the catalyst to…

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Investing Articles

4 UK stocks that could make me £10k in second income annually

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Jon Smith talks through some of his favourite UK stocks that have dividend yields above 5% and could provide welcome…

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Investing Articles

3 market-moving events to watch out for in the FTSE 100 this week

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Jon Smith runs through some of the key events that could impact FTSE 100 stocks this week, including a central…

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Investing For Beginners

I’m following these 3 Warren Buffett rules to become a millionaire

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Jon Smith focuses on Warren Buffett's advice on points ranging from limiting the risk taken to avoiding overtrading on stocks.

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Investing For Beginners

2 fallen angels at 52-week lows to buy in a Stocks & Shares ISA

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Jon Smith talks through two stocks that have fallen to lows and explains why he feels they could do well…

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Dividend Shares

If I invest £10,000 in Tesco shares, how much passive income would I receive?

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Jon Smith explains how much money he could make from Tesco shares this year, and looks at the dividend forecasts…

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Dividend Shares

Here’s an income stock with a 9.5% yield that most have probably never heard of

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Jon Smith outlines an income stock that not many investors will be familiar with, but one that could offer some…

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Investing Articles

At 52-week lows, is it time to buy Diageo shares?

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Jon Smith explains why Diageo shares have underperformed recently but argues that now could be a good time to consider…

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