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Investing Articles

With a P/E of 15.4, my Tesco shares no longer look cheap. Are there better options out there?

| Mark Hartley

Tesco shares have hit a high and no longer look like the reliable, defensive name they’ve long upheld. But don’t…

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Investing Articles

How do these FTSE 250 stocks keep paying stunning dividends?

| Royston Wild

Searching for the best passive income stocks to buy? Consider these three FTSE 250 shares for dividend growth and market-beating…

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Investing Articles

Get ready for a stock market melt-up

| Stephen Wright

Investors worry about the next stock market crash, but what if it goes the other way? Stephen Wright outlines why…

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Investing Articles

4 steps to earning £1,001 in monthly passive income

| Royston Wild

Fancy making a four-figure passive income every month? Royston Wild explains how drip-feeding cash into the stock market can make…

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Investing Articles

The best time to start a passive income ISA was yesterday – the second best is today

| Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie explores what investors are missing about building passive income in a Stocks and Shares ISA and why starting…

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My top FTSE 100 insurance stock fell 5.76% this week! Here’s what I’m doing

| Stephen Wright

When quality stocks start falling, it can be worth paying attention. But what happened with this FTSE 100 company in…

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Investing Articles

Here’s the dividend yield I get from my Stocks and Shares ISA

| Stephen Wright

Reinvesting at a high rate of return in a Stocks and Shares ISA is a great way to build long-term…

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Investing Articles

How to turn a £20k Stocks and Shares ISA into a £1k monthly second income!

| Royston Wild

Looking for ways to make a large and reliable passive income in retirement? Buying dividend shares in a Stocks and…

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How much do you need in an ISA for an annual income worth double the £12,547 State Pension? 

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones shows how much Stocks and Shares ISA investors need to tuck away to get double the annual return…

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Investing Articles

An ISA stuffed with Tesco shares a year ago would now be worth…

| Christopher Ruane

Tesco's delivered a strong share price gain and respectable dividend over the past 12 months. Is our writer too late…

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Dividend Shares

After years of pain, is the Diageo share price looking up?

| Cliff D'Arcy

For almost five years, the Diageo share price has delivered nothing but pain to long-suffering shareholders. But I see early…

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Investing Articles

Should I dump Duolingo from my ISA and buy Palantir stock instead?

| Ben McPoland

These two AI-powered software stocks have been heading in very different directions, making me wonder if I should sell one…

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Warren Buffett just sounded an alarm to the stock market

| Ben McPoland

Last week Warren Buffett used a six-letter word that should give investors pause for thought. But is the Oracle of…

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Here are the lazy passive income streams paying me while I sleep

| Ben McPoland

Find out which passive income stocks this writer owns, as well as one from the FTSE 100 index that he's…

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Investing Articles

How much do you need in an ISA to aim for a £2,613 monthly second income

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones explains how a spread of FTSE 100 shares held in an ISA could generate enough second income to…

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Investing Articles

9 dividend-paying FTSE 100 shares to target a huge ISA retirement income!

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains how a diversified portfolio of FTSE 100 shares can deliver a strong (and growing) passive income in…

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Investing Articles

£20,000 in an ISA? This passive income stock could give you £3,271 in dividends in 2025 and 2026

| Royston Wild

This passive income stock carries yields of 7.8% for 2026 and 7.9% for next year. So what makes it one…

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Investing Articles

Plan to fund your retirement with just the State Pension? Good luck with that!

| Royston Wild

The UK's State Pension is ranked as one of the worst among the world's developed economies. Consider this alternative to…

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Investing Articles

HSBC shares plunged 5% on Tuesday. Here’s what I did…

| Harvey Jones

It's been a bumpy week for HSBC shares, as investors felt let down by the FTSE 100 bank's latest set…

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Want to invest in AMD, Micron and Nvidia stock on the cheap? Check out this FTSE trust 

| Ben McPoland

This investment trust in the FTSE All-Share Index has huge positions in Nvidia and other stocks central to the multi-trillion-dollar…

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Investing Articles

Palantir stock: I’m buying the dip after this week’s blowout Q1 earnings

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

AI stock Palantir experienced some weakness after its Q1 earnings, despite the fact that revenue climbed an incredible 85% year…

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Investing Articles

Some pros and cons of buying dividend shares for passive income

| Christopher Ruane

Dividend shares can seem appealing, but they also carry risks. Christopher Ruane looks at what passive income potential -- and…

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Investing Articles

Down 73%, Vistry’s the worst-performing FTSE 250 share in my portfolio. Time to sell?

| Mark Hartley

Mark Hartley outlines how UK housing market woes have driven down the price of one his core FTSE 250 holdings,…

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Investing Articles

Just how cheap could IAG shares get this summer?

| Harvey Jones

If the world runs out of jet fuel this summer then IAG shares could take a beating, says Harvey Jones.…

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Investing Articles

Up 130% in 2026, can FTSE space stock Filtronic continue to soar?

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Edward Sheldon thought that FTSE share Filtronic would do well in 2026. He wasn’t expecting it to shoot up 130%…

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Investing Articles

Are investors still using an outdated playbook to value Lloyds shares?

| Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie looks beyond the standard rate-sensitive narrative around Lloyds shares to question whether we're missing a more resilient earnings…

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Investing Articles

Is £15 the next stop for the Rolls-Royce share price?

| John Fieldsend

Where will the Rolls-Royce share price go from here? Is a £15 price target for the next 12 months totally…

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Investing Articles

How much is £7,620 saved in a Cash ISA a decade ago worth today?

| Harvey Jones

Cash ISA savers have received an average of 4% over the last decade, but Harvey Jones says the average Stocks…

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Investing Articles

702 shares in this FTSE 100 stalwart earn a £100 a month second income

| Stephen Wright

Unilever shares come with an unusually high dividend yield. Should investors looking for a second income grab the opportunity with…

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Investing Articles

This surging FTSE 100 share just hit £201! Will it ever split its stock? 

| Ben McPoland

This high-quality FTSE 100 stock is up by a staggering 4,050% in the past 10 years. Why hasn't it split…

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Investing Articles

Just over £13 after its Q1 results, here’s why HSBC shares still look a bargain-basement buy for me anywhere below £20.68

| Simon Watkins

HSBC shares have surged, but fresh results hint the market may still be missing a major value opportunity that long…

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Investing Articles

GSK’s share price is down 18% despite another set of strong results! Time for me to buy more for under £19 while I can?

| Simon Watkins

GSK’s share price has fallen far below what its earnings strength implies, creating a huge price-valuation gap long-term investors won't…

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Investing Articles

A 6.7% forecast yield and 53% under ‘fair value’! 1 FTSE income share to buy today?

| Simon Watkins

This FTSE income share looks deeply undervalued despite its high payouts and cash flows, creating a rare opportunity that yield…

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Investing Articles

Here’s how I’m targeting £11,363 in yearly second income from £20,000 in Aberdeen shares!

| Simon Watkins

Aberdeen shares have delivered consistently high yields for years, which, when compounded, could turn a £20k investment into very high…

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Investing Articles

Here’s how investors could make £1,654 a month in retirement from just £20,000 in Standard Life shares

| Simon Watkins

Passive income seekers might overlook Standard Life shares, whose dividend machine is accelerating fast. The long-term payout maths is startling.

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Investing Articles

Are Diageo shares out of the woods yet?

| Christopher Ruane

Diageo's trading update this week was a mixed bag, in this writer's view. He's hanging on to his Diageo shares…

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Investing Articles

Why is everyone buying S&P 500 tech stock Micron?

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

UK investors are piling into S&P 500 technology stock Micron right now, despite the fact it’s up around 700% over…

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Investing Articles

On a P/E ratio of 5, could easyJet shares offer a bargain for the patient investor?

| Christopher Ruane

With large losses looming and questions over customer demand and fuel costs, could easyJet shares be a possible bargain for…

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Investing Articles

3 reasons why Barclays shares could crash in May!

| Royston Wild

Barclays shares are sinking as the war in Iran continues. Could we see a full-blown crash this month? Royston Wild…

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Investing Articles

I’ve just bought this bargain-priced FTSE 100 bank and it’s not Barclays or Lloyds

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones was waiting for the right time to increase his exposure to a FTSE 100 banking stock, and this…

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