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Stephen Wright

Stephen has a PhD in Philosophy and teaches at the University of Oxford. He's an enthusiastic Warren Buffett follower and focuses on buying quality businesses at sensible prices. He's also a podcaster with the PlayingFTSE show.

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Investing Articles

Is the Lloyds share price a bargain?

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Warren Buffett’s love of bank stocks is well known. But should investors be tempted by the Lloyds Banking Group share…

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Investing Articles

3 undervalued shares to buy right now

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What are the best shares to buy right now? With interest rates rising, Stephen Wright is looking at discarded stocks…

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Investing For Beginners

How a Stocks and Shares ISA could turn £1,000 per month into £1,000,000

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Got a spare £1,000 each month? Stephen Wright outlines how a Stocks and Shares ISA can help turn it into…

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Investing Articles

2 passive income stocks for the next 10 years and beyond

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Stephen Wright has two income stocks that he thinks can do well over the next 10 years. One is a…

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Investing Articles

This FTSE 100 growth stock just keeps growing

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Despite rising inflation and a housing downturn, Rightmove’s earnings grew 10% in 2022. Here’s why Stephen Wright thinks the FTSE…

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Investing Articles

How to earn a second income by investing in property

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Stephen Wright thinks that real estate investment trusts (REITs) could provide him with a great second income by renting property…

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Investing Articles

How I’d invest £20,000 in a Stocks and Shares ISA to earn passive income for life

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Rather than setting up his own business, Stephen Wright would prefer to invest in an established one. Here’s his plan…

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Investing Articles

With no savings at 20, I’d buy these UK stocks to hold until retirement

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Stephen Wright has two UK stocks for investors with no savings and a long investing time horizon to get started…

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Investing Articles

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to invest like Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett is known for buying shares when they’re cheap. But which of Buffett’s stocks does Stephen Wright think is…

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Investing Articles

Why this UK growth stock looks set to double

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Stephen Wright thinks that the investments J D Wetherspoon has been making since 2020 make it a growth stock that…

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Investing Articles

With the FTSE 100 at record highs, is now a good time to buy UK shares?

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Even with the FTSE 100 at its highest ever levels, Stephen Wright thinks that there are opportunities for investors who…

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Investing Articles

2 UK shares to buy in March

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What are the best UK shares to buy in March? Stephen Wright is looking at a FTSE 100 value stock…

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Investing Articles

How I’d invest £20,000 in a Stocks and Shares ISA in March to aim for a million

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For UK investors, the Stocks and Shares ISA allowance resets in April. Here’s what Stephen Wright would buy in March…

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Investing Articles

1 FTSE 250 stock to buy in March

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Which FTSE 250 stock does Stephen Wright think is like Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, but with better growth oppportunities?

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Investing Articles

How I’d invest £1,000 in dividend stocks to start earning passive income in March

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Stephen Wright is sticking to Warren Buffett’s principles about not losing money and investing in strong businesses. Which dividend stocks…

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Investing Articles

3 cheap stocks to buy in March

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Which shares are cheap at the moment? Stephen Wright has three examples of stocks to buy in March while they’re…

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Investing Articles

The ‘secret sauce’ that makes Warren Buffett richer and richer

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In his annual shareholder letter, Warren Buffett revealed the secret to his investing success. What is it and can Stephen…

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Investing Articles

How I’d invest £500 per month for £13,000 in annual passive income

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Which dividend shares could turn a £500 monthly investment into something much bigger? Stephen Wright has some ideas for passive…

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Investing Articles

5 dividend shares to buy in a stock market crash

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The recent rally in the stock market has investors optimistic. But Stephen Wright is making plans now to be ready…

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Investing Articles

3 shares I’d buy with the FTSE 100 at record highs

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With the FTSE 100 at record highs, UK shares are more expensive than they once were. As a result, Stephen…

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Investing Articles

1 dividend stock I’m buying for lifelong passive income

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With the FTSE 100 near record highs, where can dividend investors look for bargains? Stephen Wright has an idea for…

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Investing Articles

Growth stocks: a once-in-a-decade opportunity to get rich

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With interest rates at 10-year highs, Stephen Wright is looking for opportunities in growth stocks that could help him build…

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Investing Articles

2 Warren Buffett shares to buy with dividend yields above 4%

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Warren Buffett owns shares in both Kraft Heinz and Citigroup. Stephen Wright thinks they could be great passive income stocks…

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Investing Articles

Billionaires love these 3 stocks! Should I buy them for my portfolio?

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Stephen Wright has been looking at what stocks the best in the business are buying. Can he learn anything from…

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Investing Articles

Why I’m buying the dip on Alphabet shares

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Alphabet shares are falling as the company blundered the launch of its AI chatbot, Bard. Stephen Wright is being greedy…

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I’m following Warren Buffett’s advice for sustainable passive income

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Stephen Wright is looking for passive income opportunities in dividend shares. Is taking a risk for an attractive return worth…

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Investing For Beginners

3 FTSE 100 shares I’d buy to invest like Warren Buffett

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Top of Stephen Wright’s investing checklist is a business with an economic moat. And he thinks he has three FTSE…

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Investing Articles

I’m following Charlie Munger’s advice to target getting rich with UK shares

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The FTSE 100 has posted respectable returns over the last decade. But Stephen Wright is looking to do better by…

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4 Warren Buffett stocks I’d buy today

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Warren Buffett is known for investing in quality businesses at good prices. Stephen Wright looks at which of Buffett’s stocks…

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Investing Articles

UK shares: 2 stocks I’d buy with the FTSE 100 going up

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Stephen Wright is looking at buying two UK shares. One is a cheap brick company with a low P/E ratio.…

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Dividend Shares

Dividend shares: 1 to buy and 1 to sell

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Dividend shares can be great investments. But not all of them are equal. Stephen Wright examines the growth prospects of…

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Dividend Shares

2 stocks to buy in February for lifelong passive income

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Stephen Wright is looking at two passive income stocks in February. The first is a FTSE 100 tech company and…

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Investing Articles

If I’d invested £1,000 in Apple shares 10 years ago, here’s how much I’d have now

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Apple shares have fallen 17% over the last 12 months. But the stock has been a great investment over the…

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Investing Articles

2 income stocks I think investors should buy in February

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Stephen Wright has two income stocks on his radar this month. One is a dividend king and the other is…

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Investing Articles

With no savings at 35, I’d buy this dividend stock to start earning monthly passive income

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Stephen Wright thinks that buying shares in this monthly dividend stock could be a great way to start an investment…

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Investing Articles

2 UK shares I’d buy today to start a dividend snowball

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Building a dividend snowball needs stocks that can start small but grow over time. Stephen Wright has two UK shares…

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Investing Articles

My top 5 stocks to buy in February

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Stephen Wright thinks that there are some great opportunities in the stock market at the moment. Here is his list…

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Investing For Beginners

How I’d invest £20,000 in a Stocks and Shares ISA today

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Stephen Wright is targeting revenue growth, margin expansion, share buybacks, and dividend increases in his Stocks and Shares ISA.

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Investing Articles

I’d buy 1,858 shares of this UK stock for £1,000 in annual passive income

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With a dividend yield under 2%, Diploma isn’t an obvious passive income stock. But Stephen Wright thinks there could be…

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Investing Articles

How I’d invest £100 per month in the stock market for lifelong passive income

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Stephen Wright plans to use the stock market to turn £100 per month into something that will pay £7,660 per…

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