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Dividend Shares

How investing £15 a day could yield £3.4k in annual passive income

Jon Smith flags up how by accumulating regular modest amounts and investing in dividend shares, an investor can build passive…

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Growth Shares

2 FTSE 100 stocks that could outperform the index in 2025

Jon Smith flags up a couple of FTSE 100 stocks that have strong momentum right now and have beaten the…

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Investing For Beginners

3 investing mistakes to avoid when buying UK shares for 2025

Jon Smith flags up several points for investors to note when it comes to thinking about which UK shares to…

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Growth Shares

2 value shares with notably low P/B ratios

Jon Smith points out some potential value shares that have price-to-book (P/B) ratios below one at the moment.

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Dividend Shares

A £20k second income? Here’s how much someone would need to invest

Jon Smith talks through both the strategy and the numbers involved for an investor to target a five-figure second income…

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Investing For Beginners

Buying £350 a month of UK stocks for 9 years could give an investor this

Jon Smith explains how a £55k+ portfolio could be built by an investor in under a decade from picking the…

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Growth Shares

Why the Greatland Gold (GGP) share price is falling despite gold prices surging

Jon Smith explains why the Greatland Gold (GGP) share price hasn't materially benefitted from gold prices hitting all-time highs.

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Investing For Beginners

Something big just happened in the UK stock market

Jon Smith talks through some data he's just found, which could indicate a positive change of sentiment for the UK…

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Growth Shares

4 rate cuts in 2025? Here’s the potential impact on the Lloyds share price

Jon Smith explains why the Lloyds share price could struggle due to rate cuts in 2025, but flags up some…

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Dividend Shares

A 9.3% dividend yield? There could be juicy second income potential here

Jon Smith flags up a small-cap stock that has a high dividend yield thanks to a strategy involving buying income-generating…

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US Stock

The Nasdaq’s almost doubled in the past 2 years! Here’s what I think happens next

Jon Smith explains why the Nasdaq's done so well recently and flags up a specific stock he thinks could keep…

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Growth Shares

I’m taking Warren Buffett’s advice for when stocks are at record highs

Jon Smith looks back on some words of wisdom from Warren Buffett about how and where to invest as the…

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Investing For Beginners

2 FTSE 100 stocks with major red flags I’m avoiding for 2025

Jon Smith talks through a couple of FTSE 100 shares that he believes could underperform the broader index in the…

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Dividend Shares

The FTSE 100 could trump the S&P 500 in 2025. Here’s why

Jon Smith explains why the S&P 500 has outperformed this year but flags up reasons why history might not repeat…

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Investing For Beginners

3 ways to try and build a bulletproof ISA

Jon Smith explains factors such as allocating funds to defensive stocks as a way to try and smooth out volatility…

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Investing For Beginners

21% potential gains? Here’s the 2025 forecast for the BT share price

Jon Smith takes a look at the consensus BT share price target for next year from analysts and adds in…

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Growth Shares

I think this is my favourite growth stock on my 2025 wishlist

Jon Smith explains his outlook for gold and silver prices for next year and finds a growth stock that fits…

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Investing For Beginners

2 UK stocks to consider buying to build wealth after 40

Jon Smith outlines a growth share and an income idea that show how UK stocks can be used to grow…

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Dividend Shares

A 13% yield? Here’s the 3-year dividend forecast for a top income share

Jon Smith flags up the high dividend forecast for a renewable energy stock that has a good track record of…

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Investing For Beginners

Ouch! This broker has a dreary forecast for the boohoo share price

Jon Smith considers some of the latest views from major banks and brokers on the boohoo share price and explains…

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Dividend Shares

£3k in savings? Investors could consider putting it here for juicy second income

Jon Smith talks through how investors could buy dividend stocks with yield potential in excess of 6.5% for second income

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Growth Shares

Down 47% in a year, this could be the 2025 FTSE 250 comeback king

Jon Smith explains why one FTSE 250 share, that he previously turned his nose up at, could be due a…

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Dividend Shares

Why now could be a once-in-a-decade opportunity to build this passive income stream

Jon Smith explains why he feels interest rates could fall further in early 2025 and what this means for passive…

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US Stock

Why NIO stock fell 13% in November

Jon Smith flags up a couple of key factors that he believes contributed to the fall in NIO stock over…

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Investing For Beginners

Why the IAG share price rocketed 24% in November

Jon Smith explains why the IAG share price did so well last month, citing three factors at work that helped…

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Growth Shares

Based on these oil price forecasts, the BP share price could have a tough 2025

Jon Smith explains why he thinks a stagnant oil price could be a problem for the BP share price over…

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Investing For Beginners

This AI penny stock could be set to explode higher in 2025

Jon Smith spots a penny stock that's secured a couple of large contracts recently and that he thinks could be…

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Growth Shares

Up 100%+ in a year, here’s an unsung growth stock for investors to consider

Jon Smith talks through a growth stock that's been on a one-way trip to the stratosphere in recent months, thanks…

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Investing For Beginners

Why I believe this cheap stock is fundamentally doomed

Jon Smith points out a cheap stock that he's personally not going to get involved with due to a risk…

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US Stock

How an investor could aim for a million buying only 8 shares

Jon Smith reveals how someone could aim for a million pound portfolio by considering a mix of growth stocks, including…

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Growth Shares

This FTSE 250 stock soared 9% yesterday! Is the party just beginning?

Jon Smith points out a FTSE 250 stock that leapt based on some speculation yesterday, but questions whether to get…

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Investing Articles

£10k in savings? These 2 gems could make £832 in passive income

Jon Smith outlines a couple of dividend shares with an average yield above 8% that could enhance a passive income…

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Growth Shares

This major UK bank just updated the forecast for the Rolls-Royce share price

Jon Smith talks through an analyst forecast for the Rolls-Royce share price and explains why he thinks further gains could…

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Investing For Beginners

Down 34% in a month, is this FTSE 100 stock going to be demoted?

Jon Smith flags a FTSE 100 company with a recent poor performance he believes could see it soon drop out…

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Investing For Beginners

It’s down 50%. Would it be madness for me to buy this value stock?

Jon Smith notes down a household value stock in the FTSE 250 that he thinks can rally in the long…

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Investing For Beginners

Consider filling an empty Stocks and Shares ISA like this to hit five figures of second income

Jon Smith outlines how he could use stocks with both income and growth prospects to grow a Stocks and Shares…

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US Stock

The Nvidia share price falls! Here’s what I think happens next for the S&P 500

Jon Smith reviews the overnight results from Nvidia and explains why this could stall the S&P 500 performance through to…

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Growth Shares

As the boohoo share price falls, could it become a penny stock in 2025?

Jon Smith outlines some of the recent problems involving the boohoo share price and considers if things could get even…

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Growth Shares

10,000 or 6,000? Here’s where I think the stock market is heading in 2025

Jon Smith weighs up both sides of the argument as to where the stock market could head next year, along…

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Investing For Beginners

2 cheap shares that are at 52-week lows

Jon Smith reveals what he believes to be two cheap shares that have been oversold in the current market and…

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