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Harvey Jones

I've been a financial journalist since 1988. I've written regularly for a series of national newspapers including The Financial Times, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and Independent on Sunday, The Guardian and The Observer. Today, I'm the personal finance editor of the Daily and Sunday Express newspapers, and write for newspaper website Express.co.uk. I also write regular investment articles for The National newspaper in Dubai. I've been writing for Motley Fool UK since 2007, producing thousands and thousands of stock reports in that time. My favourite investment quote? Warren Buffett's classic: "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." Let's go plant some trees!

Recent Articles

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Investing Articles

How much do you need in a Stocks and Shares ISA to target a £1,750 monthly retirement income?

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Harvey Jones shows how building a balanced portfolio of FTSE 100 picks inside a Stocks and Shares ISA can transform…

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Up 15% and 10% in a week! Are these 2 UK growth and income stocks about to go gangbusters?

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Harvey Jones looks over two FTSE 100 income stocks that have had a bumpy time of it lately, but are…

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How much do you need in an ISA or SIPP to target a passive income of £2,000 a month?

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Harvey Jones shows how small but regular contributions to a SIPP or Stocks and Shares ISA can help to build…

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How much do you need in a SIPP to target a pension income of £999 a month?

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When building up in a retirement pot in a Self-Invested Personal Pension, or SIPP, it pays to have a target…

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Buying 5,000 BP shares would give an investor a £100 monthly pension income

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Harvey Jones crunches the numbers to show how many BP shares an investor would need to generate a £1,200 a…

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Up another 33% in September! Can the soaring gold price drive this FTSE 100 growth star even higher?

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Harvey Jones is kicking himself for failing to buy this stellar FTSE 100 stock, but that's life. The only question…

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Down another 15% in September! Is Diageo now the best share to buy or the very worst?

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Harvey Jones finds himself wondering whether the best share to buy in October is a FTSE 100 stock that has…

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How much do you need in an ISA or SIPP to target a second income of £350 a week?

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Harvey Jones considers a FTSE 100 stock whose high and rising yield could deliver a handsome second income as part…

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Will the stock market crash in October?

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Harvey Jones looks at whether widespread warnings that we're heading for a stock market crash will come true. And explains…

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Are Babcock, BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce shares no-brainer buys in October?

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Harvey Jones asks whether Rolls-Royce shares and two other defence-focused FTSE 100 stocks are worth considering as global tensions continue…

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This magnificent FTSE 250 stock is the very first share I’ll buy if stock markets crash

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Harvey Jones fears he's missed the boat on this brilliant FTSE 250 stock, but he will dive in if wider…

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The Phoenix share price fell 10% last week – should income investors consider grabbing its 8.6% yield?

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Last week was bumpy for the Phoenix share price but that only makes the yield more generous. Harvey Jones looks…

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Down 8% in a month and yielding 9%! Is the Legal & General share price a no-brainer buy?

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As an investor himself, Harvey Jones can't help feeling disappointed in the performance of the Legal & General share price.…

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See what an investor would have after putting £10k into JD Sports shares 3 months ago

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Harvey Jones has placed a lot of faith in JD Sports shares seeing a big recovery. It hasn't paid off…

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See how much you need in a SIPP to target a £2,500 monthly retirement income

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Harvey Jones some does some simple maths to show how much capital investors need to build in their SIPP to…

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3 very different UK shares I own to build long-term wealth in my SIPP after 50

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Harvey Jones names three UK shares that offer him a combination of ultra-high dividend income, long-term growth and massive recovery…

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How much do you need in a Stocks and Shares ISA to target a £2,000 monthly retirement income

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Harvey Jones shows how much investors potentially need to build inside a Stocks and Shares ISA to earn solid passive…

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How much do you need in an ISA or SIPP to aim for a £1,500 monthly passive income?

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Harvey Jones examines how to generate a high-and-rising passive income from a portfolio of FTSE 100 shares held inside a…

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How much do you need in an ISA to target a tax-free second income of £1,000 a month?

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Harvey Jones shows how compounding returns from FTSE 100 dividend growth shares can produce a high and rising second income…

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I just bought another 147 Lloyds shares – and I didn’t lift a finger!

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Harvey Jones suspects investors underestimate the power of reinvesting dividends. So he uses his own Lloyds shares to show how…

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Prediction: in 12 months Fresnillo and Glencore shares could turn £10,000 into…

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Harvey Jones backed the wrong horse when he bought Glencore shares, and is wishing he'd chosen FTSE 100 midas stock…

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Prediction: analysts say the Diageo share price will climb 28% in a year! Seriously?

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Brokers predict a massive reversal in the fortunes of the Diageo share price, but as someone who's holding the FTSE…

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Prediction: in 12 months red-hot Barclays and NatWest shares could turn £10k into…

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Harvey Jones hails the recent success of Barclays and NatWest shares and does his best to work out how the…

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Is now the time for investors to bank a profit on their Rolls-Royce shares?

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Rolls-Royce shares are continuing to smash the FTSE 100 but Harvey Jones asks whether investors should now bail out while…

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Prediction: in 12 months the high-flying IAG share price could turn £10,000 into…

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Harvey Jones has done well out of the IAG share price, and would like to see it climb even higher.…

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3 red-hot FTSE stocks I’d consider buying in a heartbeat in the next stock market crash

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Will we get a stock market crash in the next month or so? Harvey Jones doesn't know. But he does…

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This unsung FTSE 100 hero has returned 500% in a decade. Can its stellar run continue?

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Harvey Jones picks out a FTSE 100 share that many investors are likely to have overlooked, and lost out on…

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Prediction: see where analysts think the BP share price will go next

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Harvey Jones has been downbeat about the BP share price in recent months, but now he's starting to feel a…

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These 2 dividend stocks have increased their annual income payments for multiple decades

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Harvey Jones picks out two FTSE 100 stocks with brilliant track records of rewarding shareholders, but discovers they have very…

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Down 35% in a month! Should I sell my Ocado shares and buy this FTSE 250 star instead?

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Harvey Jones has taken an absolute beating at the hands of Ocado shares. Should he give up and buy this…

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See how much retirement income 5,502 Legal & General shares generate today

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Harvey Jones does some sums to show how much pension income an investor could get by putting a lump sum…

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Prediction: in just 12 months Aviva and Tesco shares could turn £10k into…

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Harvey Jones hails a strong performance from both Aviva and Tesco shares, but questions whether these FTSE 100 stocks can…

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Prediction: in 12 months the dirt cheap BT share price could turn £10,000 into…

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After a strong run, the BT share price still looks pretty good value, says Harvey Jones. But can the FTSE…

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This forgotten FTSE 250 defence stock trails Babcock and BAE Systems shares. Time to consider buying?

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Defence shares have been rising across the board but some have been rising faster than others. Harvey Jones thinks this…

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How much monthly retirement income could you generate from a £100,000 SIPP?

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Harvey Jones shows how building a large pot of money inside a tax-efficient Self-Invested Personal Pension can pave the way…

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These 2 UK stocks turned £10k into £50,000 in 10 years. Here’s their secret

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Harvey Jones is impressed by two UK stocks that have delivered a 400%+ total return over the last 10 years.…

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How much do you need in an ISA to target a £1,750 monthly passive income?

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones shows how investors can build a high and rising passive income from a balanced portfolio of top FTSE…

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Investing Articles

How much do you need in a Stocks and Shares ISA to aim for a £1,000 monthly income?

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Harvey Jones shows how investing small regular sums in a Stocks and Shares ISA can steadily build into a high…

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Phoenix shares go ex-dividend on 25 September. Time to grab that stunning 8.4% yield?

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Phoenix shares are days away from going ex-dividend. Harvey Jones wonders whether to top up his stake in the FTSE…

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How much do you need in an ISA to aim for a £1,500 monthly second income?

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Harvey Jones does some simple sums to show how share price growth and reinvested dividends can generate a healthy second…

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