Michael Taylor, Author at The Motley Fool UK

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4 secrets of highly successful investors

20 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor identifies four secrets of highly successful investors.

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How to manage your psychology in the stock market

20 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at how to manage our psychology in the stock market.

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How to invest in growth stocks

18 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor identifies the key features to look for in growth stocks.

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Two accounting tricks you should be aware of

18 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor identifies two accounting tricks we need to understand before investing.

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How to check the quality of a stock’s profits

18 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor assesses how we can learn about the quality of a company's profits.

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How to invest in value stocks

18 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at how to invest in value stocks with a specific trick.

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How to invest in income stocks

18 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at how to invest in stocks for dividend income.

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New to investing? How to check a company’s balance sheet

18 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at how to assess a company's balance sheet and how it can help you make investment decisions.

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How to assess a company’s directors

14 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at why assessing management is important.

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Two things the father of value investing once said

13 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor takes a close look at Warren Buffet's mentor.

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The 3 types of stocks to buy in a stock market crash

13 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at the three types of business he'd buy in a crash.

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3 Reasons why your investments should have moats

11 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at three reasons some investments are better than others.

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New to investing? Three choices you need to make

11 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor gives some food for thought for new investors.

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If you’d bought £5,000 of Games Workshop stock in 2016, here’s what you’d have today

11 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at Games Workshop's stratospheric rise.

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This FTSE 250 stock is down 8% today… should you buy it?

6 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at Royal Mail and what he's decided to do.

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This FTSE 100 share was down 10% yesterday. Here’s what I’m doing now

6 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor discusses Imperial Brands and what he's doing about it.

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This FTSE 100 share has fallen 30% this week. Here’s what I’d do now

5 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at NMC's share price fall and shares what he'd do about it.

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Why I’d sell this stock right now. Is it in your portfolio?

1 February, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Do you own this stock? Michael Taylor looks at why he'd avoid it.

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3 investing risks you should be wary of

31 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor identifies three risks that investors should be careful to avoid.

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Why I’d dump buy-to-let property and buy this investment instead

31 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at why he'd ditch buy-to-let in favour of this stock.

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Are you a Millennial? Here’s how to invest

30 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor shares how Millennials can get off to a great start investing.

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Want to start investing? Here are 3 things you need to know

30 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

New to investing? Michael Taylor explains three things you should know before you start.

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4 things you should look out for on the income statement

30 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at key things you need to check on the income statement.

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Why I’d still sell Fevertree right now

28 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at why he still thinks Fevertree is an avoid.

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2 things we can learn from Sirius Minerals

28 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor shows two lessons we can learn from Sirius Minerals.

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Two stocks I’d avoid in 2020

6 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at two stocks that he is avoiding.

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Forget a Cash ISA! I’m betting on the GAN share price in 2020

6 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

GAN is up over 200% since 2019. Michael Taylor explains why he is still a buyer.

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Do this one thing now and you can put your state pension fears behind you

5 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor believes this one action can leave your future looking a lot brighter.

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Buy-to-let investing could damage your chances of making a million. Here’s where I’d invest instead

5 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Buy to let could mean you're missing out. Michael Taylor explains why.

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Three sectors to watch for in 2020

5 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks for investment opportunities in these three sectors.

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The 1 stock I’ll be buying in a market crash

4 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor explains why he'll be greedy when everyone is fearful with one high-flying stock.

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Is Restaurant Group a turnaround stock for 2020?

4 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Should you buy Restaurant Group? Michael Taylor checks out the facts.

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If you’d spent £3k on JD Wetherspoon stock 4 years ago, this is what you’d have today

4 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Wetherspoon is up over 250% since 2016. Michael Taylor finds out why.

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The exact time I’d buy Sirius Minerals shares

3 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

There may be a perfect time to buy Sirius Minerals stock. Michael Taylor explores when.

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2 things you should always look for on a balance sheet

3 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Never buy a stock unless you've checked these two things, says Michael Taylor.

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Should you buy Greggs stock now the vegan steak bake is out?

3 January, 2020 | Michael Taylor

Greggs is up 500% since 2013. Michael Taylor looks at whether it could still be a buy.

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3 habits of successful investors that you can start today

31 December, 2019 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor looks at the three qualities of successful investors.

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3 lessons I’ve learned for 2020 that can make you more money

30 December, 2019 | Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor shares the three things which will make him more money in 2020.

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3 things Peter Lynch says about investing in stocks

30 December, 2019 | Michael Taylor

Peter Lynch gave a lot of advice, but Michael Taylor believes these three tips are especially important.

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Could investing £100 a month make you rich?

25 December, 2019 | Michael Taylor

Can you afford to not start investing? Michael Taylor explains why you should start right now.

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