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Top British dividend stocks to buy for January

| The Motley Fool Staff

We asked our writers to share their top dividend stocks for January, with insurers and investment companies notable inclusions!

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Best British dividend stocks to buy for December

| The Motley Fool Staff

We asked our freelance writers to share the top dividend stocks they’d buy in December, with healthcare providers and housebuilders…

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I’d still snap up this FTSE 100 stock in a heartbeat, despite mixed FY results!

| Sumayya Mansoor

This Fool explains why she’s still bullish on this FTSE 100 house builder despite less than stellar FY results posted…

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How I’d invest £200 a month in UK shares to target a £3K+ second income

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer explains how he would target a second income north of £3,000 every year in the long term by…

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I’d buy these 3 dirt-cheap dividend shares in March to earn £1,250 annual extra income

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones can see loads of FTSE 100 dividend shares he'd like to buy this month, but has narrowed down…

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Here’s how I’d invest £20K in my Stocks & Shares ISA before the April deadline!

| Sumayya Mansoor

As the April deadline to use the Stocks & Shares ISA allowance nears, our writer earmarks three stocks she’d happily…

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1 FTSE 100 passive income stock to help me retire early even without a state pension

| John Fieldsend

Passive income could be the key to retiring early even with no state pension. Here’s one big-yielding FTSE 100 stock…

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Only 1 FTSE 250 stock pays a 31% yield!

| John Fieldsend

This FTSE 250 stock offer a 31% yield with little sign of slashing payouts. Could this be a slam-dunk buy…

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How I’d invest to make £1k of monthly bulletproof passive income

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith outlines the key factors, including the dividend cover ratio, that he looks for when filtering for strong stocks…

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Yielding 7.4%, could Aviva shares be a great buy for my ISA?

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Aviva shares currently have a low valuation and a high dividend yield. Should Edward Sheldon buy some for his investment…

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I’ve bought this stock for a second income

| Charlie Keough

This Fool recently purchased shares in a FTSE 100 company to bolster his second income. He explains why he saw…

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Should I buy Glencore shares after a 20% fall in 2024?

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Glencore shares have tanked in 2024 so far. Is this a great buying opportunity or are there better blue-chip stocks…

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Here’s the Barclays dividend forecast through until 2026

| James Beard

Volatile earnings makes it difficult to prepare a dividend forecast for a bank. But our writer’s been looking at Barclays…

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£5,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d aim to turn that into £1,000 of annual passive income

| Charlie Carman

Charlie Carman outlines how investors may be able to generate passive income by investing spare savings in a reputable FTSE…

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This FTSE 250 stock has a 9.1% dividend yield! Can I trust it?

| Dr. James Fox

This stock is one of the best dividend-paying stocks on the FTSE 250. But down 23.4% over 12 months, can…

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2 FTSE 100 stocks to consider buying for a ‘technical recession’

| John Fieldsend

Not all stocks are well suited to a recessionary environment, but here are two FTSE 100 titans that our writer…

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Last-minute ISA buys! 2 dirt-cheap dividend stocks I’d grab before April’s deadline

| Royston Wild

Aviva and Greencoat UK Wind shares look stunningly cheap at current prices. Here Royston Wild explains why he's looking to…

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3 high-yield dividend stocks to consider for my passive income portfolio in 2024

| Mark Hartley

I want to build a portfolio of dividend stocks that pay enough passive income to retire comfortably. Here are my…

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These 2 shares are Dividend Aristocrats. Which should I buy this March?

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer likes the business model of this pair of FTSE 100 Dividend Aristocrats. So why would he only consider…

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Could buying dividend shares be the key to financial freedom?

| Charlie Keough

This Fool wants to reach the point where he doesn't have to worry about money. Could buying dividend shares play…

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Could this FTSE 250 firm’s earnings fall by 70%?

| Cliff D'Arcy

This FTSE 250 stock has had a tough few years, falling by 10.3% over one year and 56.2% over five…

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2 recession-resistant UK stocks I’d buy and hold for a decade!

| Sumayya Mansoor

Our writer details two UK stocks she believes could still continue to perform well in a recession and not feel…

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2 dividend stocks I reckon could grow payouts for years to come!

| Sumayya Mansoor

This Fool is looking for dividend stocks and explains why these two picks could be primed to grow their payouts…

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2 high-yield FTSE 250 shares I’d buy now – and 1 that I wouldn’t

| Christopher Ruane

This writer considers a trio of FTSE 250 shares with attractive dividend yields and explains which two he would buy…

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£20,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d aim for £14,710 a year in passive income

| Charlie Keough

With spare savings, this Fool would start generating passive income for a more comfortable retirement. Here he details how he'd…

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£9,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d try to turn that into £581 a month of passive income

| Simon Watkins

Relatively small investments in high-yielding stocks can grow through the power of dividend compounding into significant passive income.

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A brilliantly reliable FTSE 100 share I plan to never sell!

| Royston Wild

This FTSE-quoted share has raised dividends for more than 30 years on the spin! Here's why I plan to hold…

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£13,200 invested in this defensive stock bags me £1K of passive income!

| Sumayya Mansoor

Building a passive income stream is possible and this Fool breaks down one investment in a single stock that could…

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Buying 8,254 Aviva shares in an empty ISA would give me a £1,370 income in year one

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones is tempted to add Aviva shares to his Stocks and Shares ISA this year. Today’s 7.37% yield isn't…

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No savings at 45? I’d use these dividend stocks to turbocharge it

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith explains some of the specific dividend stocks he'd include in a portfolio aimed at building up a retirement…

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Are these the 3 best dividend shares on the FTSE 100?

| Mark Hartley

Dividend shares are a great way for me to get more out of my investments. Here are three dividend stocks…

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These 3 FTSE 100 stocks deliver massive dividend yields

| Cliff D'Arcy

These three FTSE 100 firms offer dividend yields of up to 11.6% a year. And while some high yields may…

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These super shares pay passive income of £27bn a year!

| Cliff D'Arcy

In my relentless search for growing passive income, I've found five stocks paying bumper dividends. For example, one sends over…

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I bought 4,403 Lloyds shares in June and 4,856 in September. Here’s what they’re worth now

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones thought he was bagging a FTSE 100 bargain when he bought Lloyds shares on two occasions last year.…

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How I’d try and turn just £1 a day into a fabulous £54,485 passive income for life

| Harvey Jones

By investing small, regular sums in FTSE 100 shares I can potentially generate a huge passive income stream. It won't…

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I’d follow Warren Buffett to target effortless passive income

| Christopher Ruane

Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about building passive income streams. By learning from the Sage of Omaha, so…

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3 steps to a £3k second income

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane outlines three steps he could take to try and generate a £3,000 second income each year from buying…

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If I invest £10,000 in HSBC shares, how much passive income would I receive?

| Ben McPoland

Shares of FTSE 100 banking behemoth HSBC are carrying a very juicy dividend right now. Here's why I'm investing for…

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With £1,000, I’d buy 45 shares of this unloved dividend stock for a passive income boost

| Stephen Wright

Despite falling vaccine sales, Stephen Wright thinks there’s a great passive income opportunity with Pfizer shares below pre-pandemic levels.

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Here’s how I’d invest £20,000 in UK shares to aim for free petrol for life

| Stephen Wright

Stephen Wright thinks filling a Stocks and Shares ISA with UK shares could allow him to eliminate petrol costs from…

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How many dirt-cheap Lloyds shares must I buy for a £100 monthly passive income?

| John Fieldsend

Lloyds shares look on the cheap side to me! How many must I buy for a £100 passive income? And…

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Here’s how I’d invest a £20K Stocks & Shares ISA to target £1,600 in dividend income every year

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer gets into the nitty gritty of how he would aim to build sizeable passive income streams from a…

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