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How to aim for an eventual second income worth up to £57k on a £37k salary

The average UK salary is more than enough to kick off an investment portfolio and build towards a second income.…

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How to turn £100 a month into £100k with dividend stocks

Not all dividend stocks are boring. Zaven Boyrazian explores three businesses that have massively beaten the market over the last…

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Up 40% in a year and still yielding 7.5% with a P/E of 8.5! Could this be the best share for me to buy today?

Harvey Jones is impressed by results at British American Tobacco. He thinks it might be the best share to consider…

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£10 a day of passive income from a £20k Stocks and Shares ISA? Here’s how!

Christopher Ruane walks through some steps an investor could use to target a tenner a day of income from a…

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£10K of savings? Here’s how an investor could use that to target a £2,708 second income

The stock market can be a powerful and simple way to build a second income. Our writer illustrates how someone…

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£20,000 in savings? Here’s how it could potentially unlock £888 of passive income each month

Christopher Ruane explains why owning dividend shares can be an appealing passive income idea -- and how it can work…

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It’s up 8% in a week but this dividend stock still yields more than 9% with a P/E under 13!

Harvey Jones says this FTSE 100 dividend stock offers one of the highest yields around, and its shares are climbing…

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See how much monthly second income an investor could earn from a £20k ISA

Harvey Jones shows how much second income a balanced portfolio of FTSE 100 dividend companies could generate inside a tax-free…

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Yielding 6.8%, I rate Aviva shares as one of the best for passive income

Andrew Mackie believes that Aviva is one of only a handful of businesses in the FTSE 100 that offers both…

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Why hasn’t the Lloyds share price hit £1 yet?

After nearing 75p in early March, the Lloyds share price slumped before bouncing back. What's keeping it from hitting the…

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5 lessons from the latest stock-market crash

In a sudden, sharp shock, the US stock market lost over 21% in mere weeks. Though it has rebounded, here…

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2 FTSE 250 dividend growth stocks I’ve been buying after recent falls

These FTSE 250 stocks offer tempting income and growth potential, says our writer, who's recently added both to his portfolio.

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£10,000 invested in Greggs shares at Christmas is now worth…

It hasn't been a great year so far for investors holding Greggs shares. What's been going wrong for the FTSE…

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Down 64%, this FTSE 250 stock offers a 13% dividend yield for investors

This struggling investment banker has suffered significant losses in the past five years, but it has the second-highest yield on…

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1 stock market ETF I’ve been buying during the sell-off

The stock market's been all over the place in April, creating a fertile breeding ground for long-term buying opportunities.

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Investors considering a £5,500 holding in this FTSE 250 heavyweight could make £11,129 in annual dividend income over time!

This FTSE 250 global investment manager pays one of the highest yields in any major FTSE index right now. Its…

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This industrial giant is the UK’s largest business, but it’s not a FTSE 100 stock!

The FTSE 100 index is an obvious place to look for Britain's biggest companies, but the most valuable UK stock…

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Here’s a 5-stock FTSE 100 portfolio that could generate £800 a month in passive income

Mark Hartley calculates the potentially lucrative returns of five popular FTSE 100 dividend stocks invested in a Stocks and Shares…

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Is it wrong for me to buy these FTSE 100 tobacco stocks?

These two FTSE 100 tobacco stocks have thrashed the wider UK market over one and five years. But would it…

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Is this a great opportunity to lock in big dividend yields for a second income?

Dividend yields rise as share prices fall. That’s why many investors will see a bear market or correction as an…

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2 stocks that could help investors earn £2,516 of passive income per year from a £20k ISA

Our writer selects two high-yield UK dividend shares for investors to consider that could turbocharge a passive income portfolio.

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Why I think FTSE 100 dividend shares could build a better second income than the S&P 500

US tech stocks are hot, but when aiming for a sustainable second income later in life, our writer prefers dividend-paying…

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2 blue-chip FTSE 100 shares Hargreaves Lansdown investors have been buying in the market sell-off

When global markets were in meltdown mode, Hargreaves Lansdown investors recently piled into these two well-known FTSE 100 names.

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Investors considering £10,000 of Sainsbury’s shares could one day make £2,590 a year in dividend income!

Sainsbury’s shares deliver a yield significantly over the FTSE 100’s 3.8% average and they also look very undervalued against their…

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I’ve been boosting my dividend income with these UK shares

Stephen Wright has been taking advantage of a volatile stock market to buy shares in two UK companies that have…

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2 UK dividend shares that look dirt cheap right now

With the US trade war sinking stock prices, there's a wealth of cheap opportunities in UK dividend shares now. Our…

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Down 15%! Should I snap up Tesco shares for a second income?

This investor is open to adding another FTSE 100 dividend stock to his portfolio to build up a second income.…

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Is it still a good time to buy shares?

With the US announcing smartphones, computers, and semiconductors from China are exempt from certain tariffs, is it safe to buy…

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After a 10% drop in this FTSE gem, investors could target £6,250 in yearly passive income from an £11,000 stake!

This FTSE 100 financial heavyweight has a high yield that can generate serious passive income over time and it also…

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Were we right to ditch our GSK shares?

In spring 2021, my family sold a big lump of GSK shares. Four years later, we have no regrets. Indeed,…

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This £20k ISA delivers £1,961 of cash passive income a year

These three well-known FTSE 100 shares deliver passive income of 9% to 10.8% a year. Bonus: this dividend income is…

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Legal & General Group shares go ex-dividend on 24 April – time to grab that 9% yield?

Harvey Jones holds Legal & General Group shares and is already looking forward to the next bumper dividend from this…

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3 FTSE 100 dividend stocks to consider buying while they’re on sale

Paul Summers reckons canny investors should think about snapping up quality, dividend-paying stocks while they're going cheap

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2 cheap passive income shares to consider buying right now

The passive income we can earn from the UK stock market looks set to climb this year, and could even…

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Down 15% in a month, this FTSE 100 dividend share offers investors a stunning 10.8% yield

Harvey Jones plucks out a FTSE 100 dividend share that offers frankly a quite staggering yield and is now a…

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2 FTSE 100 dividend shares to consider as global recession looms!

FTSE 100 investors need to tread carefully if they're to avoid dividend disappointment in 2025. Here are two top shares…

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This FTSE 100 hidden gem now yields a stunning 9.9% a year, so should I buy more?

This relatively obscure FTSE 100 savings and investment giant now has a super-high yield, and its share price also looks…

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14.2% dividend yield! Is this FTSE income stock worth considering in 2025?

This clean energy trust offers the highest dividend yield in the FTSE 350 right now, but is the double-digit payout…

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10.1% and 12.9% dividend yields! 2 ETFs to consider for a second income

Looking for ways to target a dependable second income in uncertain times? These ETFs could be just the ticket, says…

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10% yields! Why a volatile stock market is great news for passive income investors

The recent stock market volatility has given passive income investors the chance to earn double-digit returns. But they still need…

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