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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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How I’d start making passive income with just £500 in 2024

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith talks through how he could achieve a better yield than a savings account from dividend stocks as a…

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Is this defensive FTSE 250 stock a no-brainer buy?

| Sumayya Mansoor

Sumayya Mansoor takes a look at this private healthcare firm and considers whether the FTSE 250 stock is a shrewd…

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I’m considering 700 shares of this UK stock to aim for £10,000 a year in passive income

| Mark David Hartley

Could buying dividend shares in this company secure me a reliable passive income that will help me achieve my goal…

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Down 30% and at a 52-week low, is this FTSE 100 stock a screaming buy for my ISA?

| Ben McPoland

Shares of JD Sports started 2024 on an awful footing after the athleisure firm lowered its annual profit guidance. Would…

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Lloyds shares are my bargain buy for 2024

| Cliff D'Arcy

After a bumpy 2023, Lloyds shares are down 1.7% over the past 12 months. But big news may arrive on…

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How I’d aim for £3.1k in recurrent income from these 4 stocks

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith explains how he can build recurrent income from stocks with a strong track record and those that pay…

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£9,500 in savings? Here’s how I’d try to turn that into £535 a month of passive income

| Simon Watkins

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

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Investing a £20k ISA in Aviva shares could give me income of £1,600 a year

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones is impressed by the income being paid to investors in Aviva shares. As ever, it's important to check…

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Income stocks: the best investment of the decade?

| Zaven Boyrazian, MSc

Zaven Boyrazian explains why he thinks buying discounted top-notch income stocks in 2024 could be the buying opportunity of the…

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Here are the dividend forecasts for IAG shares for 2024 and 2025!

| Royston Wild

Hopes of returning dividends helped lift IAG's share price last year. Our writer Royston Wild looks at the FTSE firm's…

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£12,000 in savings? Here’s why I’d aim for £31,377 a year in passive income with FTSE 100 dividend stocks

| Royston Wild

Our writer Royston Wild explains how he plans to use FTSE 100 dividend stocks to build a magnificent passive income.

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2 FTSE 100 housebuilders set for a much better year ahead!

| Sumayya Mansoor

With 2023 in the rearview mirror, our writer explains why these two FTSE 100 house building stocks could be set…

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£5k of savings? I’d turn that into a lifetime of passive income with these simple steps

| Charlie Keough

With £5,000 tucked away, this Fool explores how investors can put that to use and begin to generate passive income…

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I’d buy these UK shares to start earning a second income

| Stephen Wright

Even with high interest rates, Stephen Wright thinks dividend stocks are a better option than cash or bonds for investors…

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Legal & General shares could return 20% this year

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Legal & General shares currently sport a high yield and a low valuation. This leads Edward Sheldon to believe that…

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Is this dividend giant the best bargain in the FTSE 100?

| Simon Watkins

This FTSE 100 investment manager is very undervalued against its peers, has high growth potential, and pays a stunning 8.7%…

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Here are the 2024 and 2025 dividend forecasts for HSBC shares

| James Beard

I own HSBC stock for its income rather than capital growth, although that increased 18% in 2023. Here's the dividend…

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Targeting a £18,766 passive income starting with just £1,000 of savings?

| Royston Wild

Investing in FTSE 100 shares can be a great way to build long-term passive income. Royston Wild shows how this…

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2 FTSE 100 dividend shares I won’t touch with a bargepole in 2024!

| Royston Wild

These FTSE 100 shares both offer dividend yields above the index average of 3.7%. But Royston Wild is keen to…

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I’d buy 137 shares a month of this FTSE 100 stock for £1,000 a year in passive income

| Ben McPoland

The UK stock market is packed with quality shares that pay investors high-yield dividends. Here's my favourite for passive income.

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Here’s how to invest £20k in an ISA to target a 7% dividend yield in 2024

| Zaven Boyrazian, MSc

Zaven Boyrazian explains how he identifies top-notch, high-dividend-yield stocks to build a 7% ISA portfolio in 2024 and beyond.

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These 4 FTSE 100 shares pay out heaps of cash!

| Cliff D'Arcy

While the FTSE 100 offers a dividend yield of 4% a year, these four Footsie firms pay up to 11%…

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Here’s how much I’d need to invest in Tesco shares for £2,000 a year in passive income

| Ben McPoland

Tesco shares were big winners in 2023. Unfortunately this writer never invested in them. So should he buy this year…

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9% yield? Here’s my 2024 M&G dividend forecast!

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane weighs up the M&G dividend forecast for 2024 and explains why he has no plans to sell the…

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How I’d invest £200 a month to target a £51,562 passive income

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains how putting a few hundred pounds aside each month, starting now, could lead to large passive income…

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£10,000 in excess savings? I’d buy 11,627 shares of this stock to aim for £2,500 in passive income

| Stephen Wright

A FTSE 250 REIT is Stephen Wright’s top stock to buy in January. Here’s how he plans to build his…

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3 UK shares I think could smash the market in 2024!

| Sumayya Mansoor

Our writer details three UK shares she feels could be some of the best performers in 2024 and explains why!

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Here are my 3 top picks for 2024 to aim for £20k in yearly passive income

| Oliver Rodzianko

Our author has found three great British dividend shares he’d use to aim to build a healthy annual passive income.…

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3 cheap UK shares I’d buy for passive income AND the next bull market

| Paul Summers

Some of our most established blue-chip stocks look like bargains. Paul Summers would buy now for passive income and, fingers…

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I’m buying FTSE 100 star BAE Systems as it pulls off deals worth billions

| Tom Rodgers

With conflicts raging in Ukraine and Israel, FTSE 100 defence giant BAE Systems could be the best pick of 2024,…

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How I’m targeting world-class dividend stocks to buy and hold for 10 years!

| John Fieldsend

With the economy on shaky ground, here’s how I’m targeting the best of the best in dividend stocks to buy…

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3.6% and 11.3% yields! Should I buy these cheap FTSE 100 shares?

| Mark Tovey

Vodafone and Airtel Africa are two FTSE 100 shares that have caught my attention. One has a sky-high dividend, but…

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Looking for income stocks? This 5% yielding option could soar in 2024 and beyond!

| Sumayya Mansoor

Income stocks can be a great way to boost wealth. Our writer explains why this pick could help now, and…

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This 4.5% yielding defensive stock looks perfect for passive income!

| Sumayya Mansoor

Looking to boost her passive income, Sumayya Mansoor breaks down this real estate investment trust (REIT) as as a top…

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This 8.5%-yielding FTSE 250 dividend giant looks like a hidden gem to me

| Simon Watkins

This FTSE 250 investment firm yields 8.5% and having been recently demoted from the FTSE 100 also looks undervalued compared…

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I’m buying these 2 dividend shares for 2024 and beyond!

| Charlie Keough

This Fool is eager to snap up dividend shares in the opening weeks of 2024 and hold for the long…

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How I’d aim to turn £500 a month into a stunning passive income of almost £350k a year

| Harvey Jones

I'm investing flat out to create a handsome passive income from UK shares before I retire. I only wish I'd…

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Here’s how I’d invest £20,000 in a Stocks and Shares ISA to target a second income for life

| Paul Summers

Using a Stocks and Shares ISA to shield a second income from the taxman makes perfect sense. But how would…

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BP shares have 5%+ dividend yields at current prices! Time to load up?

| Royston Wild

BP offers market-beating dividend yields at its current share price. But is the FTSE 100 oil stock a brilliant buy…

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The FTSE 100 turns 40 — are its best years ahead of it?

| Sumayya Mansoor

As the FTSE 100 celebrates its 40th birthday, our writer takes a look back at the past as well as…

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