Motley Fool Premium
  1. Category
    2. /
  2. Investing Articles
    3. /
  3. Investing For Beginners
    4. /

Investing For Beginners

Top Articles

No posts found.

Recent Investing For Beginners News

Bus waiting in front of the London Stock Exchange on a sunny day.
Investing Articles

Here’s how I’d start investing with just £7 a week

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane uses his experience to explain how he’d start investing from scratch, even on a very limited budget.

Read more »

A mature woman help a senior woman out of a car as she takes her to the shops.
Investing Articles

No savings at 50? The Warren Buffett method could help change that!

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Warren Buffett made most of his fortune after turning 50, demonstrating that even older investors can build enormous wealth. Here’s…

Read more »

A quiet morning and an empty Victoria Street in Edinburgh's historic Old Town.
Investing Articles

£9,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d aim to turn that into £400 of monthly passive income

| Dr. James Fox

There are plenty of ways to earn a passive income, but few are as tried and tested as investing in…

Read more »

Hand is turning a dice and changes the direction of an arrow symbolizing that the value of an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is going up (or vice versa)
Investing For Beginners

Is a global index fund all I need for my ISA and SIPP?

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Edward Sheldon believes it’s worth adding high-quality individual stocks to an ISA or pension to hedge risks and try to…

Read more »

Two mid adult women enjoying a friends reunion city break for the weekend in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Investing Articles

What are the best shares to buy now for my Stocks and Shares ISA?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Some of the best stocks to buy now could already be in my Stocks and Shares ISA. That’s why I’ve…

Read more »

Woman riding her old fashioned bicycle along the Beach Esplanade at Aberdeen, Scotland.
Investing Articles

5 steps to start buying shares with under £500

| Christopher Ruane

Learn how this writer would start buying shares with a few hundred pounds in a handful of steps, if he…

Read more »

Man hanging in the balance over a log at seaside in Scotland
Investing Articles

2 UK shares I’m avoiding like the plague in today’s stock market

| Stephen Wright

Stephen Wright is a big fan of UK shares. But both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250 contain companies…

Read more »

Warren Buffett at a Berkshire Hathaway AGM
Investing Articles

The best investment quote of all time didn’t come from Warren Buffett!

| James Beard

Warren Buffett’s pithy quotes are both relevant and insightful. But the American billionaire didn’t come up with our writer’s favourite.

Read more »

UK financial background: share prices and stock graph overlaid on an image of the Union Jack
Investing Articles

Are we soon to see a skyrocketing stock market?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

The stock market could be on the verge of surging next year as interest rates fall and innovation takes off,…

Read more »

Stack of one pound coins falling over
Investing Articles

Unlocking a £111k yearly second income starting with a £20k ISA!

| Ben McPoland

Taking advantage of a tax-free account to invest in stocks is a smart way to build towards a substantial future…

Read more »

Thoughtful man using his phone while riding on a train and looking through the window
Investing Articles

If I bought the iShares FTSE 100 ETF, here are the stocks I’d get

| Ben McPoland

Some investors will have this FTSE 100 index ETF in their portfolios. But what's in it exactly, and would I…

Read more »

Little pumpkins and mandarines with painted faces for Halloween on wooden background
Investing Articles

Is the stock market about to turn into a pumpkin?

| Stephen Wright

With the ghost of inflation threatening to reappear this Halloween, could the stock market be set for a frightening correction…

Read more »

Buffett at the BRK AGM
Investing For Beginners

2 ways I’m imitating Warren Buffett when preparing for a stock market crash

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith considers some quotes from Warren Buffett when dealing with volatile markets and explains how he's putting them into…

Read more »

Group of friends meet up in a pub
Investing Articles

I’m getting ready for a stock market bull run in November and December

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones suffered some outsized losses on the FTSE 100 shares in his portfolio in October, but that only makes…

Read more »

Little girl helping her Grandad plant tomatoes in a greenhouse in his garden.
Investing Articles

How I’d aim to build a stunning second income of £46,387 a year, starting with £2.50 a day

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones does his sums and finds that investing just a small sum every day could give him a massive…

Read more »

Sunrise over Earth
Investing Articles

Is a global ETF all I need to become a stock market millionaire?

| Paul Summers

Paul Summers considers the benefits and costs that come from adopting a fuss-free approach and holding a fund that simply…

Read more »

Young Caucasian woman with pink her studying from her laptop screen
Investing Articles

£5,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d aim for an annual passive income of £14,350 within 20 years

| Mark Hartley

A few thousand pounds in savings can kickstart an investment journey that can lead to a highly rewarding passive income…

Read more »

Smiling white woman holding iPhone with Airpods in ear
Investing Articles

Start investing with £350? Here’s why, how, and when!

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer explains how he would start investing sooner with less rather than procrastinating until he has thousands of pounds…

Read more »

Group of friends talking by pool side
Investing Articles

With £20k in an ISA, here’s how I’d aim to turn it into a £6,800 second income

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Earning a chunky second income with dividend-growth stocks can take time but, in the long run, a dedicated strategy can…

Read more »

Woman riding her old fashioned bicycle along the Beach Esplanade at Aberdeen, Scotland.
Investing Articles

How I’d target a £3.7m SIPP with just £350 a month

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Zaven Boyrazian explains how to leverage SIPP advantages to build a multi-million-pound portfolio with just £350 to invest each month.

Read more »

Happy woman commuting on a train and checking her mobile phone while using headphones
Investing Articles

With a spare £400, here’s how I’d start buying shares in massive businesses!

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer uses his stock market experience to explain how he'd start buying shares on a limited budget if he'd…

Read more »

Aerial shot showing an aircraft shadow flying over an idyllic beach
Investing Articles

£20,000 in an ISA? Here’s how I’d aim for a tax-free second income of £22,684 a year

| Ben McPoland

Our writer names a FTSE 250 stock he reckons could help power a £20k Stocks and Shares ISA towards a…

Read more »

The Ocean Village Marina neighborhood of Southampton on the Channel coast in southern England, UK.
Investing Articles

£20,000 stashed away? Here’s how I’d invest and aim for £20,000 of passive income

| Dr. James Fox

Millions of us want a passive income, but sometimes we just need to trust the process and commit to regular…

Read more »

Happy woman commuting on a train and checking her mobile phone while using headphones
Investing Articles

If I’d invested £10k in my Stocks and Shares ISA 10 years ago, how much would I have now?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

As a Stocks and Shares ISA investor, here’s how much I could have made if I’d invested in the FTSE…

Read more »

Black woman using smartphone at home, watching stock charts.
Investing Articles

£5,000 to invest? Here’s how I’d seek out the best UK shares to try and double my money

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Investing money in the best UK shares at discounted prices can produce high returns. It may even double an investment…

Read more »

Portrait of pensive bearded senior looking on screen of laptop sitting at table with coffee cup.
Investing Articles

5 simple steps to earning £500 in monthly passive income

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Zaven Boyrazian breaks down the five main steps to generate a monthly passive income with dividend stocks and how to…

Read more »

British coins and bank notes scattered on a surface
Investing Articles

Would I do better taking a million pounds now or 1p that doubles every day for a month?

| Harvey Jones

Any investor worth their salt would surely prefer to have a million pounds than a single penny. Unless they happen…

Read more »

Jumbo jet preparing to take off on a runway at sunset
Investing Articles

2 dividend stocks from which I’m running a mile

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

There are plenty of generous dividend stocks around but not all of them will be reliable long term. Here are…

Read more »

Warren Buffett at a Berkshire Hathaway AGM
Investing Articles

Warren Buffett has $165bn invested in these 3 stocks!

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Here are Warren Buffett’s three largest holdings, but are these good investments right now? Or should investors look elsewhere for…

Read more »

Happy couple showing relief at news
Investing Articles

Who wants to be an ISA millionaire by 2043? Here’s how

| Kevin Godbold

The number of UK ISA millionaires just exploded higher and there's a strong pipeline of others on the way. Here's…

Read more »

Young female business analyst looking at a graph chart while working from home
Investing For Beginners

With a 10% yield and a rising share price, is this the perfect FTSE stock?

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith picks out a FTSE stock that's up 11% over the past year but also has a double-digit dividend…

Read more »

Chalkboard representation of risk versus reward on a pair of scales
Investing For Beginners

With a P/E ratio of just 3.76, is this FTSE 100 stock an undervalued gem?

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith highlights a FTSE 100 stock that's flashing up as undervalued on his radar, partly due to a recent…

Read more »

Two business people sitting at cafe working on new project using laptop. Young businesswoman taking notes and businessman working on laptop computer.
Investing Articles

History shows this is how the FTSE 100 could react to further interest rate cuts

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith takes a look at what happened to the FTSE 100 last time interest rates fell, but flags up…

Read more »

A mature woman help a senior woman out of a car as she takes her to the shops.
Investing Articles

I’d buy 300 shares of this FTSE 250 stock for £100 in annual passive income

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Buying 300 shares of this FTSE 250 enterprise could earn me an extra £100 of income. But this could grow…

Read more »

Portrait Of Senior Couple Climbing Hill On Hike Through Countryside In Lake District UK Together
Investing Articles

A sold-off FTSE 100 giant I’d buy to try and double my money!

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

This FTSE 100 stalwart has taken quite a few hits in 2024. But I see an explosive growth opportunity on…

Read more »

A young woman sitting on a couch looking at a book in a quiet library space.
Investing Articles

It’s possible to start investing with under £1,000 – here’s how I’d do it!

| Christopher Ruane

This writer has been around the block in the stock market. Here's his take on how he'd start investing from…

Read more »

Young mixed-race couple sat on the beach looking out over the sea
Investing Articles

I’d aim for a million by putting £900 a month into just a few shares!

| Christopher Ruane

By investing in just a small number of carefully chosen blue-chip shares, this writer believes he could aim for a…

Read more »

Two business people sitting at cafe working on new project using laptop. Young businesswoman taking notes and businessman working on laptop computer.
Investing Articles

If I’d invested £10,000 in the S&P 500 five years ago, here’s what I’d have now

| Ben McPoland

This writer takes a look at the impressive gains that investors have enjoyed thanks to the S&P 500's remarkable five-year…

Read more »

Light bulb with growing tree.
Investing Articles

How I’d target a £2,000 second income by investing £200 a month

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Finding the right kind of shares to buy and hold for the long run can turn even a small monthly…

Read more »

Two business people sitting at cafe working on new project using laptop. Young businesswoman taking notes and businessman working on laptop computer.
Investing Articles

Here’s how I’d use £300 to start buying shares in 3 simple steps

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane outlines the approach he'd take, in three steps, to start buying shares for the first time and on…

Read more »