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How much second income would I get if I put £10k into dirt cheap Centrica shares?

| Harvey Jones

Centric shares have been looking incredibly cheap despite rocketing in recent years. Harvey Jones wonders whether this is an opportunity…

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If I’d invested £10k in AstraZeneca shares three months ago here’s what I’d have now

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones is kicking himself for failing to buy AstraZeneca shares before the took off. Is there still a decent…

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How I’d find shares to buy for an early retirement

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains some of the factors he considers when looking for shares to buy that could potentially help him…

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Why I’d snap up bargain UK shares to try and build wealth

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains how he hopes to find high-quality UK shares selling at attractive prices, to help him build wealth…

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Here’s how I’d target a £2k annual second income from a £20k Stocks & Shares ISA

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer explains how he’d try to earn thousands of pounds annually in dividends by investing a £20k ISA in…

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5 stocks that Fools have been buying!

| The Motley Fool Staff

Our Foolish freelancers are putting their money where their mouths are and buying these stocks in recent weeks.

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The £20k Stocks and Shares ISA might be one of the better things about living in the UK

| John Fieldsend

The £20k Stocks and Shares ISA doesn't have many equivalents in other countries. Here's why these accounts can help UK…

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Growth or income: what should my SIPP target?

| Christopher Ruane

Should our writer concentrate his SIPP on growth or income shares, or buy a mixture of both? Here he considers…

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£17,365 in savings? Here’s how I’d invest that in dividend shares for long-term passive income

| Stephen Wright

Interest rates might be higher than inflation, but Stephen Wright thinks the stock market is still the place to be…

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Up 1,630% in 10 years and with a 4.2% yield, here’s my favourite passive income investment

| Oliver Rodzianko

Oliver thinks Games Workshop is an exceptional company offering generous dividends for passive income. But it can't grow forever!

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Here’s how I’d start investing with one pound a day!

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer explains how he’d start investing if he had his time again -- by putting aside as little as…

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Small-Cap Shares

This 35p UK stock could rise 129%, according to a City broker

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

This 35p UK stock’s risky. But if analysts at Deutsche Bank are right, it could more than double investors’ money…

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Is it time to do a 360 degree u-turn and buy this penny stock?

| James Beard

There’s a penny stock that’s recently grabbed the headlines for the right reasons. Is it time for me to think…

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Could £20,000 and 5 FTSE 100 shares give me a second income of £26,799 a year?

| James Beard

There are plenty of high-yielding shares currently available that could give me a decent second income. And many of them…

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I’m betting these 2 former stock market darlings will soon make investors rich all over again

| Harvey Jones

These two FTSE 100 stock market darlings have fallen on hard times. Harvey Jones has bought them both, as he…

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Is now the time to get a slice of the action and invest in this tasty growth stock?

| James Beard

Pizza is the world’s favourite food. With this in mind, our author considers whether he should buy a growth stock…

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1 UK dividend stock I’d put 100% of my money into for passive income

| Ben McPoland

Owning a diversified portfolio is usually the wisest option. But if I had to choose just one UK stock for…

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The Lloyds share price is red hot! Is it finally time to sell?

| Dr. James Fox

The Lloyds share price has displayed more volatility than we might expect from a FTSE 100 stalwart this year. But…

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1 world-class FTSE 100 stock I’m going to buy more of soon

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Edward Sheldon believes this under-the-radar FTSE 100 stock has all the right ingredients to be an excellent investment over the…

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I invested £4k in Taylor Wimpey shares last autumn. Here’s what I have today

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones reckoned Taylor Wimpey shares were set to recover and bought them three times last autumn. It's gone well,…

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How I’d try and turn £20,000 into a second income that’s bigger than my salary

| Dr. James Fox

Many of us put our money into savings accounts, but over the long run, the returns are poor. So this…

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2 shares I’m not touching with a bargepole in today’s stock market

| Ben McPoland

The stock market has so many great possible investment opportunities, I just think why take the risk with these two…

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How £50 a week could become a passive income worth £45,209

| Dr. James Fox

Millions of us put money aside for a passive income, but stocks and shares allow us to be much more…

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8%+ yields! Here are 2 of the best FTSE 100 dividend shares to consider buying

| Charlie Keough

This Fool’s been searching the UK stock market to find the best dividend shares. Here are two he thinks investors…

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2 magnificent dividend stocks I plan to add to my SIPP in May

| Royston Wild

Searching for the best dividend stocks to buy for a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP)? Here are two on our Foolish…

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Why the IDS share price could leap next week!

| Cliff D'Arcy

On 17 April, the IDS share price skyrocketed after a foreign bidder made a takeover approach. But time is rapidly…

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Could this FTSE 250 stock be the next Rolls-Royce?

| Stephen Wright

With its debt coming down, its free cash flow going up, and a recovery in demand for cruises, could FTSE…

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Gold won’t earn me passive income. Investing £9 a week like this will!

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains how, learning from billionaire Warren Buffett, he'd aim to set up passive income streams for under £10…

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Here’s why I’ve changed my mind about buying dividend stocks for passive income

| Kevin Godbold

Can buying dividend stocks for passive income actually work out well for investors? Here’s the unvarnished truth.

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5 things the stock market taught me these last 5 years

| Cliff D'Arcy

After reaching new highs in early 2020, Covid-19 collapsed stock markets. Almost five years later, I look back on five…

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Could this British AI stock be a future NVIDIA?

| Christopher Ruane

This British AI stock has seen revenues soar, but so far its share price has been a bitter disappointment for…

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Down 85%, is this value share a bargain in plain sight?

| Christopher Ruane

This UK value share sells for pennies despite owning a brand familiar from roads across the country. Is it the…

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As Rolls-Royce shares hit a new high, could they double again?

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane lays out some attractions and risks he sees in the rising Rolls-Royce share price -- and whether he…

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Forget Nvidia! 1 AI stock to buy that could rise 41%, according to Wall Street

| Ben McPoland

This writer has been looking for an up-and-coming AI stock to buy for his portfolio. Here is the one he…

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This growth stock could be positioned to capitalise on massive AI popularity

| Oliver Rodzianko

Oliver thinks this growth stock could capitalise on the growing artificial intelligence revolution. However, he says the valuation could prove…

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How much passive income could I earn by investing £100 a month in a Stocks and Shares ISA?

| Stephen Wright

Using a Stocks and Shares ISA to avoid dividend tax could grow a £100 monthly investment into a second income…

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Growth Shares

Up 100% in a year, is this popular FTSE stock becoming a bit of a joke?

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith flags up a FTSE 250 stock that has been a top performer over the past year, but is…

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No savings at 30? I’d buy this FTSE 100 stock to aim for a million

| Stephen Wright

Over the last 20 years, the FTSE 100 has returned just under 7% a year. And some of its stocks…

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Is the Rolls-Royce share price simply a joke?

| Dr. James Fox

The Rolls-Royce share price has extended its gains over the past 12 months -- it's now up 186%. Has the…

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1 ex-penny stock I’m loading up on while it is 34p

| Ben McPoland

Our writer explains why he's recently been investing more money into this former penny stock inside his Stocks and Shares…

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