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Investing Articles

The paradoxical nature of Rolls-Royce shares in 2026

| Mark Hartley

Mark Hartley unpacks the economic anamoly that is Rolls-Royce shares and attempts to analyse the pros and cons of this…

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Growth Shares

This FTSE 100 growth stock sits at a 52-week low. Time to consider buying?

| Paul Summers

Is the huge tumble in the share price of this FTSE 100 growth stock a wonderful opportunity for new investors?…

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Investing Articles

£5,000 put into the FTSE 100’s top 3 dividend shares today could earn this much in 5 years…

| Christopher Ruane

If someone spread £5k evenly over the FTSE 100's three highest-yielding shares today and did nothing for five years, what…

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Investing Articles

Up 10% after earnings, is 3i one of the UK’s best stocks to buy once more?

| Stephen Wright

3i often goes unnoticed by investors. But that means they’ve been missing out on one of the UK’s best-performing stocks…

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Investing Articles

Are these 2 of the best UK stocks to buy in February 2026?

| Alan Oscroft

Investors looking for stocks to buy have a run of important full-year results coming in February. Here are two that…

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Investing Articles

Are Marks and Spencer shares a slam-dunk buy with a forward P/E of just 11?

| John Fieldsend

Marks and Spencers shares have been flying of late, but they still look cheap on certain metrics. Is there opportunity…

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Growth Shares

Is SpaceX a stock to buy for my ISA in June?

| Ben McPoland

This writer doesn't normally buy into new IPO stocks. Will he make an exception in 2026 if SpaceX makes its…

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Investing Articles

How much would someone need in an ISA to aim for a monthly second income of £1,000?

| Paul Summers

Paul Summers looks at what it would it take to pull in a cool grand per month in second income…

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Investing Articles

Warren Buffett’s biggest stock investment keeps going from strength to strength

| Stephen Wright

Warren Buffett’s firm has been selling Apple shares recently. But the benefits of the company’s AI strategy are showing up…

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Investing Articles

Can this UK growth share really soar 50% or more in 2026? Some experts think so

| Alan Oscroft

Smaller-cap growth shares could be set for a new bull run this year, and analysts have high hopes for this…

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Investing Articles

The £10-a-day passive income strategy targeting £12,000 a year in dividends

| Mark Hartley

With just a tenner a day, a careful investor can aim to secure a lucrative passive income stream from dividends…

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Investing Articles

Here’s my top FTSE 100 stock to consider buying in February

| Stephen Wright

Shares don’t have to be trading at record lows to be great investment opportunities. That might be the case with…

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Investing Articles

This FTSE 100 stock could be poised for a whopping 40% growth in 2026, or more

| Alan Oscroft

This potential growth stock has one of the most bullish share price outlooks among analysts out of the entire FTSE…

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Investing Articles

It’s down 33%, and I’m adding this name to my list of growth stocks to buy in February

| Stephen Wright

As investors indiscriminately sell growth stocks focused on software, Stephen Wright's looking at one firm that seems more resilient than…

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Investing Articles

1 luxury stock I’m doubling down on in my SIPP in February

| Ben McPoland

This stock in my SIPP portfolio has crashed over 30% inside a year. Investors are bearish. So why am I…

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Investing Articles

Up 319% in 5 years, can BAE Systems shares keep surging?

| John Fieldsend

Will BAE Systems shares continue to be one of the FTSE 100's leading lights in years to come? Or has…

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Investing Articles

Here’s how much passive income £10,000 in Legal & General shares could generate

| Alan Oscroft

For passive income investors, a well-diversified selection of stocks can even out the risks from individual companies or sectors.

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Investing Articles

£5,000 of Lloyds’ shares could generate this much passive income in 2026

| James Beard

The dividend on offer from Lloyds' shares has increased every year since the pandemic. James Beard discusses whether this trend…

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Investing Articles

I asked ChatGPT for a penny stock that could make me rich and it said…

| Ben McPoland

Ben McPoland turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to pick out a UK penny stock that might help him quit the…

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Investing Articles

2 UK shares to consider buying now at massive discounts

| James Beard

There are loads of opportunities for UK investors to buy cheap shares right now. James Beard looks at two he…

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Down 50% with a P/E of just 6.6! Is this a once-in-a-decade chance to buy this FTSE 100 growth stock?

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones likes this growth stock so much he's bought it on four occasions, but he's still in the red.…

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Investing Articles

With an 8.6% yield, is this FTSE 100 income stock an amazing bargain or a value trap?

| James Beard

The FTSE 100’s home to lots of epic income stocks. But is the yield on the Footsie’s highest too good…

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Investing Articles

Here’s how to invest £20,000 in an ISA for a £1,060 passive income

| James Beard

James Beard reveals how to take full advantage of a Stocks and Shares ISA and quickly start earning a chunky…

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Investing Articles

The Diageo share price: a once-in-a-decade chance to get richer?

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones has gone big on the Diageo share price but he was shocked to discover that many of his…

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Investing Articles

After falling 21%, is the Greggs share price set to rebound to £25?

| Royston Wild

Greggs' share price has continued to fall in 2026. But is this battered FTSE 250 stock on the cusp of…

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Investing Articles

Here’s a red-hot passive income idea for an ISA for February!

| Royston Wild

Looking for the best passive income stocks to buy next month? Royston Wild examines a FTSE 250 share whose dividends…

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Investing Articles

UK passive income shares: a once-in-a-decade chance to get rich?

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why now could be a great time to invest in passive income shares -- and reveals a…

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Investing Articles

Start building a lifelong passive income with just £5 a day!

| James Beard

Saving a fiver every day could unlock a £51,971 passive income stream later in life. James Beard explains how this…

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Investing Articles

Should investors consider Scottish Mortgage shares to bag Nvidia and Elon Musk’s SpaceX at an 8% discount?

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones says buying Scottish Mortgage shares gives investors exposure to the SpaceX IPO, as well as Nvidia, Amazon and…

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Investing Articles

2 FTSE 100 shares tipped to grow 50% (or more) by 2027

| Ben McPoland

The market is extremely bearish on these two high-quality FTSE 100 shares. Yet City analysts reckon they can mount a…

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Investing Articles

Here are 3 signs the stock market might crash in 2026, and what we can do

| Alan Oscroft

How should investors prepare for the chance of a stock market crash in the year ahead? Let's take a look…

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Investing Articles

Prediction: analysts think this UK growth stock could soar over 65% in 2026

| Alan Oscroft

We see some impressive growth stock predictions from time to time, but it's rare to find one with a unanimous…

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Investing Articles

The good, the bad, and the unknown for Rolls-Royce shares

| Ben McPoland

It has been up, up, and away for Rolls-Royce shareholders over the past few years. But what challenges might be…

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Investing Articles

Looking for stocks to buy? At 4.1x earnings, here’s the most clearly-discounted share on my radar

| Dr. James Fox

Dr James Fox is always on the lookout for stocks to buy. Here, he details one UK company that looks…

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Investing Articles

This UK penny stock could rocket 47%, says 1 broker

| Ben McPoland

According to one analyst team in the City, this unique UK small-cap stock is undervalued today. Is it worth a…

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Dividend Shares

How big a Stocks and Shares ISA is needed to earn a £500 monthly passive income?

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane looks at what an investor would need to have in their Stocks and Shares ISA to earn £500…

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Investing Articles

FTSE shares: 3 reasons I keep on buying!

| Christopher Ruane

The FTSE 100 index has hit an all-time high this week. That's given our writer pause for thought. But here's…

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Investing Articles

Are Barclays, NatWest and Lloyds still some of the best UK stocks to buy today?

| Harvey Jones

Three years ago Harvey Jones decided FTSE 100 banks like Lloyds were among the best stocks to buy of all.…

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Investing Articles

How much do you need in the stock market to earn a £500 weekly second income?

| Royston Wild

Looking to make a huge second income? Royston Wild explains how this could be possible -- and reveals a top…

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Investing Articles

See how you could target a £10,677 annual passive income from a £20,000 ISA

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones shows ISA investors the value of using as much of their allowance as they can each year, and…

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