I sold my Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) recently for two key reasons. First, it trades too much like a ‘penny share’ for my taste. Strictly speaking, it is not one as its market capitalisation is too big. But at just 56p a share, every penny it moves is nearly 2% of its value! Second, it does not pay big enough ...
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The FTSE 100 has recently reached a record high. This might seem like good news all around, but it can actually make it harder for income investors to find high-yielding shares. With inflation heading lower in the UK, dividend shares are becoming more attractive than alternative investments such as UK ...
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With the cost of living rising, earning passive income has never been more important. And investors can do this by just following three simple steps. The first is figuring out where to get the cash to invest, the second involves identifying stocks to buy. And the third is just repeating the first two. ...
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There are lots of different ways to try and earn some extra income. One that I use, along with millions of other people, is investing in blue-chip shares I hope can pay me dividends. Dividends are payments a firm can decide to make to shareholders when it generates spare cash. If I invested in the right ...
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Some dividend stocks are made differently to others… or is it simply a case of having shareholder-focused management? Find out the reasons that four of our free-site writers are keen on the following income shares: British American Tobacco What it does: BAT is one of the world’s largest tobacco companies. ...
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UK shares trade at a discount to their US counterparts, making them attractive dividend investors. And a Stocks and Shares ISA is a great way to protect the returns from tax. Buying shares at regular intervals is one of the best ways of investing. And with £100 each month, the returns can be quite impressive. ...
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The goal of many investors is to generate streams of passive income. As Warren Buffett once famously said: “If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.” There are plenty of ways to go about making a second income. I buy dividend shares as I find it the simplest ...
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Legendary investor Warren Buffet has best encapsulated the idea of passive income. He said: “If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.” The best way I have found of making money while I sleep is by investing in shares that pay me dividends. As I am reducing my ...
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A number of blue-chip UK shares have rather juicy yields right now. As an investor, I like to keep my portfolio diversified. But I think for a £20K Stocks and Shares ISA, spreading the money across a handful of carefully researched and chosen blue-chip shares could give me the diversification I want. ...
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Making a second income is the dream for millions of investors out there, myself included. After all, financial freedom is the goal, right? By making extra cash on the side, it means further down the line I’ll have more disposable income. It also means I’ll have time to do the things I love. The best ...
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Every month, we ask our freelance writers to share their top ideas for stocks to buy with investors — here’s what they said for May! [Just beginning your investing journey? Check out our guide on how to start investing in the UK.] British American Tobacco What it does: British American Tobacco is a tobacco ...
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Investing in shares to create a second income from dividends has never been easier than today. And if I do this inside a Stocks and Shares ISA, I don’t have to worry about paying tax on my returns. Even better for UK investors, the London Stock Exchange is packed with ultra-high-yield dividend shares ...
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Even though the FTSE 100 hit all-time highs yesterday (23 April), it doesn’t mean all UK stocks are flying high right now. The FTSE 250 isn’t even at 52-week highs as I write, with some dividend stocks actually looking very cheap. Here are two I’m thinking about buying that I think are undervalued. Pivoting ...
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Since I turned 50 a while ago, a couple of major factors have been in play regarding my FTSE 100 investments. First, the valuation discount of the UK’s leading index to its major international peers has stayed high. Even when it recently broke through 8,000, it was trading at a one-year average price-to-earnings ...
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A Stocks and Shares ISA can be a way to benefit from long-term appreciation in company valuations, if one makes the right choices. Along the way, though, an ISA can also be a powerful way to generate passive income. Imagine I had a £20,000 Stocks and Shares ISA and wanted to target an average weekly ...
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I’m smart enough to understand a high yield doesn’t always equal a good investment. So are British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS) and Vodafone (LSE: VOD) good income stocks for me to buy right now? Let’s dive in and take a look! What they do and recent performance British American Tobacco is one of the ...
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