So far, this has been a good year for the UK stock market. The flagship FTSE 100 index of leading shares recently hit an all-time closing high. It has moved up 8% so far this year. The FTSE 250 index of small and mid-cap companies has done less well, but is still up 5% compared to where it began the ...
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Last Friday (3 May), the Phoenix Group (LSE: PHNX) share price shot up from £4.90 to £5.26, representing a 7.35% rise. The sudden movement follows a pattern of volatility that the share price has exhibited throughout this year. In late March, it made a sudden jump from £4.76 to £5.55 before falling back ...
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Phoenix Group Holdings (LSE: PHNX) does not attract the attention it merits as a giant FTSE 100 insurance firm, in my view. I think this is because many people do not realise it owns famous brands such as Standard Life and SunLife. I did not either, incidentally, until my stock screener started flashing ...
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What’s the best FTSE 100 stock I could buy today as a dividend investor? I think I could make a good case for Phoenix Group Holdings (LSE: PHNX). Phoenix is in the insurance and investment business, specialising in acquiring and managing closed life and pension funds. And it’s mostly life assurance operations, ...
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A second income can really help with rising bills these days. And there’s a way to aim for it, without taking on a second job. But it needs a bit of money to set up and, ideally, a few years to get going. I’m talking about buying shares in UK companies that pay good dividends. Windfall If I had a £10k ...
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I owned Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) shares long before I had even heard of Phoenix Group Holdings (LSE: PHNX). Like many people, I was unaware the insurance firm operated the powerhouse Standard Life and SunLife brands, among others. Both stocks were selected using my standard stock screening process to identify ...
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Up until early last March, I’d barely heard of FTSE 100 insurance firm Phoenix Group Holdings (LSE: PHNX). I suspect this was because, like many, I didn’t realise it was behind powerhouse insurance brands Standard Life and SunLife, among others. In fact, the only reason I noticed it at that point was ...
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With a new tax year upon us, a whole new ISA allowance starts once more. I think investing a Stocks and Shares ISA in the right way can help turn it into a powerful passive income machine over the long term. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may ...
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The FTSE 100‘s a great place for investors to find top-quality income shares. Here are four high-dividend stocks I think are worth a close look today. Taylor Wimpey The housing market isn’t out of the woods just yet. But a steady stream of upbeat industry news suggests homebuyer demand is back in recovery ...
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Creating a second income is entirely possible with a brand spanking new ISA, and a methodical approach. Let me explain how I’d approach this! Crunching numbers Let’s say for the purposes of this article I have a brand new Stocks and Shares ISA. Within that ISA, I also have deposited my full £20K allowance ...
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Investing in stocks with high dividend yields is a great way to earn some extra income. Dividend-paying companies reward their shareholders by redistributing a percentage of profits to them each year. The higher the yield, the higher the payout. Reinvesting dividends can significantly boost investments ...
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More and more people I know are thinking about how to generate passive income. They talk about rental properties, all sorts of other things that sound weird and risky to me… and even income from the UK stocks market. I like the idea of seeking income from UK stocks. When investing in a stock, value is ...
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“How can I build up any kind of passive income when I have no money saved?” I’ve heard that kind of question a few times. But everyone I know who invests today started with little or nothing. And some are now raking in bags of cash. The most successful do it with a Stocks and Shares ISA. But what about ...
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