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Kevin Godbold

I’m an investment writer and investor focusing on the London stock market. I run my own pension fund and ISA accounts after a career in management and engineering, which included building up a business from scratch and selling it a few years later.

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Investing Articles

Could this FTSE 100 company’s almost 5% dividend yield swell your portfolio?

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Does “strong” execution and “robust” profitability make this share a buy?

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How should I invest £500 today?

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You could be at the beginning of a long and fruitful investing journey. I’d start like this.

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A 5-step Warren Buffett guide to turbocharge your investing in 2020 and beyond

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Banish losses and reap gains. Warren Buffett shows us how.

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5 steps to take on your path to a million

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Do this and you could accelerate your journey to a million in 2020 and beyond.

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Retirement Articles

How should I invest £100 a month for a second pension?

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The sooner you start, the better. Here’s what I’d do.

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Investing Articles

Here’s one of the secrets of Warren Buffett’s success and how you can have it too

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This powerful tailwind delivered a more than 528,700% return over Warren Buffett’s investing lifetime (so far!)

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Make 2020 the year you start to aim for a million! Here’s how

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A laudable ambition, I’m sure you’ll agree. But what is the best way to proceed?

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A simple calculation that could help you thrash the Footsie in 2020

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Do this and you could turbocharge your returns from shares in 2020 and beyond.

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Forget gold! I’d do this to make a million starting with £20k in 2020

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Here’s a powerful triangle of factors I reckon could turbocharge my investments through 2020 and beyond.

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A secret way to make money with shares in 2020

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This golden tip from Charlie Munger could set you on the road to investment riches.

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3 ‘hidden’ pitfalls to avoid with shares in 2020

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If you want to make a million from shares, avoiding these ‘hidden’ pitfalls could deliver a big boost to your…

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Investing Articles

Forget Bitcoin, buy-to-let and the Lottery! Here’s a time-tested way to a million

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New to investing? I'd get 2020 off to a good start by taking a time-tested path to a million.

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Retirement Articles

How to become a millionaire from shares while on an average salary

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If you do this consistently a million from shares could be closer than you think.

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Investing Articles

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger did this to make millions. You can do it too

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Why not make 2020 the year you start investing like two of the most successful investors the world has ever…

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Why I think 2020 could be the start of a golden era for investing

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This is a market I’m determined to be involved with because the future for shares looks bright, to me.

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3 FTSE 100 investments I’d make for 2020 and beyond

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I’m bullish on good-quality shares and investments such as these.

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The BT share price is down almost 60% over 4 years, but is it finally time to buy?

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Should I pile into BT’s juicy-looking 6.5% dividend?

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Forget the Tullow Oil share price! This is what I’d buy instead

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Is it worth hanging on for the Tullow Oil white-knuckle ride?

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Should I pile into Sports Direct International shares, up 25%-plus today?

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Is this the beginning of a new era for Sports Direct International as it changes its name to Frasers Group…

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3 naughty-but-nice shares I want under my Christmas tree for 2020!

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These 3 stocks are all I want for Christmas, and I’ve been making my list and checking it twice!

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One for your Christmas present list: How to Make a Million – Slowly

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Awesome advice on how to make a million from shares by someone who has done it!

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3 top shares I’d buy before Christmas

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Here are three stocks I’d like to own for Christmas and beyond.

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I think this thing could drive PZ Cussons into recovery and growth in 2020

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Why I think the FTSE 250’s PZ Cussons (LON: PZC) could be on the cusp of a turnaround.

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Should you buy this FTSE 250 share for its 5.8% dividend yield?

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A global drive for better mobility, cleaner air and action to protect the future of our planet could drive this…

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Investing Articles

Forget SXX! All I want for Christmas is this small-cap stock and it’s top of my list!

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I reckon this company is in a market with a tailwind and the progressive dividend policy is impressive.

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Company Comment

This is how much £1,000 in Lloyds shares 5 years ago would be worth today

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Is it worth collecting Lloyds Banking Group’s fat dividend payments?

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This is how much £1,000 in Barclays shares 5 years ago would be worth today

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Are a high-looking dividend yield and a low-looking valuation worth the risk with Barclays?

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How I’d invest £25k in a Stocks and Shares ISA to make a million

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With a sum like £25k, you can do something great. Here’s how I’d proceed.

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Forget buy-to-let! In 2020, I’m targeting 7-figure wealth like this

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Here’s the ‘secret sauce’ I’m relying on to grow my investments in the new year and beyond.

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Retirement Articles

Forget a cash ISA! I’d invest in these 3 FTSE 100 shares to double my State Pension

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Why I’d aim to compound my money with these 3 great stocks.

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Investing Articles

Forget Lloyds and Barclays! I’d buy this stock for its 6.4% dividend yield

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With stabilising trading and pockets of growth, I think this share is attractive.

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If you like the FTSE 100’s Diageo, you could warm to this almost 4% dividend yielder

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I reckon the cash-generating alcoholic drinks sector is attractive, and this company has room to grow.

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Most of this FTSE 100 company’s business is in the US and it’s trading well

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The directors of this company are confident it will outperform its end markets. Should I buy the shares?

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Forget Sirius Minerals! I’d buy this already profitable stock for its potential

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This company appears to be comfortably financed and trading well within an industry with a tailwind.

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This is how I’d invest £100k today

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With a sizeable chunk of money to invest, here are some tips on how to hang on to it and…

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Forget buy-to-let! I’d buy this property share with a 6% dividend yield

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There is a “severe” supply-demand imbalance in this specialist area of real estate operations.

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Retirement Articles

With £2 a day, I’d double my State Pension like this

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Here’s how you can make a big difference to your finances in retirement with your pocket change now!

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2 dividend shares I’d buy before the election

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The finances support progressive dividends with these two companies. I’d buy their shares.

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Forget the Bitcoin price! I’d invest £10k to make a million like this

| Kevin Godbold

We could have just heard big news affecting Bitcoin, so I’d invest for a million like this instead.

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How to find good-value stocks that could help you make a million

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I reckon valuation is an important step towards finding millionaire-maker shares. Here’s how.

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