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Holding tobacco stocks for income? Neil Woodford is too – but maybe you should both sell
Merryn's Blog Tobacco stocks have long provided some of the best and most regular dividend payments around. But, says Merryn Somerset Webb, that may not last much longer.
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Shares in focus: How our tips have fared this year
Features It's been a tough year for stocks. Phil Oakley looks back over the share tips he made in 2014 to see how they have fared, and what investors should do next.
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Neil Woodford may be a star fund manager – but he’s wrong about tobacco stocks
Features Star fund manager Neil Woodford recently revealed that of his top ten holdings, three are tobacco stocks. But that doesn't mean you should follow his lead. Ed Bowsher explains why.
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Retreat from risk: buy stocks with moats
Features A moat represents a castle’s first line of defence against intruders. An ‘economic moat’ does the same thing for a company – and it’s a critical feature to look for before you invest in any stock, says Phil Oakley.
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Shares in focus: Tobacco stocks have life in them yet
Features Doom mongers have been predicting the death of the tobacco industry for a while now, says Phil Oakley. But this tobacco company is still in great shape.
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