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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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How Barriers To Entry Will Tumble At Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Barclays PLC & Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

| Kevin Godbold

The Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) will tear down yet another trading advantage currently enjoyed by Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON:…

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Should We Buy Beaten-Down Balfour Beatty plc Or High-Flying Whitbread plc?

| Kevin Godbold

Which is the better investment: Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) or Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)?

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My ISA Watch List: Whitbread plc, GlaxoSmithKline plc And Dignity Plc

| Kevin Godbold

Building a watch list of cracking potential share ISA holdings: Whitbread plc (LON: WTB), GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK ) and…

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Will The FTSE 100 At 7,000 Generate A Wave of Buying?

| Kevin Godbold

Good economic news flow and a soaring FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) index might encourage latent investors to buy

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My ISA Watch List: Diageo plc, Reckitt Benkiser Group Plc And Shire PLC

| Kevin Godbold

Building a watch list of cracking potential share ISA holdings: Diageo plc (LON: DGE), Reckitt Benkiser Plc and Shire PLC…

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Why Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Barclays PLC & Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Will Disappoint

| Kevin Godbold

Regulators are hell-bent on tearing down the banks like Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY), Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) and…

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Why J Sainsbury plc Outshines Its Big-Supermarket Peers

| Kevin Godbold

Of all the London-listed supermarkets, J Sainsbury (LON: SBRY) looks the least ugly.

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Falling Construction Output Could Be A Warning For Persimmon plc, Bellway plc & Barratt Developments Plc Shareholders

| Kevin Godbold

After a good run, shares in Persimmon plc (LON: PSN), Bellway plc (LON: BWY) and Barrett Developments Plc (LON: BDEV)…

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How WM Morrison Supermarkets plc Can Beat Aldi And Lidl

| Kevin Godbold

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc (LON: MRW) is well placed to meet challengers Aldi and Lidl head on

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Why Ed Balls Is Wrong About Royal Bank Of Scotland Group plc

| Kevin Godbold

There's a fatal flaw in Ed Balls' reasoning about the government's 'investment' in Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:…

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Is It Worth Investing In Tesco PLC And Prudential plc Now?

| Kevin Godbold

As Tesco PLC (LON: TSCO) and Prudential plc (LON: PRU) soar, should we invest?

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My ISA Watch List: SABMiller plc And PZ Cussons plc

| Kevin Godbold

Building a watch list of cracking potential share ISA holdings: SABMiller plc (LON: SAB) and PZ Cussons plc (LON: PZC)

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ISA Watch List: ARM Holdings plc & Unilever plc

| Kevin Godbold

Building a watch list of cracking potential share ISA holdings: ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM) and Unilever plc (LON: ULVR)

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Warren Buffett: “Buying cheap businesses is foolish!”

| Kevin Godbold

The sage of Omaha has shunned cheap businesses for decades... and he told us so 25 years ago!

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3 Reasons To Avoid Monitise plc Now

| Kevin Godbold

Monitise plc (LON: MONI) looks set to rocket... but will it?

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3 Reasons To Buy Monitise Plc Now

| Kevin Godbold

Monitise Plc (LON: MONI) looks set to rocket... but will it?

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3 Of The Weakest Dividends In The FTSE 100: Lloyds Banking Group plc, Barclays PLC & BP plc

| Kevin Godbold

Forward dividends seem fragile at Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON: LLOY), Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) and BP (LSE: BP)

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3 Of The Best Performers I’m Holding Now: ARM Holdings plc, Tasty Plc & Bioventix PLC

| Kevin Godbold

ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM), Tasty Plc (LON: TAST) and Bioventix PLC (LON: BVXP) are lighting up my portfolio

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3 Of The Safest Dividends In The FTSE 100: Unilever plc, Diageo plc And Tesco PLC

| Kevin Godbold

Forward dividends seem built-to-last at Unilever plc (LON: ULVR), Diageo plc (LON: DGE) and Tesco PLC (LON: TSCO)

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Why It’s Not All Bad News For Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited

| Kevin Godbold

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (LON: GKP) may be down, but it's not out.

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With Construction Industry Growth Hitting 4-Month Highs, Is There Still Time To Buy Bovis Homes Group plc, Bellway plc & Berkley Group Holdings PLC?

| Kevin Godbold

Should we buy Bovis Homes Group plc (LON: BVS), Bellway plc (LON: BWY) and Berkley Group Holdings PLC (LON:BKG) as…

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Are Dividends Built To Last At Tesco PLC And BP plc?

| Kevin Godbold

How safe are Tesco PLC's (LON: TSCO) and BP plc's (LON: BP) Dividends?

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Is A Shrinking Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Worth Buying?

| Kevin Godbold

As Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON: RBS) continues to shed burnt-out assets, will a phoenix arise from the…

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Rio Tinto plc To Glencore PLC: You’re Dumped!

| Kevin Godbold

There's no way Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO) is hitching up with Glencore PLC (LON: GLEN) according to Rio's top…

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3 Reasons To Buy Rare Earth Minerals Plc Now

| Kevin Godbold

Rare Earth Minerals (LON: REM) looks set to rocket... but will it?

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When I’d Invest In Sirius Minerals PLC

| Kevin Godbold

Sirius Minerals PLC (LON: SXX) remains several steps away from being investable

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Are Dividends Built To Last At Lloyds Banking Group plc And Unilever plc?

| Kevin Godbold

How safe are Lloyds Banking Group plc's (LON: LLOY) and Unilever plc's (LON: ULVR) Dividends?

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3 Reasons To Avoid ASOS plc Now

| Kevin Godbold

ASOS plc (LON: ASC) looks set to do well for investors, but will it?

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Are Dividends Built To Last At Barclays PLC And Diageo plc?

| Kevin Godbold

How safe are Barclays PLC's (LON: BARC) and Diageo plc's (LON: DGE) Dividends?

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3 Reasons To Buy ASOS plc Now

| Kevin Godbold

ASOS plc (LON: ASC) looks set to rocket... but will it?

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Are Dividends Built To Last At HSBC Holdings plc And National Grid plc?

| Kevin Godbold

How safe are HSBC Holdings plc's (LON: HSBA) And National Grid plc's (LON: NG) Dividends?

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Are Dividends Built To Last At Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc And Royal Dutch Shell plc?

| Kevin Godbold

How safe are Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc's (LON: MRW) And Royal Dutch Shell plc's (LON: RDSB) Dividends?

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Should We Buy ARM Holdings plc As It Targets ‘Everything’?

| Kevin Godbold

ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM) is serious about the internet of things, should we get serious about the shares?

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Are Dividends Built To Last At GlaxoSmithKline plc And BHP Billiton plc?

| Kevin Godbold

How safe are GlaxoSmithKline plc's (LON: GSK) and BHP Billiton plc's (LON: BLT) Dividends?

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How Sales Growth At Tesco PLC Could Herald A New Spring For WM Morrison PLC & J Sainsbury plc

| Kevin Godbold

Green shoots at Tesco PLC (LON: TSCO) make WM Morrison PLC (LON: MRW) and J Sainsbury plc (LON: SBRY) attractive

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3 Reasons To Buy Blinkx plc Now

| Kevin Godbold

Will Blinkx Plc (LON: BLNX) deliver for its investors? Or is there more trouble ahead?

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The Future Is Mobile: Should I Buy BT Group plc Or Vodafone Group plc?

| Kevin Godbold

BT Group plc's (LON: BT.A) purchase of EE squares it firmly against Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) in the mobile…

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Is Now A Good Time To Buy AstraZeneca plc?

| Kevin Godbold

AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) disappoints on earnings, but R&D and deal-making promise growth ahead

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3 Reasons To Avoid Blinkx Plc Now

| Kevin Godbold

Blinkx Plc (LON: BLNX) looks set to rocket ... but will it?

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Why Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited Keeps Falling

| Kevin Godbold

Production up, shares down. What is going on at Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (LON:GKP)?

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