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Alan Oscroft

Alan is a freelance writer who began writing for The Motley Fool in the late 1990s. He has been a private investor for more 30 years, and has explored a number of strategies, settling on high-yielding blue-chip shares.

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Here’s Why I’d Sell Solo Oil PLC, Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited & Blinkx Plc

| Alan Oscroft

Buy Solo Oil PLC (LON: SOLO), Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (LON: GKP) and Blinkx Plc (LON: BLNX)? No thanks!

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3 Dividends Not To Be Missed: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Aberdeen Asset Management plc & Telford Homes plc?

| Alan Oscroft

Can you resist high dividends from Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON: RDSB), Aberdeen Asset Management plc (LON: ADN) & Telford…

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Are Aminex plc, Premier Oil PLC And Oxford BioMedica plc Set For Strong Recoveries?

| Alan Oscroft

Aminex plc (LON: AEX), Premier Oil PLC (LON: PMO) and Oxford BioMedica plc (LON: OXB) are down, but they're far…

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Time To Snap Up Great Dividends From BP plc, Petrofac Limited & Netplay TV Plc?

| Alan Oscroft

BP plc (LON: BP), Petrofac Limited (LON: PFC) and Netplay TV Plc (LON: NPT) are paying cracking dividends.

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Are Barclays PLC, Galliford Try plc And Netcall plc Among The Best Dividend Payers Out There?

| Alan Oscroft

Barclays PLC (LON: BARC), Galliford Try plc (LON: GFRD) and Netcall plc (LON: NET) are all set to stump up…

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Are Dividends From Aviva plc, PayPoint plc And Alternative Networks Plc Unbeatable?

| Alan Oscroft

Here's how Aviva plc (LON: AV), PayPoint plc (LON: PAY) and Alternative Networks Plc (LON: AN) could help line your…

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3 Hot Dates For April: Tesco PLC, ARM Holdings plc And British American Tobacco plc

| Alan Oscroft

Should you buy Tesco PLC (LON: TSCO), ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM), and British American Tobacco plc (LON: BATS) in…

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3 Last-Minute ISA Picks: Rio Tinto plc, Sirius Minerals PLC, Intelligent Energy Holding PLC?

| Alan Oscroft

Is there room in your ISA for Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO), Sirius Minerals PLC (LON: SXX), Intelligent Energy Holding…

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The Great FTSE 100 Crash Of 2016?

| Alan Oscroft

Is the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE: UKX) headed for disaster in 2016?

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3 Shares You Should Have Bought In March: GW Pharmaceuticals (+70%), Premier Foods (+88%), EnQuest (+71%)

| Alan Oscroft

Can GW Pharmaceuticals (LON: GWP), Premier Foods (LON: PFD) and EnQuest (LON: ENQ) continue their climb into April?

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3 Hot Dates For April: Associated British Foods plc, AstraZeneca plc And Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

| Alan Oscroft

Will Associated British Foods plc (LON: ABF), AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) and Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON: RBS)…

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Should You Buy BowLeven PLC, Learning Technologies Group PLC And Circle Holdings PLC After Today’s Results?

| Alan Oscroft

Do results make BowLeven PLC (LON: BLVN), Learning Technologies Group PLC (LON: LTG) and Circle Holdings PLC (LON: CIRC) look…

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Should You Buy Cap-XX Limited, Sinclair Pharma PLC And Manx Telecom PLC After Today’s Results?

| Alan Oscroft

Do Cap-XX Limited (LON: CPX), Sinclair Pharma PLC (LON: SPH) and Manx Telecom PLC (LON: MANX) offer great bargains?

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Can SkyePharma PLC (+78%), Cairn Energy PLC (+63%) And Vedanta Resources plc (+56%) Keep On Climbing?

| Alan Oscroft

Are SkyePharma PLC (LON: SKP), Cairn Energy PLC (LON: CNE) And Vedanta Resources plc (LON: VED) set for big wins?

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There’s Only A Week Left To Maximise Your 2015-16 ISA!

| Alan Oscroft

You should use as much of your 2015-16 ISA allowance as you can.

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Should You Buy SpaceandPeople Plc, Integrated Diagnostics Holdings PLC And African Potash Ltd After Today’s Results?

| Alan Oscroft

Do SpaceandPeople Plc (LON: SAL), Integrated Diagnostics Holdings PLC (LON: IDHC) and African Potash Ltd (LON: AFPO) show great potential?

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Do ARM Holdings plc, BAE Systems plc And SKY PLC Make A Great ISA Trio?

| Alan Oscroft

ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM), BAE Systems plc (LON: BA) and SKY PLC (LON: SKY) could boost your ISA.

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Can Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Tesco PLC And Rolls-Royce Holding PLC Double In Price?

| Alan Oscroft

Do Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY), Tesco PLC (LON: TSCO) and Rolls-Royce Holding PLC (LON: RR) have short-term doubling…

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Here’s How Dividends Can Turn £9,000 Into £179,000

| Alan Oscroft

Not convinced that buying shares and reinvesting dividends is a winning strategy? Read on.

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Here’s Why I’d Sell Vodafone Group plc And Buy NEXT plc And BP plc

| Alan Oscroft

I like the look of NEXT plc (LON: NXT) and BP plc (LON: BP), but I'd shun Vodafone Group plc…

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Do Barclays PLC, Premier Oil PLC And Legal & General Group Plc Make Great ISA Candidates?

| Alan Oscroft

Will Barclays PLC (LON: BARC), Premier Oil PLC (LON: PMO) and Legal & General Group Plc (LON: LGEN) bring you…

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Do Aviva plc, Antofagasta plc And Burberry Group plc Make Great ISA Candidates?

| Alan Oscroft

Will Aviva plc (LON: AV), Antofagasta plc (LON: ANTO) and Burberry Group plc (LON: BRBY) bring you ISA riches?

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Could Sirius Minerals PLC, 88 Energy Ltd And Solo Oil PLC Be The Hottest Growth Picks Around?

| Alan Oscroft

Are Sirius Minerals PLC (LON: SXX), 88 Energy Ltd (LON: 88E) and Solo Oil PLC (LON: SOLO) set to soar?

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Should You Buy Gulf Marine Services PLC, IQE plc And e-Therapeutics plc After Today’s Results?

| Alan Oscroft

Do Gulf Marine Services PLC (LON: GMS), IQE plc (LON: IQE) and e-Therapeutics plc (LON: ETX) offer great bargains?

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Should Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, Royal Dutch Shell Plc And AstraZeneca plc Be In Your 2016 ISA?

| Alan Oscroft

Will Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (LON: RB), Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON: RDSB) and AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) bring you…

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Why You Should Diversify Your Investments

| Alan Oscroft

A little diversification can prevent a lot of heartache.

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Can BHP Billiton plc, Glencore PLC And Anglo American plc Double In Price?

| Alan Oscroft

Are BHP Billiton plc (LON: BLT), Glencore PLC (LON: GLEN) and Anglo American plc (LON: AAL) heading for a bull…

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Are Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Tullow Oil plc And Sports Direct International Plc Poised For Comebacks?

| Alan Oscroft

Is the worst over for Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON: RBS), Tullow Oil plc (LON: TLW) and Sports…

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Is It The End Of The Road For Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited And Stanley Gibbons Group PLC?

| Alan Oscroft

Can Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (LSE: GKP) and Stanley Gibbons Group PLC (LSE: SGI) survive?

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Should Unilever plc, BT Group plc And Centrica PLC Be In Your 2016 ISA?

| Alan Oscroft

Will Unilever plc (LON: ULVR), BT Group plc (LON: BT.A) and Centrica PLC LON: CNA) bring you ISA riches?

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Growth From ARM Holdings plc Or Dividends From British American Tobacco plc, Which Is Best?

| Alan Oscroft

I like ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM) for growth, but I also like British American Tobacco plc (LON: BATS) for…

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3 Small Caps Set To Soar: Quarto Group Inc, PV Crystalox Solar PLC, Vernalis plc?

| Alan Oscroft

What do today's results tell us about Quarto Group Inc (LON: QRT), PV Crystalox Solar PLC (LON: PVCS) and Vernalis…

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Should Diageo plc, Rio Tinto plc And Barratt Developments Plc Be In Your 2016 ISA?

| Alan Oscroft

Will Diageo plc (LON: DGE), Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO) and Barratt Developments Plc (LON: BDEV) bring you ISA riches?

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Beginners’ Portfolio: What Did Results From Aviva plc, Barclays PLC And Persimmon plc Do For Us?

| Alan Oscroft

Results from Aviva plc (LON: AV), Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) and Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) give the portfolio a boost.

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Are Paysafe Group Plc, Virgin Money Holdings (UK) PLC And Interserve plc Cracking Growth Bargains?

| Alan Oscroft

Paysafe Group Plc (LON: PAYS), Virgin Money Holdings (UK) PLC (LON: VM) and Interserve plc (LON: IRV) could be great…

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Would A Takeover Of Home Retail Group Plc By J Sainsbury plc Be Good For Shareholders?

| Alan Oscroft

Would a buyout of Argos benefit either Home Retail Group Plc (LON: HOME) or J Sainsbury plc (LON: SBRY) shareholders?

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Should You Buy Xcite Energy Limited, Jubilee Platinum PLC And AFC Energy plc Today?

| Alan Oscroft

Is It Time To Buy Small Caps Xcite Energy Limited (LON: XEL), Jubilee Platinum PLC (LON: JLP) and AFC Energy…

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Dividend Seekers Have Never Had It So Good!

| Alan Oscroft

Are we in a golden era for dividend stocks?

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Why I’d Avoid UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC, Solo Oil PLC And The Rest Of The Horse Hill Mob

| Alan Oscroft

Are UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC (LON: UKOG) and Solo Oil PLC (LON: SOLO) set to disappoint investors?

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Here’s Why Volatility Is Your Friend

| Alan Oscroft

The ups and downs of the market can you richer, not poorer.

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