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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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Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc & Standard Chartered PLC Bottom In Stress Test

| Alan Oscroft

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON: RBS) and Standard Chartered PLC (LON: STAN) come out bottom in the BoE's…

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Green Light For Solo Oil PLC And UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC

| Alan Oscroft

Solo Oil PLC (LON: SOLO) and UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC (LON: UKOG) get the go-ahead at Horse Hill.

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Can Torotrak plc (-82%), French Connection Group (-67%) & Ruspetro PLC (-90%) Ever Pull It Back?

| Alan Oscroft

Is there any way back for Torotrak plc (LON: TRK), French Connection Group (LON: FCCN) and Ruspetro PLC (LON: RPO)?

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Goodbye Quindell PLC, Hello Watchstone Group plc

| Alan Oscroft

What does the future hold as Quindell PLC (LON: QPP) changes its name to Watchstone Group plc (LON: WTG)?

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The Beginners’ Big Winners: Aviva plc (71%), Apple Inc. (84%) And Persimmon plc (212%)

| Alan Oscroft

Aviva plc (LON: AV), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) are keeping us nicely ahead.

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Why Are The Recoveries At Barclays PLC, AstraZeneca plc & Banco Santander SA Faltering?

| Alan Oscroft

Barclays PLC (LON: BARC), AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) and Banco Santander SA (LON: BNC) are heading down again.

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How To Be The World’s Best Stock Picker

| Alan Oscroft

Want to be a great stock picker? Read on!

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Is There Any Way Back For Burberry Group plc, Centrica PLC & Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc?

| Alan Oscroft

Where do Burberry Group plc (LON: BRBY), Centrica PLC (LON: CNA) and Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON: RBS)…

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What We Learned From Jim Slater

| Alan Oscroft

Zulu Principle author has died at the age of 86.

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Can Monitise Plc (-91%), Enquest Plc (-66%) & Lonmin Plc (-95%) Recover?

| Alan Oscroft

Is there any way back for Monitise Plc (LON: MONI), Enquest Plc (LON: ENQ) and Lonmin Plc (LON: LMI) from…

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Can Character Group PLC (143%), Betfair Group plc (130%) & Ted Baker plc (67%) Keep Climbing Next Year?

| Alan Oscroft

Do Character Group PLC (LON: CCT), Betfair Group plc (LON: BET) & Ted Baker plc (LON: TED) have further to…

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Aldi & Lidl To Open 5x As Many Stores As Tesco plc, J Sainsbury plc & WM Morrison Supermarkets plc

| Alan Oscroft

Will Aldi and Lidl wipe the floor with Tesco plc (LON: TSCO), J Sainsbury plc (LON: SBRY) & WM Morrison…

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Beginners’ Portfolio Ahead, Despite Being Held Back By BP plc, Rio Tinto plc And GlaxoSmithKline plc

| Alan Oscroft

BP plc (LON: BP), Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO) and GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) weren't as safe as I thought!

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Why Leaving The EU Would Be A Disaster For Investors

| Alan Oscroft

If you believe the EU has damaged Britain's prosperity, think again.

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Are BHP Billiton plc And Anglo American plc Screaming Bargains At Rock-Bottom Prices?

| Alan Oscroft

Can BHP Billiton plc (LON: BLT) and Anglo American plc (LON: AAL) really go any lower?

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Is It Too Late To Buy 2015 Winners Tiziana Life Sciences PLC (+348%), 4d Pharma PLC (+143%) And Pure Wafer plc (+213%)?

| Alan Oscroft

Tiziana Life Sciences PLC (LON: TILS), 4d Pharma PLC (LON: DDDD) and Pure Wafer plc (LON: PUR) are storming ahead!

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Should You Buy SABMiller plc, IMI plc & Punch Taverns plc After Today’s Results?

| Alan Oscroft

SABMiller plc (LON: SAB), IMI plc (LON: IMI) and Punch Taverns plc (LON: PUB) all bring us results.

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Is It Time To Load Up On BowLeven PLC, Falkland Oil and Gas Limited & SOCO International plc?

| Alan Oscroft

BowLeven PLC (LON: BLVN), Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (LON: FOGL) & SOCO International plc (LON: SIA) could be nice…

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Can The Surges At Taylor Wimpey plc, London Stock Exchange Group Plc & ARM Holdings plc Continue?

| Alan Oscroft

Why there could be more to come from Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW), London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LON: LSE)…

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Why Pressure Technologies Plc Has Soared 25% Today

| Alan Oscroft

Is Pressure Technologies Plc (LON: PRES) heading for big profits after today's spike?

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Can The Surges At Hargreaves Lansdown PLC, SKY PLC And Marks and Spencer Group Plc Keep On Going?

| Alan Oscroft

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON: HL), SKY PLC (LON: SKY) and Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON: MKS) have been flying,…

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Can The Surges At Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, ITV plc And Associated British Foods plc Keep On Going?

| Alan Oscroft

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LON: IMT), ITV plc (LON: ITV) and Associated British Foods plc (LON: ITV) just keep on…

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Can The Surges At Direct Line Insurance Group PLC, BT Group plc And NEXT plc Keep On Going?

| Alan Oscroft

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (LON: DLG), BT Group plc (LON: BT.A) and NEXT plc (LON: NXT) are soaring, but…

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Why Are Aviva plc, BAE Systems plc And HSBC Holdings plc So Cheap?

| Alan Oscroft

Are Aviva plc (LON: AV), BAE Systems plc (LON: BA) and HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) unmissable bargains?

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Quindell PLC Cuts Initial Payment To 90p And Delays It Until December

| Alan Oscroft

But Quindell PLC (LON: QPP) still needs court approval, and there's an SFO investigation still on.

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Put Your ISA Money In Shares, Not Cash!

| Alan Oscroft

Putting Your Money Into A Cash ISA Is A Wasted Opportunity!

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Can The Slumps At Standard Chartered PLC, Antofagasta plc And Meggitt plc Be Reversed?

| Alan Oscroft

Are Standard Chartered PLC (LON: STAN), Antofagasta plc (LON: ANTO) and Meggitt plc (LON: MGGT) shares set for a rebound?

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Why Did Optimal Payments Plc Crash 20% Today?

| Alan Oscroft

Customer data breach hits Optimal Payments Plc (LON: OPAY) shares.

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Should You Buy Falkland Oil and Gas Limited After Humpback Failure?

| Alan Oscroft

Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (LON: FOGL) shares crash after Humpback disappoints.

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Should GlaxoSmithKline plc Be Broken Up, As Neil Woodford Urges?

| Alan Oscroft

Neil Woodford seems to think GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) is getting too big for its boots.

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Are Dividends From Rio Tinto plc, Anglo American plc & BHP Billiton plc Set For Big Cuts?

| Alan Oscroft

Confidence in Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO), Anglo American plc (LON: AAL) and BHP Billiton plc (LON: AAL)'s yields could…

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Is There Any Way Back For Talktalk Telecom Group PLC?

| Alan Oscroft

Can Talktalk Telecom Group PLC (LON: TALK) recover from the hacking catastrophe?

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The Beginners’ Portfolio Was Right To Sell Vodafone Group plc, Tesco PLC, Quindell PLC & Blinkx Plc

| Alan Oscroft

How have Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD), Tesco PLC (LON: TSCO), Quindell PLC (LON: QPP) and Blinkx Plc (LON: BLNX)…

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What Should You Do With A £10,000 Windfall?

| Alan Oscroft

£10,000 could give a serious boost to your long-term financial health, if you use it well!

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What Investors Should Look Forward To From BP plc’s Results On Tuesday

| Alan Oscroft

Profits at BP plc (LON: BP) are poised to crash, and what about the dividend?

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Here’s How ARM Holdings plc’s Dividends Will Beat SSE PLC’s And Centrica PLC’s

| Alan Oscroft

ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM) pays less than SSE PLC (LON: SSE) and Centrica PLC (LON: CNA), but it's growing…

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Should You Buy Randgold Resources Limited, Fresnillo Plc And Centamin PLC To Beat An Interest Rate Rise?

| Alan Oscroft

An interest rate hike could make Randgold Resources Limited (LON: RRS), Fresnillo Plc (LON: FRES) And Centamin PLC (LON: CEY)…

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Is Lloyds Banking Group PLC The Best Dividend Share Out There?

| Alan Oscroft

The Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) dividend is set to come storming back.

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1 Big Reason To Sell Vodafone Group plc!

| Alan Oscroft

Is Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) one you shouldn't touch with a bargepole?

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Here’s Why I Wouldn’t Buy Tesco PLC At Any Price!

| Alan Oscroft

Despite the share price fall, Tesco PLC (LON: TSCO) still looks way too expensive.

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