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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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Why AstraZeneca plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

It's a close run for AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) as we approach the end of the year.

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3 FTSE 100 Dividends Lifted This Week: Vodafone Group plc, J Sainsbury plc and Burberry Group plc

| Alan Oscroft

Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD), J Sainsbury plc (LON: SBRY) and Burberry Group plc (LON: BRBY) all flash the cash.

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3 FTSE Shares Hitting New Highs: Associated British Foods plc, Babcock International Group PLC and Booker Group Plc

| Alan Oscroft

Associated British Foods plc (LON: ABF), Babcock International Group PLC (LON: BAB) and Booker Group Plc (LON: BOK) continue to…

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Why Banco Santander SA Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

Banco Santander SA (LON: BNC) is set to pay one of the FTSE's biggest dividends.

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Why BT Group plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

BT Group plc (LON: BT.A) is storming back.

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Why J Sainsbury plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

J Sainsbury plc (LON: SBRY) is entering the home straight strongly.

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3 FTSE 100 Shares Going Ex-Dividend Next Week: Vodafone Group plc, NEXT plc and Tate & Lyle PLC

| Alan Oscroft

Cash time is here for Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD), NEXT plc (LON: NXT) and Tate & Lyle PLC (LON:…

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Why Burberry Group plc, Prudential plc and WS Atkins PLC Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Burberry Group plc (LON: BRBY), Prudential plc (LON: PRU) and WS Atkins PLC (LON: ATG) climb after good news.

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Why AMEC plc, British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and Kier Group plc Should Lag The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

AMEC plc (LON: AMEC), British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (LON: BSY) and Kier Group plc (LON: KIE) disappoint the punters.

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Why J Sainsbury plc, ICAP plc and Drax Group Plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

J Sainsbury plc (LON: SBRY), ICAP plc (LON: IAP) and Drax Group Plc (LON: DRX) buck the trend.

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Why GlaxoSmithKline plc, Babcock International Group PLC and John Menzies plc Should Lag The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK), Babcock International Group PLC (LON: BAB) and John Menzies plc (LON: MNZS) are slipping.

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Why CRH PLC, Premier Farnell plc and Oxford Instruments plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

CRH PLC (LON: CRH), Premier Farnell plc (LON: PFL) and Oxford Instruments plc (LON: OXIG) are climbing.

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Why Royal Mail PLC Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

Royal Mail PLC (LON: RMG) surely can't fail to have a good year.

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Why RSA Insurance Group plc, BT Group plc and Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited Should Lag The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

RSA Insurance Group plc (LON: RSA) slides further, BT Group plc (LON: BT.A) and Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (LON: ABF)…

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3 FTSE Shares You Should Have Bought Last Week: Randgold Resources Limited, International Consolidated Airlines Grp and Moneysupermarket.Com Group PLC

| Alan Oscroft

Randgold Resources Limited (LON: RRS), International Consolidated Airlines Grp (LON: IAG) and Moneysupermarket.Com Group PLC (LON: MONY) had a great…

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Why Prudential plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

The insurance business is taking Prudential plc (LON: PRU) to great heights.

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Why Rolls-Royce Holding PLC, International Consolidated Airlines Grp And Bovis Homes Group plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Rolls-Royce Holding PLC (LON: RR), International Consolidated Airlines Grp (LON: IAG) and Bovis Homes Group plc (LON: BVS) end the…

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Beginners’ Portfolio: BP Plc Is Back On Track

| Alan Oscroft

We have important news from BP plc (LON: BP), Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) and Blinkx Plc (LON: BLNX)

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3 FTSE Dividends Lifted This Week: Associated British Foods plc, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC and Tate & Lyle PLC

| Alan Oscroft

Associated British Foods plc (LON: ABF), Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LON: IMT) and Tate & Lyle PLC (LON: TATE) raise…

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Why Marks and Spencer Group Plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

The Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON: MKS) turnaround is bearing fruit.

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3 FTSE Shares Hitting New Highs: NEXT plc, IMI plc and ASOS plc

| Alan Oscroft

NEXT plc (LON:NXT), IMI plc (LON: IMI) and ASOS plc (LON: ASC) continue to climb.

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Why Tate & Lyle PLC, Randgold Resources Limited and Supergroup PLC Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Tate & Lyle PLC (LON: TATE), Randgold Resources Limited (LON: RRS) and Supergroup PLC (LON: SGP) are up.

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Why GlaxoSmithKline plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) is finishing the year well.

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3 FTSE 100 Shares Going Ex-Dividend Next Week: British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, GlaxoSmithKline plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc

| Alan Oscroft

It's cash time for British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (LON: BSY), GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) and Royal Dutch Shell Plc…

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Why Old Mutual plc, easyJet plc and Moneysupermarket.Com Group PLC Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Old Mutual plc (LON: OML), easyJet plc (LON: EZJ) and Moneysupermarket.Com Group PLC (LON: MONY) are on the up.

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Why Lloyds Banking Group PLC Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) is bouncing back to health.

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Why RSA Insurance Group plc, Legal & General Group Plc and Associated British Foods plc Should Lag The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Company news sends RSA Insurance Group plc (LON: RSA), Legal & General Group Plc (LON: LGEN) and Associated British Foods…

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Why Marks and Spencer Group Plc, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC and Shire PLC Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON: MKS), Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LON: IMT) and Shire PLC (LON: SHP) are boosted…

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The Beginners’ Portfolio: AT&T Inc. vs Vodafone Group plc Is Scary!

| Alan Oscroft

If AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) buys Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD), I'll be selling.

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Why SABMiller plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

It's looking like 13 in a row for SABMiller plc (LON: SAB)!

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Why HSBC Holdings plc, Anglo American plc and TeleCity Group Plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA), Anglo American plc (LON: AAL) and TeleCity Group Plc (LON: TCY) are off to a…

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3 FTSE Shares You Should Have Bought Last Week: BP plc, NEXT plc And Marks and Spencer Group Plc

| Alan Oscroft

It was a good week for BP plc (LON: BP), NEXT plc (LON: NXT) and Marks and Spencer Group Plc…

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Why ARM Holdings plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

It looks like 2013 will be another great one for ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM).

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3 FTSE 100 Shares You Should Have Bought Last Month: Hargreaves Lansdown PLC, Whitbread plc and Persimmon plc

| Alan Oscroft

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON: HL), Whitbread plc (LON: WTB) and Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) soared in October.

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3 FTSE 100 Dividends Lifted This Week: BP plc, BT Group plc And Royal Dutch Shell Plc

| Alan Oscroft

BP plc (LON: BP), BT Group plc (LON: BT.A) and Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON: RDSB) up their payouts.

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Why Aviva plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

Aviva plc (LON: AV) could just be the pick of the insurance sector.

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Why Royal Dutch Shell Plc, AstraZeneca plc and Antofagasta plc Should Lag The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON: RDSB), AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) and Antofagasta plc (LON: ANTO) are having a down day.

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3 FTSE Shares Hitting New Highs: BT Group plc, NEXT plc and Meggitt plc

| Alan Oscroft

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A), NEXT plc (LON: NXT) and Meggitt plc (LON: MGGT) are flying.

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Why Vodafone Group plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

It's been a great year for Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) shareholders.

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Why Standard Life Plc, Pearson plc and NMC Health PLC Should Lag The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Standard Life Plc (LON: SL), Pearson plc (LON:PSON) and NMC Health PLC (LON:NMC) respond badly to the day's news.

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