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Rupert Hargreaves

Rupert Hargreaves

Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. As well as writing for the Motley Fool, he is the editor of Hidden Value Stocks, covers value investing for Gurufocus and hedge funds for ValueWalk.com. Rupert began his career as a proprietary currency trader and still trades on a daily basis. Rupert holds professional level qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. He can be found on Twitter @ruperthargreav1

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Imperial Tobacco Group PLC’s Diversification Away From Tobacco Is Paying Off

| Rupert Hargreaves

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC's (LON:IMT) push into the logistics market is helping the company reduce its reliance upon falling tobacco…

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Diageo plc: A Perfect Share To Retire On

| Rupert Hargreaves

Diageo plc (LON:DGE) has all the traits of a great long-term investment.

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Can Lloyds Banking Group PLC Make £15 Billion Profit?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) be able to drive profits higher?

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Can SABMiller plc Make £5 Billion Profit?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will SABMiller plc (LON: SAB) be able to drive profits higher?

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GlaxoSmithKline plc Vs AstraZeneca plc — Which Is The Better Bet For Income And Growth?

| Rupert Hargreaves

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) and AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) are both great companies, but which one should you choose?

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Has RSA Insurance Group plc’s Outlook Changed Now Hester Is At The Helm?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Stephen Hester is now in charge at RSA Insurance Group plc (LON:RSA) does this mean investors can trust the company…

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Can Standard Chartered PLC Make £8 Billion Profit?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Standard Chartered PLC (LON: STAN) be able to drive profits higher?

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Can HSBC Holdings plc Make £20 Billion Profit?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) be able to drive profits higher?

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Can Vodafone Group Plc Hold Its Own In The Global Telecoms War?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) is having to fight larger peers for growth overseas - can the company keep up?

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Can Royal Dutch Shell Plc Make £20 Billion Profit?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON: RDSB) be able to drive profits higher?

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Can J Sainsbury plc Make £1 Billion Profit?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will J Sainsbury plc (LON: SBRY) be able to drive profits higher?

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Will The Emerging Market’s Turmoil Hurt Unilever plc?

| Rupert Hargreaves

More then half of Unilever plc's (LON:ULVR) sales come from emerging markets and recent turmoil is likely to affect profits.

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HSBC Holdings plc And Standard Chartered PLC Are On Special Offer — Which One Should You Pick?

| Rupert Hargreaves

HSBC Holdings plc (LON:HSBA) and Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) have underperformed the market this year but now look attractive.

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Can Centrica PLC Make £2 Billion Profit?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Centrica PLC (LON: CNA) be able to drive profits higher?

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Can BHP Billiton plc Make £15 Billion Profit?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will BHP Billiton plc (LON: BLT) be able to drive profits higher?

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Can Diageo plc Make £5 Billion Profit?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Diageo plc (LON: DGE) be able to drive profits higher?

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Is Wm. Morrison Supermarkets Plc Now The Best Contrarian Opportunity In The FTSE 100?

| Rupert Hargreaves

After recent declines Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc (LON:MRW) looks attractive.

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A Government Price Freeze Could Cripple SSE PLC

| Rupert Hargreaves

A price freeze would be disastrous for SSE PLC (LON:SSE) dividend and balance sheet.

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Can Legal & General Group Plc Make £1 Billion Profit?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Legal & General Group Plc (LON: LGEN) be able to drive profits higher?

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Can Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Make £5 Billion Profit?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON: RBS) be able to drive profits higher?

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Can Investors Trust RSA Insurance Group plc Again?

| Rupert Hargreaves

RSA Insurance Group plc (LON:RSA) recent accounting scandal is just the last in a long list of mistakes, will investors…

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Can BG Group plc’s Share Price Return To 1,565?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will BG Group plc (LON: BG) be able to return to its previous highs?

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Is Vodafone Group plc Planning A Takeover Of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) is tipped to be weighing up a bid for British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (LON:BSY) but…

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Can Marks and Spencer Group Plc’s Share Price Return To 743p?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON: MKS) be able to return to its previous highs?

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Can National Grid plc’s Share Price Return To 836p?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will National Grid plc (LON: NG) be able to return to its previous highs?

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At Two-Year Lows, Is Standard Chartered PLC Worth a Gamble?

| Rupert Hargreaves

After warning on profits and dropping to a two-year low, is Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) worth a punt?

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3 Reasons Why Barclays PLC Is Set To Outperform Its Peers

| Rupert Hargreaves

Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) may have needed to ask shareholders for more cash but the bank is still set to outperform…

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Can ARM Holdings plc’s Share Price Return To 1,111p?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM) be able to return to its previous highs?

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There Are Huge Changes Taking Place At Royal Dutch Shell Plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

Royal Dutch Shell plc (LON: RDSB)'s performance has been lacklustre during the past few years but things are changing.

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Can Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited’s Share Price Return To 412p?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (LON: GKP) be able to return to its previous highs?

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Can SSE PLC’s Share Price Return To 1,676p?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will SSE PLC (LON: SSE) be able to return to its previous highs?

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Is BHP Billiton Plc Now A Dividend Play?

| Rupert Hargreaves

BHP Billiton plc (LON:BLT) now offers a dividend yield of above 4%, is this opportunity too good to pass up?

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Centrica PLC’s Overseas Expansion Plans Are Great For Shareholders

| Rupert Hargreaves

Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) is facing increasing scrutiny here in the UK but the company is growing rapidly internationally and shareholders…

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Can Vodafone Group plc’s Share Price Return To 440p?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) be able to return to its previous highs?

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Can BT Group plc’s Share Price Return To 1,513p?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will BT Group plc (LON: BT.A) be able to return to its previous highs?

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Can BAE Systems plc’s Share Price Return To 514p?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will BAE Systems plc (LON: BA) be able to return to its previous highs?

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Can Aviva plc’s Share Price Return To 1,119p?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Aviva plc (LON: AV) be able to return to its previous highs?

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My 3 Contrarian Picks For 2014: Petrofac Limited, G4S plc And Tesco PLC

| Rupert Hargreaves

Petrofac Limited (LON:PFC), G4S plc (LON:GFS) and Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) (NASDAQOTH:TSCDY.US) all look like great contrarian plays for the new…

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My 3 Picks For 2014: Centrica PLC, Ferrexpo Plc and Glencore Xstrata PLC

| Rupert Hargreaves

Centrica PLC (LON:CNA), Ferrexpo Plc (LON:FXPO) and Glencore Xstrata PLC (LON:GLEN) are my picks for 2014.

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Can Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc’s Share Price Return To 6,885p?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Will Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON: RBS) be able to return to its previous highs?

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