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Alan Oscroft

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, Balfour Beatty plc and Huntsworth plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN), Balfour Beatty plc (LON: BBY) and Huntsworth plc (LON: HNT) are moving up.

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3 FTSE Dividends Lifted This Week: TUI Travel PLC, Ashtead Group plc And Stagecoach Group plc

| Alan Oscroft

TUI Travel PLC (LON: TT), Ashtead Group plc (LON: AHT) and Stagecoach Group plc (LON: SGC) lift their payments.

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Why Sports Direct International Plc, John Wood Group PLC and Supergroup PLC Should Lag The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Sports Direct International Plc (LON: SPD), John Wood Group PLC (LON: WG) and Supergroup PLC (LON: SPG) are slipping.

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3 FTSE Shares Hitting New Highs: easyJet plc, Inmarsat Plc and DS Smith plc

| Alan Oscroft

easyJet plc (LON: EZJ), Inmarsat Plc (LON: ISAT) and DS Smith plc (LON: SMDS) are climbing.

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Why Bunzl plc, Stagecoach Group plc and FirstGroup plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Bunzl plc (LON: BNZL), Stagecoach Group plc (LON: SGC) and FirstGroup plc (LON: VCT) start the day well.

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3 FTSE 100 Shares Going Ex-Dividend: United Utilities Group PLC, Burberry Group plc and BT Group plc

| Alan Oscroft

The day is approaching for United Utilities Group PLC (LON: UU), Burberry Group plc (LON: BRBY) and BT Group plc…

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3 FTSE Shares Hitting New Highs: DCC PLC, Genel Energy PLC and ICAP plc

| Alan Oscroft

DCC PLC (LON: DCC), Genel Energy PLC (LON: GENL) and ICAP plc (LON: IAP) are climbing.

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Why WPP PLC, Ashtead Group plc and Victrex plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

WPP PLC (LON: WPP), Ashtead Group plc (LON: AHT) and Victrex plc (LON: VCT) pick up nicely.

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The Beginners’ Portfolio Sells Vodafone Group plc!

| Alan Oscroft

Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) is the first to get the boot.

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Why WPP PLC, Inmarsat Plc and Kentz Corporation Limited Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

WPP PLC (LON: WPP), Inmarsat Plc (LON: ISAT) and Kentz Corporation Limited (LON: KENZ) are on the up.

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Why Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Berkeley Group Holdings PLC and FirstGroup plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY), Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (LON: BKG) and FirstGroup plc (LON: FGP) are looking good.

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3 FTSE Dividends Lifted This Week: The Sage Group plc, DS Smith plc and Greene King plc

| Alan Oscroft

The Sage Group plc (LON: SGE), DS Smith plc (LON: SMDS) and Greene King plc (LON: GNK) increase their payouts.

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3 FTSE Shares Hitting New Highs: Drax Group Plc, Smith & Nephew plc and AstraZeneca plc

| Alan Oscroft

Drax Group Plc (LON: DRX), Smith & Nephew plc (LON: SN) and AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) are soaring.

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Why British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, easyJet plc and DS Smith plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (LON: BSY), easyJet plc (LON: EZJ) and DS Smith plc (LON: SMDS) have a good…

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3 FTSE 100 Shares Crashing To New Lows: Standard Chartered PLC, SSE PLC And Antofagasta plc

| Alan Oscroft

Standard Chartered PLC (LON: STAN), SSE PLC (LON: SSE) and Antofagasta plc (LON: ANTO) scrape the bottom.

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Why Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Should Be A Winner Next Year

| Alan Oscroft

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON: RBS) is at the start of something good.

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Why The Sage Group plc, AMEC plc and St. Modwen Properties Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

The Sage Group plc (LON: SGE), AMEC plc (LON: AMEC) and St. Modwen Properties plc (LON: SMP) bring good news.

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Why Betfair Group Ltd, ITE Group plc and IP Group Plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Betfair Group Ltd (LON: BET), ITE Group plc (LON: ITE) and IP Group Plc (LON: IPO) are amongst today's few…

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3 FTSE 100 Shares You Should Have Bought Last Month: Aberdeen Asset Management plc, Telecom plus PLC and Halfords Group plc

| Alan Oscroft

November was a great month for Aberdeen Asset Management plc (LON: ADN), Telecom plus PLC (LON: TEP) and Halfords Group…

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3 FTSE Shares Hitting New Highs: Whitbread plc, Smith & Nephew plc and Booker Group Plc

| Alan Oscroft

Whitbread plc (LON: WTB), Smith & Nephew plc (LON: SN) and Booker Group Plc (LON: BOK) are on a roll.

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3 FTSE Shares You Should Have Bought Last Week: Sports Direct International Plc, Thomas Cook Group plc and BTG plc

| Alan Oscroft

Sports Direct International Plc (LON: SPD), Thomas Cook Group plc (LON: TCG) and BTG plc (LON: BTG) had a great…

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3 FTSE 100 Shares Hitting New Highs: Hargreaves Lansdown PLC, Sports Direct International Plc and Stagecoach Group plc

| Alan Oscroft

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON: HL), Sports Direct International Plc (LON: SPD) and Stagecoach Group plc (LON: SGC) climb higher.

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3 FTSE Dividends Lifted This Week: Compass Group plc, Britvic Plc and Marston’s PLC

| Alan Oscroft

Compass Group plc (LON: CPG), Britvic Plc (LON: BVIC) and Marston's PLC (LON: MARS) hand out more cash.

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Why Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

A late surge puts Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (LON: RB) ahead.

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Why National Grid plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

It's a close call, but National Grid plc (LON: NG) could edge ahead.

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

| Alan Oscroft

BG Group plc (LON: BG) looks set for a healthy year.

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Beginners’ Portfolio: Vodafone Group plc And Tesco PLC Are Looking Good

| Alan Oscroft

We catch up with Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD), Tesco PLC (LON: TSCO) and GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK).

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Why Thomas Cook Group plc, Rio Tinto plc and Premier Oil PLC Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Thomas Cook Group plc (LON: TCG), Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO) and Premier Oil PLC (LON: PMO) have a good…

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3 FTSE 100 Shares Hitting New Highs: Compass Group plc, GKN plc and Prudential plc

| Alan Oscroft

Compass Group plc (LON: CPG), GKN plc (LON: GKN) and Prudential plc (LON: PRU) are flying.

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Why NEXT plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

NEXT plc (LON: NXT) is set to be a big sector winner.

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3 FTSE 100 Shares Going Ex-Dividend Next Week: Associated British Foods plc, London Stock Exchange Group Plc and National Grid plc

| Alan Oscroft

It's dividend time for Associated British Foods plc (LON: ABF), London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LON: LSE) and National Grid…

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Why Compass Group plc, United Utilities Group PLC and Galliford Try plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Compass Group plc (LON: CPG), United Utilities Group PLC (LON: UU) and Galliford Try plc (LON: GFRD) all get good…

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Why Severn Trent Plc, KCOM Group PLC and Paragon Group of Companies PLC Should Lag The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Severn Trent Plc (LON: SVT), KCOM Group PLC (LON: KCOM) and Paragon Group of Companies PLC (LON: PAG) all dip.

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Why Mitchells & Butlers plc, Britvic Plc and De La Rue plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Mitchells & Butlers plc (LON: MAB), Britvic Plc (LON: BVIC) and De La Rue plc (LON: DLAR) are all on…

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Why Petrofac Limited, Thomas Cook Group plc and Cranswick plc Should Beat The FTSE 100 Today

| Alan Oscroft

Petrofac Limited (LON: PFC), Thomas Cook Group plc (LON: TCG) and Cranswick plc (LON: CWK) start the week well.

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3 FTSE Shares You Should Have Bought Last Week: Johnson Matthey PLC, Persimmon plc and Telecom plus PLC

| Alan Oscroft

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON: JMAT), Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) and Telecom plus PLC (LON: TEP) had a great week.

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Why BP plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

BP plc (LON: BP) has been down, but it's far from out.

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3 FTSE Shares Crashing To New Lows: RSA Insurance Group plc, Tullow Oil plc and Petropavlovsk PLC

| Alan Oscroft

RSA Insurance Group plc (LON: RSA), Tullow Oil plc (LON: TLW) and Petropavlovsk PLC (LON: POG) are on a downer.

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3 FTSE Dividends Lifted This Week: Aberdeen Asset Management plc, easyJet plc and Daily Mail and General Trust plc

| Alan Oscroft

Aberdeen Asset Management plc (LON: ADN), easyJet plc (LON: EZJ) and Daily Mail and General Trust plc (LON: DMGT) up…

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Why Legal & General Group Plc Will Be One Of 2013’s Winners

| Alan Oscroft

Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) enjoys a resurgence in the insurance business.

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