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Forget investing for the next five years, 5 stocks that can last forever

| The Motley Fool Staff

Two US-listed stocks, and three right here in Blighty -- find out the names of five businesses that have our…

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Just released: our 3 best dividend-focused stocks to buy before May [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Our goal here is to highlight some of our past recommendations that we think are of particular interest today, due…

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Want to make your grandchildren rich? Consider buying these UK stocks

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Four Fool UK writers share the stocks that they believe have a lot of runway to grow over the long…

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9 stocks that Fools have been buying!

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Our Foolish freelancers are putting their money where their mouths are and buying these stocks in recent weeks.

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Just released: April’s higher-risk, high-reward stock recommendation [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Fire ideas will tend to be more adventurous and are designed for investors who can stomach a bit more volatility.

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5 stocks that Fools think are overvalued

| The Motley Fool Staff

There are a few famous value investors who spring to mind that might take one look at these stocks, and…

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Just released: our 3 top small-cap stocks to buy before May [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Small-cap shares tend to be more volatile than larger companies, so we suggest investors should look to build up a…

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“The last FTSE 100 stock I’d sell in a recession is…”

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It's well worth considering some recession-resiliant stocks as part of a diversifed portfolio. Here, our free-site writers offer up their…

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Should You Buy A Share Of The £15bn Dividends Of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, GlaxoSmithKline plc And BHP Billiton plc?

| G A Chester

Now could be a great time to invest in high-yield heavyweights Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON:RDSB), GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) and…

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5 High-Yielding Small-Cap Shares: De La Rue plc, John Laing Infrastructure Fund Ld, KCOM Group plc, Redefine International plc and Tullett Prebon Plc

| Jack Tang

De La Rue plc (LON:DLAR), John Laing Infrastructure Fund Ld (LON:JLIF), KCOM Group PLC (LON:KCOM), Redefine International PLC (LON:RDI) and…

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Small Caps vs Large Caps: Should You Buy McBride plc Instead Of Unilever plc Or Reckitt Benckiser Group plc?

| Jack Tang

Recovery play, McBride plc (LON:MCB) is more attractive to Unilever plc (LON:ULVR) or Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RB).

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Check Out These Dividend Delights: Banco Santander SA, Esure Group PLC, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC And Persimmon plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why income hunters should check out Banco Santander SA (LON: BNC), Esure Group PLC (LON: ESUR), Imperial…

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3 High-Yielding Stocks On The Up: Royal Mail Plc, Direct Line Insurance Group Plc And BP plc

| Dave Sullivan

Royal Mail Plc (LON:RMG), Direct Line Insurance Group Plc (LON:DLG) and BP plc (LON:BP) can keep you warm at night.

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5 Of The Safest Dividends Around: Norcros plc, Barratt Developments Plc, Close Brothers Group plc, Sepura Plc And Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC

| Rupert Hargreaves

These companies support some of the safest dividends around: Norcros plc (LON: NXR), Barratt Developments Plc (LON: BDEV), Close Brothers…

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How Safe Are The Dividends For These Miners? BHP Billiton plc, Rio Tinto plc and Vedanta Resources

| Jack Tang

BHP Billiton plc (LON:BLT), Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) and Vedanta Resources (LON:RIO) all yield more than 5%, but how likely…

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Are These High-Yielding Shares Dividend Traps? Royal Dutch Shell plc, BP plc & Doric Nimrod Air Two Ltd

| Jack Tang

High-yielding shares Royal Dutch Shell plc (LON:RDSB), BP plc (LON:BP) and Doric Nimrod Air Two Ltd (LON:DNA2) have negative outlooks.

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How Safe Are The Dividends For These Utilities? SSE plc, Centrica plc, Severn Trent plc, United Utilities Group plc and Pennon Group plc.

| Jack Tang

How safe are the dividends for SSE plc (LON:SSE), Centrica plc (LON:CNA), Severn Trent plc (LON:SVT), United Utilities Group plc…

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Can You Depend On Rio Tinto plc, Standard Chartered PLC And Centrica PLC’s Dividends?

| Rupert Hargreaves

How safe are Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO), Standard Chartered PLC (LON: STAN) and Centrica PLC's (LON: CNA) dividends?

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5 Stocks With Market-Bashing Dividend Forecasts: Pearson plc, ARM Holdings plc, Mitie Group PLC, Premier Farnell plc And Marston’s PLC

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild details the delicious returns on offer at Pearson plc (LON: PSON), ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM), Mitie Group…

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3 Of My Favourite Dividend Stocks: AstraZeneca plc, BHP Billiton plc And Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

| Peter Stephens

Buying these 3 stocks for their income prospects could be a good move: AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN), BHP Billiton plc…

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Why Dividends Are Expected To Take Off At Lloyds Banking Group, Cineworld Group plc And Standard Life Plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why shareholder rewards are set for lift off at Lloyds Banking Group (LON: LLOY), Cineworld Group plc…

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Is Now The Perfect Time To Buy Dividend Champions Vodafone Group plc, Rio Tinto plc And Imperial Tobacco Group PLC?

| G A Chester

Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD), Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) and Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LON:IMT) could boost your portfolio.

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Are These Dividends At Risk? Infinis Energy PLC, Vedanta Resources plc, Anglo American plc, Dairy Crest Group plc And Amec Foster Wheeler PLC

| Rupert Hargreaves

Are Infinis Energy PLC (LON:INFI), Vedanta Resources plc (LON:VED), Anglo American plc (LON:AAL), Dairy Crest Group plc (LON:DCG) and Amec…

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5 Stocks With Incredible Payout Potential: BT Group plc, Halfords Group plc, Aberdeen Asset Management plc, Esure Group PLC And Galliford Try plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why BT Group plc (LON: BT.A), Halfords Group plc (LON: HFD), Aberdeen Asset Management plc (LON: ADN),…

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5 Dividend Darlings Poised To Take Off: AstraZeneca plc, RSA Insurance Group plc, Cobham plc, N Brown Group plc And Countrywide PLC

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains the merits of investing in AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN), RSA Insurance Group plc (LON: RSA), Cobham plc…

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Looking For Destructive Dividend Flows? Check Out Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, Barratt Developments Plc, Marks and Spencer Group Plc, Carillion plc And Royal Mail PLC

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild discusses the delicious income prospects at Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LON: IMT), Barratt Developments Plc (LON: BDEV), Marks…

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Why National Grid plc, British American Tobacco plc And Taylor Wimpey plc Should All Deliver Spectacular Dividend Growth

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why National Grid plc (LON: NG), British American Tobacco plc (LON: BATS) and Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:…

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Turbo-Boost Your Income With Centrica PLC, Glencore PLC, Vodafone Group plc, British American Tobacco plc And Anglo American plc

| Peter Stephens

These 5 stocks could make a world of difference to your income: Centrica PLC (LON: CNA), Glencore PLC (LON: GLEN),…

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Why Dividends Are The Key To An Early Retirement

| Peter Stephens

Here's why you should think about income before all else when investing your hard-earned cash

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5 Tasty Smaller Cap Dividends: Ladbrokes PLC, Kier Group plc, KCOM Group PLC, Amlin plc And City of London Investment Group PLC

| Alan Oscroft

Could dividends from Ladbrokes PLC (LON: LAD), Kier Group plc (LON: KIE), KCOM Group PLC (LON: KCOM), Amlin plc (LON:…

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5 Reasons Why Dividends Are Back: BHP Billiton plc, BP plc, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Rio Tinto plc & Royal Dutch Shell plc

| Harvey Jones

Returns of 5% or even 6% a year look even more tempting: BHP Billiton plc (LON:BLT), Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO),…

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5 Top Dividend Stocks: AstraZeneca plc, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, Pennon Group plc, Old Mutual plc And Aberdeen Asset Management plc

| Peter Stephens

These 5 stocks could make a real impact on your income: AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN), Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LON:…

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3 Dividend Stocks On Dodgy Footing: BP plc, Glencore PLC And United Utilities Group PLC

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why BP plc (LON: BP), Glencore PLC (LON: GLEN) and United Utilities Group PLC (LON: UU) could…

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On The Lookout For Excellent Dividend Prospects? Check Out Standard Life Plc, Marks and Spencer Group Plc, Royal Mail PLC, Carillion plc & Old Mutual plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why dividend seekers should check out Standard Life Plc (LON: SL), Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON:…

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3 Dividend Stocks On Shaky Foundations: Rio Tinto plc, Standard Chartered PLC And J Sainsbury plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO), Standard Chartered PLC (LON: STAN) and J Sainsbury plc (LON: SBRY)…

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3 Dividend Darlings On Deadly Ground: Tesco PLC, Centrica PLC And Dragon Oil plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why Tesco PLC (LON: TSCO), Centrica PLC (LON: CNA) and Dragon Oil plc (LON: DGO) are perilous…

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3 Stocks With Electrifying Dividend Prospects: ARM Holdings plc, Barratt Developments Plc And Halfords Group plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM), Barratt Developments Plc (LON: BDEV) and Halfords Group plc (LON: HDF)…

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5 Juicy FTSE 100 Dividends Set To Soar: RSA Insurance Group plc, ARM Holdings plc, Hargreaves Lansdown PLC, easyJet plc & NEXT plc

| Alan Oscroft

RSA Insurance Group plc (LON:RSA), ARM Holdings plc (LON:ARM), Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON:HL), easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) and NEXT plc (LON:NXT)…

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Searching For Delicious Dividend Stocks? Look No Further Than Lloyds Banking Group PLC, BT Group plc And Premier Farnell plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild takes a look at the dividend prospects of Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY), BT Group plc (LON:…

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3 Stocks Expected To Deliver Explosive Dividends: Vodafone Group plc, BAE Systems plc And Taylor Wimpey plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD), BAE Systems plc (LON: BA) and Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW)…

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On The Lookout For Delicious Dividends? Search No Further Than GlaxoSmithKline plc, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC And Royal Mail PLC

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why I consider GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK), Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LON: IMT) and Royal Mail PLC…

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4 Dividend Achievers For Your Last-Minute ISA: ARM Holdings Plc, Shire Plc, Victrex Plc And IG Group Holdings Plc

| Dave Sullivan

Dave Sullivan looks at dividends in a different way: ARM Holdings Plc (LON: ARM), Shire Plc (LON: SHP), Victrex Plc…

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Why Diageo plc, Bovis Homes Group plc And Pearson plc All Offer Spectacular Dividend Prospects

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why Diageo plc (LON: DGE), Bovis Homes Group plc (LON: BVS) and Pearson plc (LON: PSON) should…

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The FTSE 100’s Biggest Dividends: Direct Line Insurance Group PLC, Admiral Group plc, Taylor Wimpey plc, SSE PLC And BP plc

| Alan Oscroft

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (LON: DLG), Admiral Group plc (LON: ADM), Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW), SSE PLC (LON:…

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5 Top Income Stocks Yielding Over 6%: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Ladbrokes PLC, Games Workshop Group PLC, SSE PLC & LSL Property Services plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON: RDSB), Ladbrokes PLC (LON: LAD), Games Workshop Group PLC (LON: GAW), Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW) and LSL Property…

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How Lloyds Banking Group PLC Could Be A Better Dividend Stock Than National Grid plc

| Peter Stephens

Here's why income-seeking investors may prefer to buy Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) over National Grid plc (LON: NG).

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AstraZeneca plc Vs British American Tobacco plc: Which Is The Better Dividend Stock?

| Peter Stephens

If you're looking for a great income, should you buy AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) or British American Tobacco plc (LON:…

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3 Of The Weakest Dividends In The FTSE 100: Lloyds Banking Group plc, Barclays PLC & BP plc

| Kevin Godbold

Forward dividends seem fragile at Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON: LLOY), Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) and BP (LSE: BP)

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