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Maynard Paton

Maynard has worked at the Fool since 1999. He ran the Qualiport online portfolio on the Fool from November 1999 to September 2005 and was lead adviser for the Champion Shares & Champion Shares PRO stock-picking services from September 2005 to June 2011, at which point he moved to become Deputy Editor of the UK Fool. Prior to joining the Fool, Maynard worked for a year as a Poll Tax clerk and then for six years at the local authority's IT department in the murky world of ICL mainframes and COBOL programming. He relocated to Kent to join a financial services firm's IT department and there discovered the joys of stock market investing. As well as keeping an eye on share prices and his local housing market, Maynard's interests include karting, martial arts and entertaining his young family.

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Investing Articles

How Shares Helped Me Quit The Day Job

| Maynard Paton

This decision is a bit of a gamble and is not for the faint-hearted...

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Finding Dividend Winners In A 40% Crash

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2 special and super-impressive dividend records for the long run: Goodwin plc (LON:GDWN) and Rotork p.l.c. (LON:ROR).

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How This Simple Check Helped Me Avoid Quindell plc

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These red boxes show the crucial cash-flow numbers at Quindell plc (LON:QPP).

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Could ASOS plc Double To £42?

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Believe these projections and ASOS plc (LON: ASC) could be worth buying.

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5 Things You May Not Know About Pay At GlaxoSmithKline plc

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The 256-page annual report of GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) reveals plenty of wage stats.

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What Is To Stop Tesco PLC Dropping To 134p?

| Maynard Paton

Buffett’s nightmare investment – greatest investor alive is down £400m-plus on Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO).

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5 Things You May Not Know About Pay At HSBC Holdings plc

| Maynard Paton

The 598-page annual report of HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) reveals plenty of wage stats.

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Sirius Minerals PLC Claims Cabbage Crop Coup

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Sirius Minerals PLC (LON: SXX) once again says its multi-nutrient fertiliser could help grow healthier veg.

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Aviva plc’s Bombed-Out Dividend Signalled An Incredible 100% Gain

| Maynard Paton

Aviva plc (LON:AV) has cut its annual dividend not once but twice during the last five years, while Tesco PLC…

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Massive Uncertainty May Herald Great Depression And Mega Buying Opportunity

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Scottish independence uncertainty hits fresh peak as bank boffin claims Great Depression could occur.

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A Euro-Style Currency Crisis Could Start Next Week

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How I’m investing with 10 days to go before the Scottish vote.

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You Could Enjoy 10% Annual Returns Over The Next 20 Years With Diageo plc

| Maynard Paton

The super track record and dependable operations at Diageo plc (LON:DGE) could make it a Foolish long-haul winner...

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Your 2-Step Plan To Help Grow Your Wealth

| Maynard Paton

Two ways to tackle a battered portfolio.

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The 5.7% Income At GlaxoSmithKline plc Could Be Too Good To Miss

| Maynard Paton

Buying GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) today at less than £14 gets you a super 5.7% income.

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Will You Look Back And Regret Not Buying?

| Maynard Paton

It’s polite City talk for goodbye bull run and hello choppy market correction…

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OFFICIAL: UK Investors Are The Best In The World!

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Our superb pool of British investment talent that has thumped the French, the Americans and the Germans.

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Act Now And Claim Your Share Of £6 BILLION!

| Maynard Paton

So much for the bull run, safe havens, growth stocks and easy-money IPOs...

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What I Just Can’t Understand About Neil Woodford

| Maynard Paton

He could score a 100-bagger and it would not make the slightest difference...

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Urgent Crash Warning: Sell Everything NOW!

| Maynard Paton

Mark your diary -- crisis due between April 2015 and March 2016...

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GLOBO Plc: The Stock That’s Flashing As A Cheap, Quality Buy…

| Maynard Paton

Sales up three-fold and profits up nine-fold…and on a single-digit P/E! But is GLOBO Plc (LON:GBO) all it appears to…

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What These ISA Millionaires Have In Common…

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Broker reveals 'secret' behind millionaire client success.

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3 IPOs For Cheapskates

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22% margins from selling cheap greeting cards?!

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Today May Be Friday The 13th, But I’m Feeling Lucky…

| Maynard Paton

Time to enjoy a scorching summer of sizzling soccer and soaraway shares… but beware the reality of soggy British weather…

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One Easy Way To Find Share Ideas

| Maynard Paton

29% annual returns suggest this simple approach can actually work.

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Should You Buy TSB?

| Maynard Paton

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON:LLOY) plans to sell 25% of TSB this month and the rest of TSB sometime before…

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17% Annual Growth For The Next 7 Years?

| Maynard Paton

Sadly, few quoted companies ever issue specific sales guidance...

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The Easiest Way To Get Rich With Income?

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Grow your wealth through dividends with no effort.

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My Broker Employs Underhand Box-Ticking Bullies

| Maynard Paton

Here is more red-tape aggravation I could do without...

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Who Else Wants To Become A SIPP Millionaire At 55?

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3 milestones on my path to pension prosperity.

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Build A Quality Dividend Portfolio In 5 Minutes

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An excellent chance of beating cash and the market.

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They’re Buying On A P/E Of 250

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No doubt some people became very rich after buying on day one.

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These 11,682,000 People Should Not Invest Another Penny

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You could become an ISA millionaire in 29 years or less.

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Why Banco Santander SA Beats Both Lloyds Banking Group PLC And Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc As A Top ISA Buy

| Maynard Paton

You should consider Banco Santander SA (LON: BNC) rather than Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) and Royal Bank of…

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Why The FTSE 100 Is A Top ISA Buy

| Maynard Paton

You should consider the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) for your ISA.

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Where To Reinvest Your Vodafone Group plc Windfall

| Maynard Paton

The Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) money could buy ARM, J Sainsbury and Royal Mail outright.

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Fat-Cat Stocks Spelling T-R-O-U-B-L-E

| Maynard Paton

There is no complicated maths formula or covert City source involved.

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3 Falling Knives I’ve Put On My Radar

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Executive bonuses limited to just £1,000 suggests all is not lost in one of these companies.

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You’re Pretty Smart If You Own These Shares

| Maynard Paton

There are plenty of millionaires out there who made their money from shares.

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The Shares Hit £102 And He Made A 1,500% Profit

| Maynard Paton

Maybe 2014 really is the year this higher-risk punt will multi-bag...

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The Market Has Dropped And I Want To Buy

| Maynard Paton

FTSE 250 mid-cap Ashmore Group plc (LON:ASHM) is exciting our top Fool investing experts.

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