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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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Recently 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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4 UK stocks trading well below book value to consider buying

| The Motley Fool Staff

Sometimes, it pays to be contrarian: who says the UK market has priced a stock precisely right, anyway?

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3 FTSE stocks Fools are eyeing up for choppy markets

| The Motley Fool Staff

A selection of companies listed on the UK stock market on the watchlists of four Foolish investors.

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Just released: our 3 top small-cap stocks to consider buying in April [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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Just released: the 3 best growth-focused stocks to consider buying in April [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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4 REITs Fools own for passive income

| The Motley Fool Staff

REITs often have higher-than-average dividend yields compared to other stocks, making them a solid choice to consider for passive income…

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Recently released: the latest lower-risk, high-yield stock recommendation [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Mark Rogers

Ice ideas will usually offer a steadier flow of income and is likely to be a slower-moving but more stable…

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Should You Buy Rio Tinto plc, Old Mutual plc And Inmarsat plc After Today’s H1 Results?

| Jack Tang

Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO), Old Mutual plc (LON:OML) And Inmarsat plc (LON:ISAT) announced their first half results today.

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Is Aviva plc A Better Buy Than Esure Group PLC After Hiking Dividend By 15%?

| Peter Stephens

Should you buy Aviva plc (LON: AV) ahead of sector peer Esure Group PLC (LON: ESUR)?

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Have Aggreko plc And Randgold Resources Limited Finally Bottomed Out?

| Roland Head

Aggreko plc (LON:AGK) and Randgold Resources Limited (LON:RRS) have both been big fallers this year. Is the worst now over,…

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Cobham plc Surges 8%: Is It A Better Buy Than Chemring Group plc, Senior plc And QinetiQ Group plc?

| Peter Stephens

Which of these aerospace and defence stocks is the best buy? Cobham plc (LON: COB), Chemring Group plc (LON: CHG),…

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Should You Follow Director Buying At Royal Dutch Shell Plc And ARM Holdings plc?

| G A Chester

Is now the perfect time to buy Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON:RDSB) and ARM Holdings plc (LON:ARM)?

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Will Activist Investors Boost The Value Of The FTSE 100?

| Alessandro Pasetti

The FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) could receive a boost from ValueAct and other activist investors, argues Alessandro Pasetti.

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What Can We Learn From The Quindell plc Fiasco As It Falls 30%?

| Alan Oscroft

Shares in Quindell plc (LON:QPP) fell 30% when trading resumed on Thursday,

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Are BP plc And Genel Energy PLC The Best Bets For An Oil Recovery?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Are BP plc (LON: BP) and Genel Energy PLC (LON:GENL) the two perfect picks to play the oil recovery?

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Beginners’ Portfolio: What Have Vodafone Group plc, GlaxoSmithKline plc And Barclays PLC Done For Our Blue-Chip Prospects?

| Alan Oscroft

How did blue-chip purchases of Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD), GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) and Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) pan…

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5 Investment Trusts Trading At Discounts Of Over 10%: Alliance Trust plc, Mercantile Investment Trust plc, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust plc, Caledonia Investments plc & Fidelity China Special Situations plc

| Jack Tang

Alliance Trust plc (LON:ATST), Mercantile Investment Trust plc (LON:MRC), Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust plc (LON:TEM), Caledonia Investments plc (LON:CLDN)…

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3 Reasons Why It’s ‘Game Over’ For Buy-To-Let

| Peter Stephens

Here's why investing in residential property is a bad idea

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The Greek Banking Collapse Continues

| Alan Oscroft

How much further have Greece's banks got to fall?

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Is IP Group Plc A Better Buy Than Blinkx Plc, 3i Group plc And Restore PLC?

| Peter Stephens

Should you buy a slice of IP Group Plc (LON: IPO) ahead of Blinkx Plc (LON: BLNX), 3i Group plc…

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How Much Further Can Shares In Monitise Plc, Apr Energy plc and Nostrum Oil & Gas plc Fall?

| Jack Tang

Are these underperforming shares worth buying? Monitise Plc (LON:MONI), Apr Energy plc (LON:APR) and Nostrum Oil & Gas (LON:NOG).

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Why I’d Buy Polypipe Group PLC, Watch Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc And Sell BT Group plc

| Peter Stephens

While Polypipe Group PLC (LON: PLP) has huge investment potential and Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (LON: RB) is a top…

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Quindell PLC Finally Releases Its 2014 Results! Take A Deep Breath…

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild runs the rule over Quindell PLC (LON: QPP) following today's update.

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Growth & Income Hunters Need To Check Out Barratt Developments Plc, ARM Holdings plc, National Grid plc & BBA Aviation plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild highlights the brilliant potential of Barratt Developments Plc (LON: BDEV), ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM), National Grid plc…

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Are Devro plc And Cranswick plc Better Buys Than Centrica PLC And SSE PLC?

| Peter Stephens

Should you buy food producers, Devro plc (LON: DVO) and Cranswick plc (LON: CWK), ahead of utility companies, Centrica PLC…

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Standard Chartered PLC Slashes Dividend Payout By 50%

| Rupert Hargreaves

As profits collapse, Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) has slashed its dividend payout.

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Is It Time To Invest In Spirent Communications plc, Soco International plc And London Stock Exchange Group plc?

| Kevin Godbold

As they update the market, which firm makes the best investment: Spirent Communications plc (LON: SPT), Soco International plc (LON:…

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3 Soaring Small-Cap Bargains: Jubilee Platinum PLC, Alliance Pharma plc And AdEPT Telecom plc

| Alan Oscroft

Is there further to go for Jubilee Platinum PLC (LON: JLP), Alliance Pharma plc (LON: APH) and AdEPT Telecom plc…

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Is S & U PLC A Better Buy Than GlaxoSmithKline plc?

| Peter Stephens

Should you buy a slice of lending specialist, S & U PLC (LON: SUS), ahead of GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK)?

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Should You Buy Fast-Growing Cohort PLC Instead Of Meggitt plc Or Cobham plc?

| Roland Head

Can upstart Cohort PLC (LON:CHRT) continue to outperform stalwarts Meggitt plc (LON:MGGT) and Cobham plc (LON:COB)?

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Is AstraZeneca plc Selling Off The Family Silver To Support Short-Term Growth?

| Rupert Hargreaves

AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) is using one-off sales to boost revenue but will this hurt long-term performance?

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Is Lloyds Banking Group PLC Gearing Up To Announce A Special Dividend This Year?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) might be planning a special dividend payout for the end of the year.

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5 FTSE 100 Stocks Yielding ~6.5%: BP plc, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BHP Billiton plc, Rio Tinto plc & Anglo American plc

| Harvey Jones

BP plc (LON: BP), Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON: RDSB), BHP Billiton plc (LON: BLT), Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO)…

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Is Legal & General Group Plc A Better Buy Than Aviva plc Or Prudential plc?

| Roland Head

Strong results make Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) an attractive buy, but are Aviva plc (LON:AV) or Prudential plc…

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Duelling Banks: Should You Buy HSBC Holdings plc Or Banco Santander SA After H1 Results?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Should you buy Banco Santander SA (LON: BNC) or HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) for your portfolio?

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Why Virgin Money Holdings (UK) PLC Could Be A Better Pick Than Barclays PLC

| Rupert Hargreaves

There are several reasons why Virgin Money Holdings (UK) PLC (LON:VM) is a better investment than Barclays PLC (LON:BARC).

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The Great Commodity Collapse: Is Now The Time To Buy?

| Malcolm Wheatley

A common regret is not buying shares when they’re cheap — even though it felt like madness at the time...

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Should You Join The Investor Rush For Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited?

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild runs the rule of fossil fuel charger Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (LON: GKP).

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Shire PLC Bids $30bn For Baxalta

| Peter Stephens

Pharmaceutical company, Shire PLC (LON: SHP), makes a bid approach for smaller peer Baxalta

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3 Bombed-Out Oil Bargains: IGAS Energy PLC, Amerisur Resources plc & Hurricane Energy PLC?

| Alan Oscroft

IGAS Energy PLC (LON: IGAS), Amerisur Resources plc (LON: AMER) and Hurricane Energy PLC (LON: HUR) are down, but surely…

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Is There More Than One Reason To Be Bullish On Barclays PLC?

| Alessandro Pasetti

Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) is not very cheap at present, although it could be a calculated bet, argues this Fool.

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Is Jubilee Platinum PLC The Perfect Partner For Anglo American plc?

| Peter Stephens

Should you buy these 2 platinum producers? Jubilee Platinum PLC (LON: JLP) and Anglo American plc (LON: AAL)

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Should You Invest In Enquest Plc, SDL plc And Smiths Group plc?

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild looks at the investment case over at Enquest Plc (LON: ENQ), SDL plc (LON: SDL) and Smiths Group…

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Why GlaxoSmithKline plc Is A Better Dividend Stock Than BP plc

| Jack Tang

A look at dividend sustainability and the growth prospects for GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) and BP plc (LON:BP).

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What Should Neil Woodford Do With Allied Minds plc, Drax Group Plc & Rolls-Royce Holding plc Right Now?

| Alessandro Pasetti

Allied Minds plc (LON:ALM) is a stronger bet than Drax Group Plc (LON:DRX) and Rolls-Royce Holding plc (LON:RR) at this…

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Is Now The Perfect Time To Buy Rotork p.l.c, Diageo plc And Greggs plc?

| Peter Stephens

Should you add these 3 stocks to your portfolio? Rotork p.l.c (LON: ROR), Diageo plc (LON: DGE) and Greggs plc…

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Is Rare Earth Minerals PLC Actually Worth 5.9p?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Can Rare Earth Minerals PLC (LON: REM) ever become a major player in the mining industry?

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