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John Stepek is the editor of Moneyweek. He has worked for a number of financial magazines and newsletters, including Families in Business, Shares magazine and The Sunday Times.

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Nick Louth specialises in investment, economics and consumer issues. As well as MSN Money, he writes regularly for the Investor's Chronicle and is a My Portfolio columnist for the Financial Times. He is the author of the Bernard Jones Diaries.

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Richard Hunter is head of UK equities at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers, an independent broker offering pension and investment services.

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      63%
    2. Talking phones – Direct Line
      2%
    3. The tenor – Gocompare
      4%
    4. Iggy Pop – Swiftcover
      2%
    5. Ladies in pink – Sheila’s Wheels
      4%
    6. Churchill the dog – Churchill
      19%
    7. The Admiral – Admiral Insurance
      1%
    8. The Elephant – Elephant.co.uk
      1%
    9. Hastings the soldier – Hastings Direct
      1%
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      2%
    11. Mystery man in hat - Hiscox
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