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ETFs

Growth and income: 2 excellent ETFs for ASX investors to buy this month

| James Mickleboro

These high quality ETFs offer investors very different investment options...

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Dividend Investing

This ASX dividend share has a 6% yield, but I'm still not buying

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why I wouldn't touch this high-yield share with a 10-foot pole.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers gave the thumbs up to these ASX shares last week. Here's why they are bullish on them...

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Share Market News

Would you trade your daily coffee for ASX passive income?

| Tristan Harrison

Having enough money to invest in ASX shares could be about choices.

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Dividend Investing

Get an income boost with these ASX dividend shares: broker

| James Mickleboro

The team at Morgans says these dividend shares could give your passive income a boost...

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Dividend Investing

How I'd generate a $30,000 retirement income from the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF

| James Mickleboro

Don't retire with too little. This ETF could help you retire comfortably or even rich...

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Growth Shares

2 highly-rated ASX growth shares to buy according to experts

| James Mickleboro

A lithium miner and a tech star are getting the thumbs up from analysts...

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How to invest

How do I cash in my Newcrest shares if US giant Newmont takes over?

| Tony Yoo

The Australian gold miner could be sold to its larger American rival -- here's what this could mean for shareholders.

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How to invest

Forget term deposits! I'd listen to Warren Buffett and invest $250 a month to try to retire rich

| James Mickleboro

Investing like Warren Buffett with ASX shares could generate vastly better results than term deposits...

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Dividend Investing

ASX 200 shares: How to invest $10,000 to get $910 per year in passive income

| Bernd Struben

Atop of potentially gaining in value, many ASX 200 shares also pay regular dividends.

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ETFs

Top ASX ETFs to buy in February 2023

| Motley Fool Staff

The great Warren Buffett owns exchange-traded funds. Do you?

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Dividend Investing

Big yields and strong gains ahead for these ASX shares: analysts

| James Mickleboro

Big yields and strong gains are the combo that every income investor wants...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why this ASX 200 share smashed the market with a 5% rally today

| Bronwyn Allen

United Malt Group was the second-best performer among the ASX 200 today.

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Blue Chip Shares

Buy NAB and this ASX 200 blue chip share: brokers

| James Mickleboro

Brokers say that these blue chip shares could give your portfolio a boost...

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Guess which ASX 200 healthcare share defied the market's downturn on Friday.

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Share Market News

2 quality ASX 300 shares trading at bargain-basement prices today

| Tristan Harrison

These 2 stocks could be too cheap to pass up.

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Materials Shares

Own BHP shares? Here's what the market expects from its half year results

| James Mickleboro

Is this mining giant going to deliver another strong result later this month thanks to commodity price strength?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Friday

| Sebastian Bowen

Massive losses for ASX 200 coal shares are driving volumes this Friday...

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Best Shares

Here's the next ASX share I'm going to buy

| Sebastian Bowen

Here are three reasons why I can't wait to add this ASX share to my portfolio.

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers rate this bank, biotech, and tech share as buys right now...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why has the Flight Centre share price soared 20% in a month?

| Bronwyn Allen

The Scott Dunn acquisition isn't the only tailwind for Flight Centre shares.

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Share Fallers

Why AGL, New Hope, News Corp, and REA shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are out of form and ending the week in the red...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Buy Woolworths shares today for 15% upside plus passive income: Goldman

| Sebastian Bowen

Woolworths shares could rocket in 2023, according to this broker.

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Dividend Investing

These 2 ASX All Ords shares will trade ex-dividend next week

| Brooke Cooper

Interested in these upcoming dividends? You might want to get in quick.

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Share Market News

Could an Aussie house price crash destroy the ASX 200 in 2023?

| Bronwyn Allen

Home values are falling at their fastest and steepest rate in 40 years. 

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Earnings Results

News Corp share price down 6% amid sliding earnings and planned job cuts

| Bernd Struben

News Corp expects to cut 1,250 positions, or 5% of its workforce, in 2023.

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Retail Shares

Earnings inbound: How could JB Hi-Fi shares respond on Monday?

| Mitchell Lawler

All the beans are about to be spilled, but what will be important?

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Share Gainers

Why Appen, Endeavour, Imugene, and Treasury Wine shares are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are defying market weakness and ending the week with a bang...

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Broker Notes

Do Wesfarmers shares really offer 13% upside AND passive income?

| Brooke Cooper

Is the Wesfarmers share price really on track to surpass $55?

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Technology Shares

Why has the BrainChip share price crashed 19% in 2023?

| James Mickleboro

Investors have been hitting the sell button again this year, sending this meme stock deep into the red...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Treasury Wine share price climbs on China tariff hopes

| Bronwyn Allen

Will Penfolds and Wolf Blass be back in Chinese bottle shops soon?

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Resources Shares

Own Pilbara Minerals shares? Here's why China is set to remain a 'key customer'

| Bernd Struben

In 2022, EV sales in China averaged more than 500,000 per month.

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Growth Shares

If I had a spare $1,000, here's where I'd invest in the stock market now

| James Mickleboro

I think these ASX shares could be great options for investors with cash burning a hole in their pocket.

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ETFs

2 fantastic ETFs for ASX investors to buy and hold

| James Mickleboro

These ETFs could be an easy way for investors to grow their wealth over the long term…

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Growth Shares

Expect big things from these ASX growth shares: analysts

| James Mickleboro

Pizza and furniture don't usually mix, but they could for a growth portfolio...

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Share Gainers

Why has ASX 300 rare earths stock Arafura rocketed 40% in 2023?

| Brooke Cooper

The last six weeks have been good to those invested in the rare earths favourite.

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Bank Shares

The CBA share price is trading near all-time highs. Should you cash in?

| Sebastian Bowen

Have CBA shares run up too far?

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Energy Shares

New Hope share price dives 9% as ASX 200 coal stocks get hit hard

| Bernd Struben

It’s not just New Hope shares that are sliding today. Whitehaven Coal and Yancoal are deep in the red as…

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Energy Shares

This ASX All Ords fundie just dumped $300 million of Whitehaven shares. Is this a red flag?

| Tristan Harrison

Are institutional investors starting to bail out of coal shares?

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Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin price slumps 5% amid regulation fears

| Mitchell Lawler

Did regulators just drive a stake through the heart of this crypto investment?

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