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Margin lending loses its popularity

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Investors remain spooked by the horrors created by the GFC.

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Farmers fight back against Woolworths and Coles

| Justin Loiseau

Farmers are fed up with minimal market margins.

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Vinyl sales back in black

| Mike King

Vinyl record sales surge as they go mainstream

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Wesfarmers' insurance sales gain momentum

| Tim McArthur

Cross-selling to the Coles customer base offers significant opportunities.

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Boart Longyear's debt troubles make borrowing more costly

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Offering entices debt buyers with 10% interest.

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3 stocks with over 20% upside potential

| Tim McArthur

These above-average companies have below-average multiples.

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Dick Smith, Nine Entertainment coming back in growing IPO market

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

What are they offering to fire up investors?

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Will Woodside Petroleum strike oil in the Porcupine Basin?

| Regan Pearson

Woodside gets green light for Ireland exploration, but is there any oil and gas there?

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Is now a good time to buy NAB?

| Tom Richardson

The bank’s share price has been turning heads recently.

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What to buy, sell and hold right now

| Owen Raszkiewicz

There are still plenty of opportunities for investors who look hard enough.

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Macquarie sets its sights for improved performance

| Peter Andersen

It's has a good medium-term outlook, but is Macquarie a good value?

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September's outperformers

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The ASX 200 has climbed to new highs, but which companies have also performed strongly?

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Have these dividend stocks run too far?

| Andrew Mudie

The banks and Telstra are still attractive on any share price dips.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX sinks 0.5%, following the lead of offshore markets

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Retirement: How much do you need?

| Mike King

$1 million isn't enough

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Applying for a home loan just got more difficult

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Banks have reportedly increased the home loan “buffers” they use to assess potential home buyers.

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News Corp reports $506 million profit

| Tim McArthur

Murdoch’s beloved newspaper business has reported its first results since separating from Fox.

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Super to hit $7.6 trillion in 20 years

| Mike King

But most Australians probably still won't have enough for their retirement

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2 very attractive small caps announce rights issues

| Owen Raszkiewicz

They’ve got huge potential but small balance sheets. Are they still attractive investments?

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Treasury Wine Estates down the gurgler

| Mike King

Share price slammed after CEO leaves

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3 stocks primed to outperform

| Tim McArthur

Here are 3 out-of-favour stocks whose share prices could be poised to rally.

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Westpac offers $1,500 to new customers

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The bank has intensified its position on regaining market share.

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Big banks get a thumbs up from businesses

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Our top banks are taking customer satisfaction to new levels.

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Fisher & Paykel Healthcare looking good

| Tim McArthur

This New Zealand-based company has great momentum coming into its interim results.

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NBN Co leaderless as board makes speedy departure

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Time for Malcolm Turnbull to appoint “more experience” to NBN board.

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Aussie shares up 6 weeks in a row

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Investors who chose to wait for stocks to fall in September and October are kicking themselves now.

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Buffett: US Fed greatest hedge fund in history

| Mike King

US central bank making billions for US government

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Here's the greatest advantage you hold over Warren Buffett

| Motley Fool Staff

When arguably the greatest investor of all time is having trouble finding bargains in this market, why should anyone else…

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Best of the Fool: Top 5 articles of the past week (16 September to 22 September)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Here are last week’s most popular stories on Fool.com.au

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Can Boral's rise continue?

| Andrew Mudie

Analysts doubtful of a recovery in Boral’s US division.

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ERA's cost-cutting continues while uranium prices flounder

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Underground mine project feasibility is moving forward to expected 2015 start.

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Forge Group loses $290 million contract

| Andrew Mudie

Loss should have no effect on 2014 earnings.

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BetterBills may lower telco profits

| Matt Joass, CFA

BetterBills' price comparison service may mean lower margins for telecom providers.

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New Hope Corporation sizes up rivals' asset sales

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Slumping coal market means distressed mine prices.

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Will this year's iPhone launch fare better?

| Motley Fool Staff

Can Apple beat the 5 million iPhone 5 models it sold last year

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Should you buy Meridian Energy?

| Regan Pearson

NZ government use dividend yield to cover long-term risks in $2 billion electricity IPO.

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NBN Co may split to speed rollout

| Matt Joass, CFA

The government is considering splitting NBN Co into two separate companies.

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PNG's mine grab is not OK with BHP

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

The Ok Tedi mine is taken over by PNG parliamentary vote.

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Is the Australian fashion retail industry dead?

| Regan Pearson

Zero growth and new competition paints a bleak outlook for Aussie fashion retailers.

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Newfound friend for NSW coal seam gas

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Industry minister wants state to be energy self-sufficient.

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