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Brendon Lau

Brendon’s passion for shares started by accident in 2003 and he has worked in various roles around capital markets ever since as a trader, stock analyst and markets reporter with the Australian Financial Review. Most of his wealth has come from share investing than any other asset class, and that has given him the financial freedom not to work full-time, if he chooses to. Brendon is a medium to long-term investor who aims to hold positions for a year or longer and is focused on fundamental analysis, although he will occasionally use technical indicators to time his entries and exits. Brendon has an MBA from Melbourne Business School and is RG 146 certified. He lives in Melbourne with his wife, three kids and two dogs.

Recent Articles

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Bank Shares

Broker warns that small lenders are set to beat ASX bank shares

| Brendon Lau

The best way to gain exposure to the housing recovery isn't through ASX banks but their smaller rivals.

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Technology Shares

Ansarada (ASX:AND) share price surges on record quarter

| Brendon Lau

The Ansarada Group Ltd (ASX: AND) share price surged to a five-month high on Tuesday after it posted a record…

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Record Highs

Galan Lithium (ASX:GLN) share price surges to record on positive results

| Brendon Lau

The Galan share price surged to a high as the miner takes a step closer to becoming the next low…

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Bank Shares

Top broker tells investors to stand ready to take profit on ASX bank shares

| Brendon Lau

The golden run for ASX bank shares may be coming to a close as the tailwinds are waning.

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Bank Shares

Why the Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) share price is beating the ASX 200

| Brendon Lau

The CBA share price is outrunning the broader market over the past year. Here's what you need to know...

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Share Market News

Why the Australian dollar may be set to surge and how it will impact on ASX shares

| Brendon Lau

The suggestion that the booming jobs market is linked to border closures could see the Aussie surge higher. Here's why...

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Broker Notes

The ASX shares with the most to lose from a delayed COVID reopening

| Brendon Lau

COVID-19 fears have sent the market falling but the Webjet share price has more to lose than most.

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Resources Shares

Why the Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price is getting left behind in 2021

| Brendon Lau

The Fortescue share price is lagging its peers in 2021, but has it past its prime?

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Broker Notes

Top broker picks the emerging ASX tech shares with the biggest upside next month

| Brendon Lau

ASX technology shares are making a bit of a comeback but there's one in particular worth watching ahead of the…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Expert says more ASX shares to follow Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD) takeover trend

| Brendon Lau

An expert is predicting that we will see more ASX shares taken private following the big premium offered for Sydney…

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Share Market News

What you need to know about the RBA's interest rate decision today

| Brendon Lau

The RBA moved to quell speculation that interest rates could rise sooner than expected. But that's not the only point…

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Share Gainers

Suncorp (ASX:SUN) share price bucks market downtrend on ~$84m divestment

| Brendon Lau

The Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN) share price is outpacing the broader market after it sold its interest in a…

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Broker Notes

The 3 ASX shares that top brokers just upgraded to "buy"

| Brendon Lau

Experts believe the market is set to rise further this year and leading brokers have just put forward three new…

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Energy Shares

Why ASX energy shares are set to rise again today

| Brendon Lau

The crisis within OPEC+ is deepening and that spells good news for ASX energy shares - at least for now.

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Energy Shares

ASX energy shares in hotseat as OPEC+ struggles to contain crisis

| Brendon Lau

ASX energy shares are jumping on bets that a split in OPEC+ will boost the oil price. But this isn't…

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Share Fallers

These ASX shares are the latest to be hit by broker downgrades

| Brendon Lau

Broker downgrades are clouding over these two ASX shares even as the broader market rallies.

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Broker Notes

ASX lithium shares could get boost from Macquarie (ASX:MQG) upgrade

| Brendon Lau

The decline of combustion engine vehicles could happen faster than you'd think, and that's great news for ASX lithium shares.

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Broker Notes

Why the Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price outlook suddenly improved last week

| Brendon Lau

The Telstra share price has two big tailwinds that drove its outperformance last week.

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Resources Shares

Why this expert thinks commodities are about to rally again

| Brendon Lau

This could be the time to be buying ASX resources shares as Citigroup believes commodities will outperform in the second…

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Broker Notes

The ASX shares most impacted by Australia's job squeeze

| Brendon Lau

The ASX shares of this company that is most affected by the skills shortage just got downgraded by JPMorgan.

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Share Gainers

Temple & Webster share price surges with other ASX COVID winners

| Brendon Lau

Temple & Webster Group isn't the only ASX share that is taking off today as most states impose COVID-19 lockdowns…

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52-Week Highs

Why the Vanadium (ASX:VR8) share price surged to a 2-year high today

| Brendon Lau

The Vanadium Resources Ltd (ASX: VR8) share price is rocketing higher as its Steelpoortdrift project could be worth nearly $2…

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Share Market News

Stockland (ASX:SGP) unveils biggest dividend in 2 years

| Brendon Lau

Stockland increased its final dividend by a quarter but its distribution is yet to return to "COVID-normal".

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Bank Shares

Liar loans could return to haunt ASX bank shares as 1-in-5 borrowers lie to lenders

| Brendon Lau

Around 20% of borrowers lie on their loan applications and that should make ASX banks nervous. A survey by credit…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Iluka (ASX:ILU) share price jumps even as it pours water on M&A rumours

| Brendon Lau

The Iluka share price is surging but it may not have much to do with divestment rumours than this other…

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Energy Shares

Are ASX energy shares worth buying in this decarbonising world?

| Brendon Lau

Investors are increasingly wary about investing in fossil fuel shares but Jarden thinks there are opportunities in the sector.

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Broker Notes

Latest ASX shares to be hit by a broker downgrade today

| Brendon Lau

The market is rallying to a new high this morning but this could be a time to take some profit…

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Materials Shares

Are crashing ASX mining shares an opportunity or a disaster to run from?

| Brendon Lau

Is the brutal sell-off in ASX mining shares the best buying opportunity of 2021 or a warning that investors should…

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Share Market News

ASX tax loss losers that could rebound in the new financial year

| Brendon Lau

One potential way to get ahead in FY22 is to pick bargains among the tax-loss candidates from this financial year.

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Bank Shares

Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) share price hits new record despite money laundering scandal

| Brendon Lau

The Commonwealth Bank and National Australia Bank are embroiled in yet another scandal, although this hasn't impacted on their share…

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Broker Notes

Top brokers just upgraded these ASX shares to "buy"

| Brendon Lau

The market hit a new record high on the first trading day of the week and two ASX shares are…

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Energy Shares

Why ASX energy shares could outperform this morning

| Brendon Lau

The oil price hitting a more than 2-year high could give ASX energy shares a nice boost, but some headwinds…

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Materials Shares

Second "imminent" Vale dam collapse will sweep these ASX shares off their feet

| Brendon Lau

ASX iron ore shares could get a giant second tailwind on the back of a potential looming disaster

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Share Gainers

BlueScope (ASX:BSL) share price jumps on broker upgrade today

| Brendon Lau

The BlueScope share price could be heading for new multi-year record highs if Macquarie is on the money.

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Broker Notes

These ASX shares just got hit by broker downgrades

| Brendon Lau

These ASX shares could be facing come profit taking as we head to the financial year close after brokers downgraded…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Bidding war for the Mainstream (ASX:MAI) share price intensified today

| Brendon Lau

The Mainstream share price jumped today as the group may get yet another higher takeover offer.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

M&A rumour fires up the Iress (ASX:IRE) share price today

| Brendon Lau

There's nothing like an unsubstantiated rumour to fire up the share price and investors' imagination.

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Share Market News

The ASX shares benefiting the most from the company spending boom

| Brendon Lau

We are in the midst of a capex boom and these ASX shares could be in pole position to benefit.

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Share Gainers

Thomson Resources (ASX:TMZ) share price surges on exploration results

| Brendon Lau

Thomson Resources says its Conrad Project may be bigger and better than originally thought.

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Share Market News

China looking to impose new controls on the rocketing coal price

| Brendon Lau

China has so far been losing the war to control commodity prices, but that won't stop it from trying again.

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