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Bank Shares

Which dates could move the Westpac share price in 2025?

Here are the important dates for Westpac investors this year.

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Resources Shares

Which delivered better returns in 2024: Fortescue, Mineral Resources, or BHP shares?

Volatile commodity prices made 2024 a tough year for ASX 200 mining shares investors.

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Share Market News

Best ASX 200 shares vs. best suburbs for property investment in 2024

Let's get specific about which stocks and suburban property markets delivered the best capital growth.

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Investing Strategies

Which delivered better returns in 2024: Wesfarmers, Telstra, or IAG shares?

Let's compare the 2024 performance of these three popular ASX 200 shares.

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Share Market News

Shares vs. property: Which investment delivered the best income in 2024?

We compare gross rental yields across Australia to the dividend yields of the 10 biggest ASX companies.

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Healthcare Shares

Here's how the ASX 200 market sectors stacked up last week

Healthcare was the strongest sector last week, with market darling Pro Medicus surging yet again.

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Record Highs

3 ASX 300 shares smashing new multi-year highs while the market struggles

The broader market is in the red on Friday but these three shares are riding high.

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Small Cap Shares

3 ASX small-cap shares that ripped 295% to 900% in 2024

Several individual small-caps shone but the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index underperformed the ASX 200.

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Best Shares

Which ASX 200 large-cap shares outperformed their peers in 2024?

We reveal the 16 best ASX 200 large-cap stocks for share price growth last year.

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Technology Shares

This ASX All Ords stock is up 48% in under 2 months! Why there's 'more good news to come'

Australian fund manager Forager says this company has undergone "an amazing turnaround".

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Healthcare Shares

Why are Mesoblast shares in a trading halt?

The biotech company requested a trading halt before the market open on Friday. Here's why.

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Share Gainers

16 ASX shares that doubled in value last year

There were multiple ASX All Ords stocks that delivered double-or-more share price growth in 2024.

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Share Market News

Shares vs. property: Which investment delivered the best capital growth in 2024?

Where did home values rise by almost 20%? And which ASX 200 stock more than tripled in value?

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Share Market News

Which ASX 200 company insiders traded shares over the Christmas holidays?

We reveal a few company executive buyers and sellers over the holidays.

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Best Shares

Best ASX 200 share of each market sector in 2024

Here are the No. 1 stocks for price growth in each of the 11 market sectors for 2024.

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Bank Shares

Is it time to cash in some profit on ASX 200 bank shares?

The S&P/ASX 200 Banks Index surged almost 30% compared to a 7.5% lift for the broader ASX 200 last year.

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Retail Shares

3 ASX 200 retail shares that ripped in 2024 despite the cost-of-living crisis

Most Australian consumers did it tough last year amid higher interest rates and retail prices.

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Gold

Good as gold: 5 best ASX 200 gold shares of 2024

It was a glittering year for the precious metal and these stocks certainly benefitted.

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Healthcare Shares

Healthy gains: 5 best ASX 200 healthcare shares of 2024

Four of the five best-performing ASX 200 healthcare stocks of 2024 more than doubled in value.

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International Stock News

How did the US Magnificent Seven stocks perform in 2024?

There was a clear outperformer and a clear laggard within the group last year.

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Energy Shares

Best performing ASX 200 energy shares in a sector that lost its spark in 2024

The energy sector was the weakest of all 11 market sectors in 2024.

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Share Market News

Here's how the ASX 200 market sectors stacked up last week

The worst-performing market sector of 2024 was the best performer in the first week of 2025.

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International Stock News

Star-spangled returns: iShares S&P 500 AUD ETF soars 35% in 2024

US shares delivered a remarkable performance with the IVV ETF providing triple the returns of the ASX 200.

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ETFs

Here's how the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF performed in 2024

Investors in Australia's biggest ASX ETF enjoyed strong returns last year.

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Resources Shares

Why are ASX 200 mining shares going gangbusters on Friday?

Gold and uranium stocks are dominating the top 10 risers of the ASX 200 today.

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Share Fallers

5 worst ASX All Ordinaries shares of 2024

Shareholders of these ASX All Ordinaries stocks endured a teeth-gritting year.

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52-Week Highs

5 ASX All Ords shares starting the new year at 52-week highs

What a way to start 2025...

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Materials Shares

ASX lithium shares: Best 5 of a weak bunch in 2024

Only one All Ords lithium stock really impressed investors last year with a near 90% share price gain.

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Broker Notes

6 ASX All Ords shares lifted to 'strong buy' consensus ratings for the new year

Brokers upgraded these ASX stocks last month.

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Share Market News

How ASX shares vs. property performed in December

The median Australian home value fell for the first time in almost two years last month.

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International Stock News

Top 10 US shares that Aussie investors bought most in 2024

US shares had a magnificent year...

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Best Shares

Did you own the 5 best ASX All Ordinaries shares of 2024?

The ASX All Ords Index slightly outperformed the benchmark ASX 200 in 2024.

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Best Shares

Best and worst performing ASX sectors of 2024

The top sector of the ASX 200 delivered almost a 50% gain in 12 months.

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Share Market News

10 most popular ASX shares of 2024 for buyers

A young defence company in the industrials sector was the most bought ASX share of the year.

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Dividend Investing

15 ASX 200 stocks going ex-dividend before New Year's Eve

Looking for some last minute end-of-year dividend income? Better be quick.

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Opinions

What's the outlook for shares vs. property in 2025?

The experts have put out their new year predictions...

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Share Market News

Here's how the ASX 200 market sectors stacked up last week

Industrials came out best amid another bad week for the ASX 200, which fell 2.47% to 8,067 points.

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Superannuation

What is considered a good superannuation balance for my age?

There's an easy way to find out.

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Share Market News

Shares vs. property: Biggest investment trends of 2024

As another year of investing draws to a close, we review the most significant trends.

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Share Market News

What is the Dow Jones Index and which 30 companies make the grade?

Here is a brief history of the world's oldest share market index.

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