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Bronwyn Allen

Bronwyn has 28 years of experience in journalism, copywriting, and media relations. She began her career as a reporter with News Corporation in Sydney in 1997. She later worked for two real estate corporations in communications and PR roles, then started her own freelance copywriting and publicity business. A keen shares investor, Bronwyn joined the Motley Fool Australia team as a copy editor and writer in June 2021.

Recent Articles

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Share Market News

Here's why New Hope shares are making news again today

| Bronwyn Allen

The coal miner has been hit with demands from a market activist group.

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Resources Shares

What's with the Fortescue share price on Tuesday?

| Bronwyn Allen

A dip in the iron ore price overnight and commentary from Moody's ratings agency may have weighed Fortescue down today.

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Financial Shares

The CEO is buying beaten-up Magellan shares. Is it a sign?

| Bronwyn Allen

Magellan shares have fallen by more than 80% over the past three disastrous years.

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Resources Shares

How Rio Tinto is tapping into lithium without a multi-billion dollar buyout

| Bronwyn Allen

It's all about location, location, location for Rio Tinto in Western Australia.

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Broker Notes

'Just not in the race': Should you jump on the ASX uranium shares bandwagon?

| Bronwyn Allen

Does nuclear power have a future in Australia's energy mix?

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Share Market News

The S&P 500 just notched up a surprisingly positive 5-year milestone

| Bronwyn Allen

What does this mean for ASX 200 shares?

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International Stock News

Which global sector ASX ETFs have delivered the best returns over 5 years?

| Bronwyn Allen

We reveal the top 6 ASX-listed global sector ETFs over the past 5 years.

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Retail Shares

Best sales in 18 years. Could this ASX All Ords share be back on the menu?

| Bronwyn Allen

Investors have been cautious about ASX All Ords retail shares due to cost of living pressures.

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Healthcare Shares

Ramsay Health Care shares ward off pain from credit rating cut

| Bronwyn Allen

The private hospital operator has taken a hit to its investment grade credit rating.

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Dividend Investing

Which ASX dividend ETFs offer the highest yields for income investors?

| Bronwyn Allen

We reveal the 5 ASX dividend ETFs or managed funds delivering the highest yields for income investors.

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52-Week Highs

2 ASX 300 shares smashing new all-time highs on Thursday

| Bronwyn Allen

What does this car advertiser and uranium miner have in common? New 52-week highs.

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Materials Shares

Up 210% in 2023, why is the Latin Resources share price in the red today?

| Bronwyn Allen

The lithium junior has released its half-year accounts.

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Broker Notes

Up 165% since March, is it too late to buy Delta Lithium shares?

| Bronwyn Allen

ASX mining giant Mineral Resources recently became Delta Lithium's biggest shareholder.

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Index investing

Does tracking 300 companies give the ASX Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) an edge over ASX 200 ETFs?

| Bronwyn Allen

The VAS ETF is an index fund that tracks the largest 300 companies listed on the Australian share market.

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Share Market News

Why are so many ASX directors buying and selling their company shares post-reporting season?

| Bronwyn Allen

We provide examples of the biggest director transactions over the past few weeks.

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Share Gainers

Up 1,100% in 2023, this ASX lithium stock has just been halted on 'material exploration results'

| Bronwyn Allen

Investors have been eagerly awaiting first round assay results from this junior Pilbara miner.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX All Ords shares that went gangbusters on big news today

| Bronwyn Allen

These shares outperformed the index on Tuesday. Here's why.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Santos share price trailing the ASX 200 on Tuesday?

| Bronwyn Allen

A few factors may be pushing the Santos share price lower today.

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Technology Shares

2 ASX 200 tech shares being bought up big by insiders

| Bronwyn Allen

These company directors have recently spent hundreds of thousands of their own money investing in their companies.

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Healthcare Shares

Is today's CSL share price a good buy for ASX growth investors?

| Bronwyn Allen

Here's what the experts are saying about the growth potential of this ASX 200 biotech share.

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Economy

ASX 200 turns red following latest consumer confidence data

| Bronwyn Allen

Consumer confidence is weaker despite paused interest rates and declining inflation.

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52-Week Lows

Why is everyone talking about Resmed shares and Ozempic?

| Bronwyn Allen

Resmed shares are down 25% in 6 months and short selling has increased by 500% since May.

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Dividend Investing

Which ASX 200 shares dish out more of their profits to shareholders than the rest?

| Bronwyn Allen

We profile a selection of ASX 200 shares with set dividend policies that inform investors of the percentage of profits…

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Treasury Wine share price higher amid 'frank and constructive' PM China talks

| Bronwyn Allen

Should you consider buying Treasury Wine Estates now that our relationship with China is getting friendlier?

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Industrials Shares

This ASX 300 company founder just bought up almost $2 million worth of shares!

| Bronwyn Allen

With earnings season now over, many ASX 300 board directors are trading shares in the businesses they run.

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Earnings Results

Which ASX stocks revealed the biggest profit jumps of the earnings season?

| Bronwyn Allen

These companies reported at least a 60% boost to net profit after tax for FY23.

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52-Week Lows

The Star Entertainment share price just hit a new all-time low. Time to buy?

| Bronwyn Allen

Several brokers think this fallen star can rise again in FY24.

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Financial Shares

Why has the NIB boss sold over $500,000 of company shares in the past week?

| Bronwyn Allen

The private health insurer has issued an explanation as to why its CEO has sold 70,000 shares.

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Materials Shares

Up 24% in 2023, is it too late to buy Allkem shares?

| Bronwyn Allen

The ASX lithium share has been trending higher in the year to date.

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Broker Notes

10 ASX 200 shares attracting buy ratings following their FY23 reports

| Bronwyn Allen

The experts are tipping share price growth for these companies following the release of their financial reports.

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Best Shares

How to buy 16,000 international and ASX shares in one trade (Clue: VDHG)

| Bronwyn Allen

This ETF enables investors to buy a huge suite of high-profile international and ASX shares in one hit.

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Best Shares

2 ASX 200 shares just upgraded by brokers (one with 41% upside)

| Bronwyn Allen

The ASX 200 has opened lower amid broker upgrades on a retail stock and biotech share.

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Broker Notes

The Deep Yellow share price surged 37% in August. Should ASX uranium shares be on your buy list?

| Bronwyn Allen

There are 6 reasons to consider ASX uranium shares for your portfolio, according to BetaShares.

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Resources Shares

ASX 200 commodity shares down amid biggest drop in Australia's terms of trade since 2009

| Bronwyn Allen

The terms of trade fell 7.9% in the June quarter, largely due to declining prices for key export commodities.

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52-Week Highs

3 ASX All Ords shares cracking new 52-week highs on Tuesday

| Bronwyn Allen

Despite the All Ords trading in the red today, these companies are flying.

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Materials Shares

IGO shares are being bought up big by the boss. Should ASX investors follow?

| Bronwyn Allen

The company chair has just boosted his personal holdings by more than a quarter of a million dollars.

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Capital Raising

ASX 200 stock Orora announces $2.2 billion acquisition and mega cap raise

| Bronwyn Allen

Orora expects the acquisition to be EPS accretive in the first full financial year of ownership.

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Resources Shares

Guess which ASX 200 iron ore director just sold $12 million worth of company shares

| Bronwyn Allen

This miner's share price has dropped 21% in 6 months, so why is the chair selling at this price?

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ETFs

Which global share-based ASX ETFs are delivering the best returns for investors?

| Bronwyn Allen

We reveal the top 5 performing ASX-listed global ETFs over the past three years.

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Materials Shares

Why did the Sayona Mining share price crash 32% in August?

| Bronwyn Allen

The lithium junior started the month well but had lost a third of its value by the end of it.

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