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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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Broker Notes

Down 20% in a month, 3 ASX 200 shares that experts say are worth hanging on to

| Bronwyn Allen

Let's take a look at their reasoning.

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Dividend Investing

Own Coles, Suncorp, or Computershare shares? Here are your DRP prices

| Bronwyn Allen

ASX companies have begun announcing their dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) share prices after a period of post-results trading.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 lower amid US rate cut and new Australian unemployment figures

| Bronwyn Allen

What does all this mean for interest rates in Australia?

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Resources Shares

Why is the South32 share price falling today?

| Bronwyn Allen

The diversified miner is in the red on Thursday. Here's why.

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ETFs

Which ASX ETF is the best performer of the Betashares stable in 2025? (Clue: Not NDQ!)

| Bronwyn Allen

The best ASX ETF in the Betashares stable for price growth in the year-to-date is up 13.6% so far.

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Dividend Investing

What will Telstra, IAG, and QBE investors pay for their DRP shares?

| Bronwyn Allen

Dividend reinvestment plans allow shareholders to reinvest their dividends in more stock instead of receiving cash.

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Resources Shares

Fortescue, Northern Star Resources, and Evolution Mining reveal their DRP share prices

| Bronwyn Allen

Dividend reinvestment plans (DRPs) allow investors to use their dividends to automatically buy more shares.

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ETFs

Gold price 'to test US$4,000' in 2025: Here's one ASX ETF to gain exposure

| Bronwyn Allen

The gold price rose to a new record overnight and the GDX ETF has followed suit today.

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Financial Shares

GQG Partners CIO buys $5.4 million in shares for personal portfolio

| Bronwyn Allen

GQG Partners chair and chief investment officer, Rajiv Jain, has bought 3.11 million shares in recent weeks.

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Broker Notes

Take your profits now! Brokers name 3 ASX 200 shares to sell

| Bronwyn Allen

Experts have put sell ratings on 3 stocks with limited upside left after recent price runs.

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Financial Shares

AMP shares soar to the top of the ASX 200 on legal settlement news

| Bronwyn Allen

AMP has announced settlement of a class action brought against it plus receipt of $44 million from its insurers.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Invested in Woolworths shares? Here are the key dates for FY26

| Bronwyn Allen

The supermarket giant has released its corporate calendar for the 2026 financial year.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 tech shares led last week with sector darling Life360 now up 21% in a month

| Bronwyn Allen

ASX tech shares led the market with a 2.7% increase while the ASX 200 slipped 0.07%.

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Resources Shares

Macquarie's verdict on 3 ASX 200 mining shares

| Bronwyn Allen

Here are Macquarie's ratings and 12-month price targets on 3 of the market's largest mining stocks.

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Dividend Investing

23 ASX shares with ex-dividend dates next week

| Bronwyn Allen

Qantas, Cochlear, South32, and Flight Centre are among the ASX shares with ex-dividend dates next week.

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Technology Shares

Why is the WiseTech share price rising today?

| Bronwyn Allen

The ASX 200's biggest tech share rose 3% in early morning trading on Friday.

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ETFs

Betashares reveals its 3 fastest-rising ASX ETFs of 2025 so far

| Bronwyn Allen

The highest-rising ASX ETF within the Betashares stable is up 12.8% in the 2025 calendar year.

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Financial Shares

AMP shares up 33% in six months yet trading below the market P/E ratio. Buy, hold, or sell?

| Bronwyn Allen

Should you buy AMP shares? Here are some new expert ratings post-earnings season.

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Broker Notes

Hold 'em, don't fold 'em: 2 ASX 200 shares to hold but not buy anew

| Bronwyn Allen

If you already own these ASX 200 shares, sit tight. Here's why these experts say they're worth holding.

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Technology Shares

Wisetech shares: 4 expert views on Australia's biggest tech stock

| Bronwyn Allen

WiseTech shares were among the heaviest fallers post-earnings report. Here's what the experts say.

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ETFs

Own A200 ETF? Here are your new investments

| Bronwyn Allen

S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced its next quarterly rebalance, which will impact A200 ETF.

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ETFs

8% yield! Is VHY ETF a no-brainer buy today?

| Bronwyn Allen

The VHY ETF offers a trailing annual dividend yield of 8.3%, about 2.5x the ASX 200 average today.

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Communication Shares

Down 36%! What just happened to this ASX 200 communications share?

| Bronwyn Allen

This ASX 200 communications share just lost a third of its total market capitalisation. Here's why.

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Broker Notes

Brokers say buy the dip on these 3 biggest ASX share fallers of earnings season

| Bronwyn Allen

Investors punished these companies with 10%-plus share price drops post-results. Should you buy the dip?

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Broker Notes

Cash in now! Brokers name 4 overvalued ASX stocks to sell

| Bronwyn Allen

The market is slipping in September and experts say it's time to take profits on these particular stocks.

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Broker Notes

5 ASX 200 shares set to rise by 30% to 45% over the next 12 months: Experts

| Bronwyn Allen

If you're looking for opportunities during this traditionally weaker month for the market, here are some expert tips.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Guess who just bought $5 million worth of Domino's Pizza shares?

| Bronwyn Allen

Domino's Pizza shares have slumped by 25% since the FY25 report was released last month.

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Broker Notes

This 13% yielding ASX dividend stock is at a 52-week low! Time to consider buying?

| Bronwyn Allen

We present a range of views from the experts.

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Opinions

Should you buy Wisetech and these other falling ASX 200 blue-chip shares?

| Bronwyn Allen

These ASX 200 shares fell by 10% or more post-results last month... and they've kept declining ever since.

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Healthcare Shares

Why is the CSL share price falling today?

| Bronwyn Allen

The ASX 200 healthcare darling is in the red on Tuesday. Here's why.

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Share Market News

9 ASX shares including Nuix and PolyNovo dumped from ASX 200

| Bronwyn Allen

S&P Dow Jones Indices has revealed which stocks will drop out in the next rebalance.

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ETFs

Own VAS ETF? Here's how your portfolio is about to change

| Bronwyn Allen

S&P Dow Jones Indices has just announced details of the September quarter rebalance for the ASX 300 Index.

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Retail Shares

Why is the Super Retail share price tumbling today?

| Bronwyn Allen

This ASX 200 retail share has dropped heavily into the red on Monday.

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Share Market News

9 ASX shares including Droneshield, GQG, and Tuas about to enter ASX 200

| Bronwyn Allen

S&P Dow Jones Indices has just announced details of the September quarter rebalance.

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Healthcare Shares

CSL shares: A screaming buy or a stock to steer clear of?

| Bronwyn Allen

We present expert insights, including new ratings and 12-month price targets, after CSL's FY25 report.

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Share Market News

Every ASX 200 sector closed in the red last week. Here's why

| Bronwyn Allen

Industrials came out best in a bad week for the ASX 200, which fell 1.14% to 8,871.2 points.

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Superannuation

Here is the average Australian superannuation balance at age 67

| Bronwyn Allen

Age 67 is a financial milestone because many Australians need both super and the pension to fund their retirement.

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Broker Notes

5 ASX All Ords shares just slapped with sell ratings

| Bronwyn Allen

In the earnings season wash-up, analysts have been busy re-rating ASX All Ords shares.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

4 ASX retail shares to buy after sector's outperformance in earnings season

| Bronwyn Allen

The experts envisage significant upside ahead for these ASX retail stocks over the next 12 months.

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Dividend Investing

35 ASX shares with ex-dividend dates next week

| Bronwyn Allen

If you want to buy any of these ASX shares while they are still trading cum dividend, time is running…

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