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Why don't you invest?

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Take action. Start now. Your financial future may depend on it.

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What to expect from Apple's iPad 3

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Apple plays its cards notoriously close to its chest. We take our best guess at what the iPad 3 might…

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Rising oil prices aren't all bad

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No-one likes paying more for petrol, but there are economic and environmental benefits

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5 shares Buffett gives the green light in his annual letter

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For investors on the prowl for new investment ideas, Buffett's letter provided a number of possibilities

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Apple: Cheap at half a trillion dollars?

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Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) shares have been on a monster rally so far this year. We're only two months in, and the Mac…

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Mark your calendar: March 7 Is iPad 3 day

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Apple has now sent out official invitations to the media with the tagline "We have something you really have to…

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Why Warren Buffett secretly hopes his stocks crash

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Warren Buffett wants the prices of shares he owns to fall - here's why

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3 Things I learned from Warren Buffett's shareholder letter

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Austin Smith shares a video perspective on the three key things he's taken from Buffett's correspondence.

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4 stock-picking strategies that have worked for decades

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Expert studies and analyses over a period measured in decades shines light on the path to successful stock market investing…

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20 must-read quotes from Buffett's letter to shareholders

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If you have time, check out Warren Buffett's latest shareholder letter in its entirety. If not, here are 20 important…

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How to invest when the ASX is climbing

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After a couple of poor years on the ASX, we're just starting to rediscover our winning ways - and we…

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The 25 smartest things Warren Buffett ever said

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Warren Buffett - Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and the world's third richest man - is one of the…

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Here's what Warren Buffett has been buying and selling

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At The Motley Fool, we understand that it often pays to zig when professional investors zag, but that doesn't mean…

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Apple: Why design matters. A lot.

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If there's a lesson that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has taught us with product strategy, it's that industrial design matters. A…

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Dow down 100, ASX set to follow

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI  ) is slipping today, down 100 points near to the close. The ASX is…

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Angry Iran makes $100 oil a good long-term bet

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Sanctions against Iran are now starting to have an effect on companies who do business there. Some of the first…

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ASX opens flat, Dow sprints to the finish line

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Markets have bounced around constantly over the past few days. Overnight Tuesday in the U.S. was no exception.   Despite…

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Apple shares hit $500, and why it's still a buy

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In the following video, Motley Fool senior technology analyst Eric Bleeker breaks down why Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is still a…

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Greece reaches debt deal: Markets rejoice

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Somebody go wake up the kids — Greece finally hit the pinata. The struggling country appears to have agreed with…

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Greece is burning and nobody cares

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Greece is burning. It sounds so sinister, so ominous. When you find out why it's burning, it becomes a tragicomedy,…

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Dow slumps: A bad omen for ASX investors?

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 89 points overnight Friday as worries about a Greek debt default spooked investors. So,…

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Facebook's Amazing IPO By The Numbers

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Unless you spent the better part of the week under a rock, you probably heard that Facebook, the game-changing social…

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Berkshire Hathaway: Buffett's baby is a core stock for your portfolio

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Berkshire Hathaway currently trades at a level that was basically unheard of before 2008. It may be quoted in the…

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There's Rich, There's Stupid Rich, and Then There's Apple

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The numbers are in. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) booked $13.87 a share in profits on $46.33 billion in revenue. Wall Street was expecting $10.14…

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Tom Gardner on learning from mistakes and starting to invest in shares

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The following is an extract from a Motley Fool UK podcast, where David Kuo spoke to Tom and David Gardner,…

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Transcript: Tom & David Gardner on the Foolish way to invest in today's market

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David Kuo from Motley Fool UK talks to Tom and David Gardner, co-founders of The Motley Fool. You can listen…

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Why the Dow finished flat as a pancake

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose as high as 12,764 in overnight trading before falling below where it started, as…

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Jeremy Siegel on how to fix Europe and send global stocks soaring

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Some of the ASX's best-known companies are currently trading on undemanding multiples and attractive dividend yields, Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:…

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How investors have stuck with stocks

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Despite the GFC and the continued poor performance of the ASX, investors seem to have largely stuck with stocks. How…

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Jeremy Siegel on why you need dividends

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Here's why you should still love high dividend-paying stocks.

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Boom Logistics shares soared: What you need to know

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Boom Logistics Limited (ASX: BOL) soared close to 20 per cent higher after the company responded to an ASX share…

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Seeds of a new boom for shares?

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One thing is certain: We are closer to the next bull market today than we were a few years ago.

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Jeremy Siegel on why so many experts missed the crash

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How did so many expects miss the GFC? In this short video, The Motley Fool asked famed Wharton finance professor…

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6 reasons you're a bad sharemarket investor

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These mental traps may be killing your portfolio

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3 simple ways to beat other investors

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These tips should prevent a portfolio nightmare extending into 2012

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3 reasons I'm avoiding China

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The emperor may, in fact, have no clothes. On the heels of the European debt crisis comes a deepening fear…

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Why the ASX's big new year rally means nothing

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For many investors, there's no better way to start off a new year than to have a nice big share…

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The January sharemarket effect: Enjoy whilst it lasts

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The ASX is off to a flying start in 2012, writes The Motley Fool. Could it be the January effect…

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An investing resolution that will pay off

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The new year is the traditional time to make resolutions on things we'd like to do better. And unless you've…

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Five Big Threats In 2012

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2011 was all about the eurozone crisis. And 2012 could be as well. But it isn't the only threat out…

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