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Bernd Struben

Bernd Struben

Bernd Struben earned his BA in economics from the University of Michigan in 1991, with post-graduate studies in environmental economics at the University of Connecticut. Over the years he’s written about and analysed the tourism industry in the Caribbean; Europe’s commercial real estate markets; and, since moving to Australia in 2010, global and Aussie share markets. Bernd studies geopolitical and macroeconomic trends, alongside sector and company specific data, to gauge what he believes could be tomorrow's best investments. In his free time, you might find Bernd at the beach with his family or working on his next science fiction novel.

Recent Articles

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Travel Shares

Still 37% below its pre-Covid high, can the Flight Centre share price ever fully recover?

| Bernd Struben

The outbreak of the global pandemic saw the Flight Centre share price crash 75% in less than a month.

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Bank Shares

$10 billion profit: Is it enough to buy CBA shares now?

| Bernd Struben

CBA shares have been grabbing headlines this week after the ASX 200 bank reported its FY 2023 results.

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Resources Shares

Could this unwelcome development put BHP shares in the danger zone?

| Bernd Struben

BHP shareholders will be keeping a close eye on the iron ore price.

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Earnings Results

Newcrest share price dips amid higher FY23 dividends but lower profits

| Bernd Struben

Newcrest shareholders will likely get to vote on Newmont’s takeover offer in October.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX mining shares up 500% to 2,000% in a year

| Bernd Struben

I don’t own any of these ASX mining shares. But I sure wish I’d bought some of their stock a…

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Energy Shares

Why is the Whitehaven share price soaring 6% today?

| Bernd Struben

The Whitehaven share price is smashing the benchmark returns today.

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How to invest

Building a $1 million portfolio with ASX shares and the magic of compound interest

| Bernd Struben

Investors can supercharge their long-term gains by tapping into the magic of compound interest.

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Healthcare Shares

Mesoblast share price surges 11% following horror start to August

| Bernd Struben

Mesoblast’s gains today will certainly come as welcome news to bruised shareholders.

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Earnings Results

QBE share price sinks as catastrophe claims take a bite out of revenues

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors are bidding down the QBE share price following the release of the insurance company’s half-year financial results.

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the Suncorp dividend

| Bernd Struben

Suncorp announced its final FY23 dividend payment this morning.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX resources stocks going gangbusters on Wednesday

| Bernd Struben

These ASX resources stocks are trouncing the benchmark returns today.

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Beach Energy share price is sinking today

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors are bidding down the Beach Energy share price today.

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Resources Shares

Here's Goldman Sachs' latest forecast for the iron ore price

| Bernd Struben

The iron ore price dropped below US$100 per tonne overnight. Now what?

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Opinions

One unloved ASX income stock I'm buying, with an 11% dividend yield

| Bernd Struben

You’re most likely familiar with this beaten-down ASX income stock. You may even have shopped in one of the company’s…

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Earnings Results

Suncorp share price slides despite 69% full-year profit boost

| Bernd Struben

Suncorp’s group profits soared 69% year on year to $1.15 billion.

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Dividend Investing

Could this take a bite out of the juicy dividends from Woodside shares?

| Bernd Struben

The last two dividend payouts from Woodside shares both set new record highs.

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Materials Shares

'Sudden and volatile': Is a lithium price shock coming for ASX 200 lithium shares?

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 lithium shares broadly fell in the early months of 2023 as the lithium price crashed from 2022’s all-time…

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Opinions

Yield-hunting: My top ASX dividend shares to fund an early retirement

| Bernd Struben

ASX dividend shares offer a unique means to help fund an early retirement.

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Energy Shares

Woodside share price lifts on $1.3 billion payday

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors are bidding up the Woodside share price following the announcement of a $1.3 billion asset sale.

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Healthcare Shares

Mesoblast shares continue slide, but this ASX biotech stock is soaring 23%!

| Bernd Struben

Mesoblast shares have yet to recover from Friday’s 57% crash.

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Materials Shares

Are Pilbara Minerals shares an 'obvious' takeover target?

| Bernd Struben

Shares in the lithium player are up 549% in five years.

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Gold

Is the gold price primed to really 'start to run again'?

| Bernd Struben

The gold price still has some way to go before hitting its historic highs of three months ago.

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Share Gainers

Guess which little ASX All Ords mining share is up 75% in a month

| Bernd Struben

Investors have been bidding up the ASX All Ords mining share on the back of a series of promising announcements.

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How to invest

Warren Buffett just helped drive a US$36 billion profit. Here's how

| Bernd Struben

The investment guru's company Berkshire Hathaway reported its second-quarter results over the weekend.

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BNPL shares

What's sending Block shares 11% lower today?

| Bernd Struben

Block shares are tumbling again today after closing down 6% on Friday.

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Dividend Investing

Lifelong passive income for $5 a week? Here's how I'd aim to achieve it with ASX shares

| Bernd Struben

You don’t need a fortune to start building a passive income from ASX shares.

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Dividend Investing

Worried your ASX dividends will be cut this reporting season? Read this

| Bernd Struben

The first quarter of calendar year 2023 saw ASX shares deliver a whopping $28.3 billion in dividends.

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Energy Shares

Woodside share price marches higher as oil production cuts deepen

| Bernd Struben

Woodside shares are in the green as crude oil prices lift to three-month highs.

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Travel Shares

Is it time to cool our jets on the Flight Centre share price?

| Bernd Struben

Flight Centre shares got a big boost when the company upgraded its earnings guidance in July. Can the ASX 200…

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Earnings Results

Here's why ASX tech share Dicker Data is leaping higher today

| Bernd Struben

Investors are bidding up the Dicker Data share price today after the ASX tech stock released its unaudited half-year results.

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Dividend Investing

How much do I need to invest in ASX shares today for $3,000 in annual passive income?

| Bernd Struben

I might choose to reinvest some or all of that passive income back into ASX dividend shares. Or I might…

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How to invest

64% of surveyed Aussie investors embrace this 'Warren Buffett method'. Do you?

| Bernd Struben

Warren Buffett likely counts as the investor most of us would like to emulate.

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Communication Shares

If I'd bought $2,000 worth of Telstra shares during the Covid crash, here's what I'd have today

| Bernd Struben

It took a brave investor to go bargain hunting for Telstra shares as COVID swept across the world.

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Share Market News

Investing in ASX 200 shares? Here's when economists expect the RBA to begin cutting interest rates

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 shares rallied when the RBA opted not to raise interest rates on Tuesday. Now, when can investors expect…

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Share Market News

Guess which ASX 200 stock is diving on a $550 million write-down

| Bernd Struben

Despite a challenging year, the ASX 200 stock delivered earnings in line with guidance.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

'Important step': Why Coles shares are making headlines on Thursday

| Bernd Struben

Coles shares are back in the news today with an agreement that should please ESG investors.

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Materials Shares

What's going on with the Core Lithium share price today?

| Bernd Struben

Core Lithium updated the market on progress at its Finnis Lithium Project this morning.

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Gold

Are ASX 200 gold shares in for this 'additional upside' in 2023?

| Bernd Struben

ASX gold stocks, large and small, have received a boost from an 11% increase in the gold price over the…

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Resources Shares

Can the Fortescue share price set a new record in August?

| Bernd Struben

After notching two-year highs in July, what’s next for the Fortescue share price?

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Energy Shares

Own Woodside shares? Here's how OPEC's massive cuts are impacting the oil price

| Bernd Struben

Woodside shareholders have been keeping a close eye on OPEC+ as the cartel slashes crude oil production.

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