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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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BNPL shares

Why did the Zip share price crater 24% in June?

| Bernd Struben

July is off to a strong start for the Zip share price following a 24% collapse in June.

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Resources Shares

3 ASX 200 mining stocks just upgraded by Goldman Sachs

| Bernd Struben

Goldman Sachs sees significant potential upside ahead for all three of these ASX 200 mining stocks.

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Technology Shares

Droneshield share price zooms 18% higher on record Five Eyes defence deal

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors are bidding up the Droneshield share price following news of a record defence contract.

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Healthcare Shares

Lumos Diagnostics share price rockets 1,036% in 2 days on FDA news

| Bernd Struben

Investors are sending the Lumos Diagnostics share price through the roof following news from the US Food and Drug Administration.

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International Stock News

Tesla share price leaps 7% following record quarter

| Bernd Struben

Investors bid up the Tesla share price after the company reported on its second quarter production figures.

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Energy Shares

Could Japan's 'flexible measures' on LNG emissions boost the Santos share price?

| Bernd Struben

Axing the Santos led offshore Barossa project would come as a blow to investors, who’ve enjoyed an 8% boost in…

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Travel Shares

Why the Qantas share price flew into turbulence in June

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 finished June in the green, but the Qantas share price didn’t join in the party.

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BNPL shares

Own Zip shares? Here's the latest cost-cutting move from the ASX BNPL stock

| Bernd Struben

Zip shares are in the green in afternoon trade amid the company's latest cost-cutting news.

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Healthcare Shares

Here's why this ASX All Ords share has 'a number of shots at goal'

| Bernd Struben

The ASX All Ords share is well placed for future growth, according to this leading fund manager.

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Resources Shares

The Fortescue share price soared 15% in June. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

The Fortescue share price outpaced the gains posted by the ASX 200 in June by more than nine times.

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Energy Shares

What can ASX 200 investors expect from the Santos share price in FY 2024?

| Bernd Struben

With the first day of trading for FY 2024 kicking off on Monday, here’s what to expect from the Santos…

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Share Market News

5 ASX shares that defined the week

| Bernd Struben

Promising lithium discoveries, underwhelming Chinese markets, consensus beating estimates and major management shake-ups saw these five ASX shares define the…

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Bank Shares

What can ASX 200 investors expect from the ANZ share price in FY 2024?

| Bernd Struben

Atop an 8% share price gain, ANZ paid out $1.55 per share in dividends in the financial year gone by.

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Dividend Investing

Are these investors really earning a 16% dividend yield on Whitehaven shares?

| Bernd Struben

Atop the outsized dividends, Whitehaven shares have gained 39% over the past year.

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Resources Shares

The BHP share price trounced the ASX 200 in June. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

We take a look at what helped drive the BHP share price 7% higher in June.

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How to invest

2 simple Warren Buffett tests when finding ASX shares to buy

| Bernd Struben

Although he started off with almost nothing, Warren Buffett has managed to amass a personal fortune north of US$100 billion.

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Dividend Investing

Bought $7,000 of BHP shares during the pandemic dip? Here's how much passive income you've earned

| Bernd Struben

2021 and 2022 were particularly rewarding for passive income investors holding BHP shares.

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Healthcare Shares

Guess which ASX healthcare share is booming 28% on a sales boost

| Bernd Struben

Investors are bidding up the ASX healthcare share after the company reported it’s on track to substantially exceed product sales…

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Share Market News

What can ASX 200 investors expect from the RBA next Tuesday?

| Bernd Struben

Expectations for another RBA rate hike in July throwing up headwinds for ASX 200 shares have changed dramatically over the…

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Healthcare Shares

What's happening with the Medibank share price today?

| Bernd Struben

Medibank made a commitment at the start of the pandemic that it would not profit from COVID-19.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares surging more than 10% today

| Bernd Struben

These three ASX All Ordinaries shares are trouncing the benchmark index today.

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Healthcare Shares

Here's what ASX 200 investors can expect from the CSL share price in FY 2024

| Bernd Struben

Analysts have been running their slide rules over the CSL share price after the ASX 200 biotech company released its…

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Share Market News

ASX 200 surges higher on latest Australian inflation print

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 leapt higher as investors priced in lower odds of another RBA rate hike in July following the…

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Materials Shares

Up 297% in a year, Latin Resources share price jumps 13% on new lithium discoveries

| Bernd Struben

The Latin Resources share price is racing ahead of the benchmark after the company provided a promising regional exploration update.

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Bank Shares

CBA share price shakes off this week's major outage woes

| Bernd Struben

Many of CBA’s roughly 16 million customers woke on Monday to find they couldn’t access the bank’s services.

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Materials Shares

What's the outlook for the Core Lithium share price in FY 2024?

| Bernd Struben

Despite slipping over the past year, the Core Lithium share price remains up more than 1,700% over the past five…

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Dividend Investing

ASX shares for dividend income? Here's what you could earn by investing $10,000 today

| Bernd Struben

Not only do many leading ASX income stocks regularly share their profits with investors in the form of dividends, many…

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International Stock News

Down 12% in a week, is the party over for Tesla shares?

| Bernd Struben

Despite a big fall over the past week, Tesla shares remain up 133% in 2023.

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ETFs

Should I buy the ASX Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (NDQ) for the 'AI Gold Rush'?

| Bernd Struben

Year to date the Betashares NDQ ETF is up 38%. And this leading analyst forecasts a strong second half of…

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX lithium share just rocketed 215% on a new discovery

| Bernd Struben

Investors are bidding up the ASX lithium share following some promising drill results.

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Share Market News

Investing in ASX 200 shares? Here's how these Aussies plan to spend their tax returns

| Bernd Struben

Survey results from online investment platform Sharesies offer some unique insight into how Australians intend to spend their tax returns.

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Energy Shares

Why the Woodside share price could be a strong performer for 'decades to come'

| Bernd Struben

Until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, many analysts were labelling oil and gas stocks like Woodside as tomorrow’s stranded…

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Share Market News

Civil unrest in Russia: What could it mean for ASX 200 shares?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 is in the red on Monday following Saturday’s armed march on Moscow by the Wagner mercenary group.

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Bank Shares

Uh-oh! Are ASX 200 bank shares about to suffer some big write-downs?

| Bernd Struben

Already struggling with share price losses in 2023, ASX 200 bank shares could be in for some turbulent headwinds heading…

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Resources Shares

Why is the BHP share price sliding today?

| Bernd Struben

BHP shares are trailing the benchmark today.

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Gold

Northern Star share price climbs on $61 million gold project acquisition

| Bernd Struben

Northern Star shares are in the green as the ASX 200 miner expands its Western Australian gold footprint.

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Dividend Investing

Got $5,000 to invest for passive income? Here's why these 2 ASX shares stand out for me

| Bernd Struben

If I were investing $5,000 for passive income, I’d strongly lean towards stocks providing fully franked dividends.

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Share Market News

5 ASX shares that defined the week

| Bernd Struben

A fresh takeover proposal, operational delays and cost blow outs, and new 52-week highs saw these five ASX shares define…

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Share Gainers

Up 163% in a year, why this ASX lithium share is surging 24% today

| Bernd Struben

The ASX lithium share and rare earths explorer is getting some promising results from a recently acquired project.

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International Stock News

Why Aussie investors are snapping up Tesla shares in droves

| Bernd Struben

Tesla shares have gained an eye-watering 145% so far in 2023.

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