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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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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the boosted Macquarie dividend

| Bernd Struben

On the back of a 10% boost in full year profits, Macquarie lifted its final dividend by 29% from last…

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BNPL shares

Guess which ASX BNPL share just rocketed 13% amid a deal with Visa

| Bernd Struben

Investors are bidding up the ASX BNPL share after the company reported it had signed a new two-year partnership agreement…

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Dividend Investing

Did you buy the dip on Whitehaven shares? Here's the dividend yield you're earning now

| Bernd Struben

Whitehaven shareholders will have received a record interim and record final dividend over the past year.

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Earnings Results

Macquarie share price falls despite 10% leap in profits to $5.2 billion

| Bernd Struben

Macquarie reported its earnings results today for the 12 months ending 31 March.

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Travel Shares

Is the Qantas share price at risk over the airline's $12 billion renewal plans?

| Bernd Struben

Qantas shares have benefited from rebounding travel demand and soaring ticket prices. But the company’s aircraft are getting long in…

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Travel Shares

How did the Flight Centre share price manage to flog the ASX 200 in April?

| Bernd Struben

The strong outperformance of the Flight Centre share price will come as good news for shareholders, but not so good…

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Gold

'Additional growth options': Why the Northern Star share price is flying today

| Bernd Struben

Up 48% in a year, the Northern Star share price is charging higher again on Thursday.

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Energy Shares

Woodside share price lifts amid wild oil price swings today

| Bernd Struben

The overnight drop in WTI and Brent Crude oil prices sent both benchmarks to their lowest levels in more than…

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Share Market News

The US Fed just lifted rates again. Here's how the ASX 200 is responding today

| Bernd Struben

While most of us were sleeping in Australia, the Federal Open Market Committee opted to boost the official US interest…

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Share Gainers

Explosive growth! 2 ASX mining shares rocketing around 1,000% in a year

| Bernd Struben

The All Ordinaries is down 3% over the past 12 months, but that sure didn’t hold back these two ASX…

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How to invest

Where is Warren Buffett looking for growth stocks right now?

| Bernd Struben

You may be surprised where the world's most revered value investor has recently gone hunting for investments.

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Materials Shares

The Core Lithium share price surged 14% in April. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

April saw Core Lithium release a number of positive announcements, piquing ASX 200 investor interest.

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Dividend Investing

Investing for passive income? Here's your dividend yield if you bought BHP shares in July

| Bernd Struben

BHP shares have attracted growing interest from passive income investors for the company’s recent, outsized, fully franked dividends.

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Bank Shares

Bank of Queensland share price dips following more losses for US regional banks

| Bernd Struben

It’s not just the Bank of Queensland share price that’s in the red today as investors mull over the implications…

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Share Gainers

5 top ASX shares that would have more than doubled your money in 2023

| Bernd Struben

Investing in ASX shares has been a profitable venture for most investors in 2023. Especially investors who snapped up shares…

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Share Market News

ASX 200 plunges as RBA surprises investors with another interest rate boost

| Bernd Struben

With inflation still far higher than its target range, the RBA increased the benchmark interest rate for the 11th time…

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Dividend Investing

How the government's franking credit shakeup could impact ASX dividend shares

| Bernd Struben

Even if you’re not yet investing in shares directly, your superannuation fund most likely benefits from holding ASX dividend shares.

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How to invest

Worried about a recession? Here's why these investors are backing Warren Buffett

| Bernd Struben

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has amassed a fortune in excess of US$100 billion through his surprisingly straight forward…

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Gold

This ASX gold stock is up a whopping 130% in 2023. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

The leading ASX 300 gold stock has been attracting investor interest after a series of successes this year.

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Dividend Investing

Bought CBA shares in June? Here's the dividend yield you're earning now

| Bernd Struben

CBA shares have delivered a full-year dividend payout of $4.20 per share, 100% franked.

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Dividend Investing

How I'd invest $1,000 in May to make easy passive income

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors on the hunt for passive income won’t find much better yields than from these two stocks.

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Energy Shares

Woodside share price in the green as Shell offloads stake in $30 billion JV gas project

| Bernd Struben

Woodside shareholders don’t appear fazed by Shell’s decision to divest its stake in the $30 billion Browse gas project.

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Bank Shares

What's happening with ASX 200 banks today as First Republic teeters on the brink of collapse?

| Bernd Struben

Friday saw another massive fall in the First Republic Bank share price, now down 98% since 8 March.

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Share Market News

Investing in ASX 200 shares? Here's what to expect from the RBA tomorrow

| Bernd Struben

Just one year ago Australia’s official cash rate stood at 0.10%. Now it’s 3.60%. So, what can ASX 200 investors…

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Dividend Investing

Bought Telstra shares last June? Guess what kind of dividend yield you're earning today

| Bernd Struben

Some ASX 200 investors will be earning a significantly higher yield from their Telstra shares than others.

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Materials Shares

Own Core Lithium shares? Here's why the miner backed off its Tesla deal

| Bernd Struben

Core Lithium initially announced a potential offtake agreement with global EV giant Tesla in March 2022.

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Dividend Investing

ASX 200 dividend stocks: Here's a diamond in the rough yielding 18%!

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors after passive income have done well with this dividend stock.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Here's what's happening with Blackmores shares following yesterday's Kirin fuelled surge

| Bernd Struben

Acquiring Blackmores presents an opportunity for Kirin to transform the scale and reach of its health science domain.

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Earnings Results

Coles share price wobbles despite 7% sales revenue growth

| Bernd Struben

In a nod to consumers pressured by inflation, Coles doubled the size of its ‘Dropped & Locked’ value campaign over…

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Dividend Investing

No savings at 30? I'd invest $3 a day in ASX shares to target a second income of $10,824 a year

| Bernd Struben

Many ASX shares come with franking benefits, which can leave more money in your pocket come tax time. Or better…

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

How Coles shares could help 'recession proof' your portfolio

| Bernd Struben

Coles shares have strongly outperformed in 2023 and are well-placed to weather any looming recession.

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Travel Shares

Up 21% in a year, can the Qantas share price keep flying higher?

| Bernd Struben

With the Qantas share price now back to pre-COVID levels, can the airline keep handing investors outsized gains?

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Opinions

The Zip share price is down 49% in a year. Here's why I still won't buy

| Bernd Struben

Investors who bought Zip shares in near the all-time highs in mid-February 2021 will be nursing losses of 96%.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Woodside share price lagging the ASX 200 today?

| Bernd Struben

Energy investors are keeping a sharp eye on the outlook for the US and Chinese economies.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Blackmores share price rockets 22% on $1.9 billion takeover bid

| Bernd Struben

Should the takeover proceed, the Blackmores board said it will declare a fully franked special dividend of $3.34 per share.

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Dividend Investing

Invested in Woodside shares during the May 2022 dip? Here's the dividend yield you're earning today

| Bernd Struben

Woodside shares delivered all-time high dividend payouts over the past 12 months.

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Resources Shares

Why has the Rio Tinto share price dived 9% in 5 days?

| Bernd Struben

The Rio Tinto share price has fallen more than 9% since last Wednesday.

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Resources Shares

Down 8% in a week, is the BHP share price facing more headwinds in 2023?

| Bernd Struben

The BHP share price opened sharply lower today. Now what?

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Bank Shares

First Republic Bank shares just crashed 50%. Here's how ASX 200 bank stocks are responding

| Bernd Struben

Investors in the big four ASX bank shares will be keeping a close eye on the charts today following a…

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Resources Shares

Investing in ASX 200 mining stocks? Here's Citi's latest iron ore price forecast

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 mining stocks digging up iron ore rocketed higher from early November through to April amid surging prices for…

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