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Mike King

Mike King is a Fool.com.au Investment Analyst and Writer. He caught the investing bug more than a decade ago, at a time when the U.S. had invaded Iraq and fear reigned in the markets. His initial success as the markets took off encouraged his passion and thirst for knowledge. With 13 years behind him at one of Australia's largest domestic banks, Mike's passion for stocks led him to join a boutique funds management firm, where he stayed for four years. A seven-year stint in equity research at one of the largest investment banks in the world followed that, giving Mike a thirst to pursue his passion further. Mike holds a Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment and a Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning. His passion is to help retail investors invest better, and that passion was one of his primary reasons for joining The Motley Fool Australia in late 2011. Mike has written thousands of articles since joining, including for Fairfax Media, Yahoo!7, Ninemsn and has also appeared on ABC's The Business. You can see all of Mikes' holdings here

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Oh Oh. National Australia Bank Ltd raises interest rates on its home loans

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Owner-occupiers hit as well as investors as National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) rasies mortgage rates

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Why these 5 stocks have jumped more than 360% in the past year

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The All Ordinaries (ASX:XAO) is up a decent 12.5% in the past 12 months, but these 5 stocks are up…

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Should you buy shares in BHP Billiton Limited for its dividend?

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A potential 5% dividend yield for BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) looks tempting in 2017

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Banks closing the door on property investors

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) and Bankwest tighten the screws on investor lending

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Australia's energy providers put on notice

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Energy retailers and infrastructure companies could be about to face the government's wrath

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Property investors have every reason to be worried

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Will the regulators impose further controls over lending to property investors?

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Why these 10 stocks have CRASHED in 2017

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These 10 companies have seen their share prices fall more than 30% since the start of 2017. Are there more…

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5 stocks with big dividends and a cheap share price

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With dividend yields of more than 5% and cheap share prices, add these five companies to your watchlist

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10 stocks up by more than 60% in 2017

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S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) is up just 1.4% since the start of this year. These 10 companies are…

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Why the Woolworths Limited share price is headed higher

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Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) is on the recovery road and more good news is likely to see the share price higher…

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Sydney's median house price soars through $1.1 million

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Another year of strong growth sees Sydney's median house price rocket up

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Why IPOs have not been great investments

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IPOs might outperform in their first year but fail over the longer term according to top fund manager

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It's official: Fortescue Metals Group Limited is lowest cost producer

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Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) ranked world's lowest cost iron ore producer

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Why the Ariadne Australia Limited share price jumped 49% today

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Ariadne Australia Limited (ASX:ARA) sells its 50% share in Secure Parking for $75 million

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QMS Media Ltd duds retail investors

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QMS Media Ltd (ASX:QMS) raises $20 million via placement but doesn't offer a share purchase plan (SPP) to existing retail…

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Is the S&P/ASX 200 headed for 6,000 in 2017?

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Can Investment Bank Credit Suisse finally get it right the third time?

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What today's GDP number means for investors

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Is Australia heading for a recession after recording one quarter of negative GDP growth?

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Rising oil price bad news for Qantas Airways Limited

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Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) reaped the windfall when oil prices crashed, now they are heading upwards

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Amazon Go: Is this the future of retail?

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Amazon shows off futuristic retail store with no checkouts

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Aged care operators soar on government funding news

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Government announces more changes to aged care funding

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Should you buy shares in Trade Me Group Ltd at current prices?

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A strong result in the 2016 financial year may have set up Trade Me Group Ltd (ASX:TME) for the future

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Is the ASX Ltd a Buy at the current share price?

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The ASX Ltd (ASX: ASX) is trading on a P/E of 21.7x and paying a dividend yield of 4.1%

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Domestic airlines are ripping off Australians

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Airlines could also be breaching Australian Consumer Law by refusing to offer refunds

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Can Woolworths Limited trump Coles?

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Is Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) on track to beat arch-rival Coles in the December quarter?

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Bellamy's Australia Ltd share price sinks again

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Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX:BAL) share price sinks again

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National Australia Bank Ltd raises investor home loan rates

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Is this a sign that variable interest rate home loans are set to increase?

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Auction clearance rates: A tale of two cities

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Sydney records lowest auction clearance rate in more than four months

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia latest lender to raise rates

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) raises its fixed-term mortgage rates

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Can the Wesfarmers Ltd share price crack the $50 mark?

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The Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) share price has languished around the $40 mark for years

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Why the media sector is now ripe for mergers and acquisitions

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New less-restrictive media laws pass through lower house of parliament

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Why the TopBetta Holdings Ltd share price jumped 42%

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TopBetta Holdings Ltd (ASX:TBH) share price jumps 42% on heavy volume

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The top 10 worst stocks in November

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These 10 companies saw their share prices plunge by more than 30% in November

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Melbourne property prices sink: Is there worse to come?

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Is this the start of a property market fall?

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Oil stocks on the ASX are soaring

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Oil stocks soar as oil prices jump on OPEC production cuts

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Writing on the wall for Paladin Energy Ltd

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Uranium miner Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX:PDN) might be unable to make its scheduled debt repayment in April 2017

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Forget the billions that will supposedly flow into miners

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Commodity prices have already started falling, so there goes the $20 billion in supposed profit

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Energy companies could face royalty hike

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Government orders review of Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) as revenues sink

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4 stocks hammered on the ASX today

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The S&P/ASX 200 is down 0.6%, but these four stocks have fallen heavily

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Why shares in Vita Group Limited have been smacked today

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Vita Group Limited (ASX: VTG) share price slammed as investors consider prospect of low or zero growth ahead

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Thorn Group Ltd could face government crackdown

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Government cracks down on payday lenders, but is also targeting consumer leasing companies like Radio Rentals

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