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Tony Yoo

Tony Yoo is a senior journalist at The Motley Fool Australia. He formerly wrote for Yahoo Finance, Business Insider and Guardian Australia. Please send story tips to tony.yoo(at)foolcontractors.com.

Recent Articles

⏸️ Online Brokers

Why zero-fee apps will never exist for ASX shares

| Tony Yoo

US share trading platforms don't charge brokerage fees. So why are we slugged for every little ASX share transaction?

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Share Market News

This is when ASX airport shares will take off

| Tony Yoo

Sydney Airport and Auckland Airport shareholders haven't had a good time this year, so when will it all turn around?

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Share Market News

Australian ETFs just smashed multiple records

| Tony Yoo

Local exchange-traded funds (EFTs) are killing it at the moment. Here are the best performing funds right now.

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Share Market News

How to get free Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) shares

| Tony Yoo

Australian online broker Stake is giving away the hottest IPO stock this year. Here's how you can grab your Airbnb…

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Share Market News

New 'equal weight' ETF lists on ASX: What it means

| Tony Yoo

Worried that technology stocks are overvalued? This fund might be the way to mitigate that risk.

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Share Market News

Qantas faces union in court over 2,000 sackings

| Tony Yoo

The airline decided last month to outsource thousands of jobs, saving $100 million a year. Now the union is launching…

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Share Market News

Which ASX shares will China 'punish' next?

| Tony Yoo

Australian wine and barley producers are already devastated. So which sector will cop the next blow from China?

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Share Market News

ANZ bank and execs face criminal charges

| Tony Yoo

ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank could be fined 10% of their annual turnover, while the individuals face 10 years' jail…

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Share Market News

This ASX travel share is already too expensive: fundies

| Tony Yoo

Investors have gone mad for this prominent travel agency, but is it already a value trap even before we've moved…

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) opens new Sydney store customers can't go to

| Tony Yoo

Supermarket giant Woolworths launches its biggest ever 'dark store' to create 900 new jobs and cater for massive grocery delivery…

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Share Market News

ASX company boss accused of stealing

| Tony Yoo

ASX listed Legacy Iron Ore's former managing director and accountant are facing allegations they took $725,000 out of the corporate…

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Ask a Fund Manager

The sector that'll explode in February: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: AMP Capital's Dermot Ryan picks the Australian industry that will go gangbusters in the coming decade,…

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Share Market News

Kogan (ASX:KGN) busted for misleading promo, fined six figures

| Tony Yoo

The Federal Court found Kogan put prices up immediately before it put on a sale, so the e-tailer could pretend…

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Share Market News

Westpac (ASX:WBC) makes $420 million sale

| Tony Yoo

Fiji and Papua New Guinea businesses are being sold off, as Westpac continues to get rid of its non-core operations.

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⏸️ Online Brokers

How do zero-fee share trading apps make money?

| Tony Yoo

If these companies give their products away for free, how do zero-fee share trading apps magically generate revenue?

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Share Market News

Will ASX kick out companies that don't have board diversity?

| Tony Yoo

NASDAQ proposes mandatory rules to get more women, minority and LGBTQ onto company boards. Will Australia follow?

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⏸️ Investor Education

Here's how world's 10 richest made $1.5 trillion from COVID-19

| Tony Yoo

Do you want to know the secret to how you can make money while others lose? Read on.

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Share Market News

RBA pushing share prices up, not helping economy: experts

| Tony Yoo

The central bank is keeping interest rates at near-zero, which the share market is loving. So what's the problem?

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Share Market News

$1.7 billion Aussie tech company finally lists on ASX

| Tony Yoo

Nuix's much-anticipated IPO comes to a climax this week. But a pending court case could cost it and its new…

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Share Market News

Ex NRL player lists $530m company on ASX this Friday

| Tony Yoo

Wes Maas started with one bobcat as a 22-year-old. Now 18 years later, he'll be worth $347 million with his…

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⏸️ Online Brokers

Real-time ASX price data becoming FREE for regular punters

| Tony Yoo

Is this the new frontier in the online brokerage price war? Is it a victory for ASX retail investors?

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Share Market News

Banks rejoice: House prices to return to 2019 levels

| Tony Yoo

A hot property market, a resurgent economy and historic-low interest rates. Does life get any better for ASX-listed banks?

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Share Market News

CBA (ASX:CBA) hauled to court over rip-off accusations

| Tony Yoo

The ghosts of the finance industry Royal Commission come to haunt the big bank, as the corporate watchdog starts legal…

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Share Market News

ASX shares looking awesome for next year: economist

| Tony Yoo

While the Australian dollar will hit 80 US cents! Check out the reasons why.

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Ask a Fund Manager

COVID-19 recovery can't happen without this sector: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: 4D Infrastructure's Sarah Shaw says infrastructure shares will roar back as nations and societies rebuild after…

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Share Market News

Qantas (ASX:QAN) axes 2,000 jobs

| Tony Yoo

Qantas has decided to outsource ground handling operations, rejecting a bid from the union to keep the positions in-house.

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Share Market News

News Corp (ASX:NWS) shares sink after Foxtel buyout rejected

| Tony Yoo

A deal would have helped the pay television provider pay off $2.1 billion of debt, but its majority parent declined.

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Investing Strategies

How the biggest companies are the worst investments

| Tony Yoo

A startling look at the top 10 largest companies at the change of each decade, and why big public companies…

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Investing Strategies

This is when you should sell your shares

| Tony Yoo

A fund manager explains how the current propping up of businesses and citizens in financial trouble will in the future…

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Share Market News

10 most searched shares in Australia

| Tony Yoo

Technology sector dominated the top of the charts, but which company was the lone non-tech stock?

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Share Market News

Telstra faces $50 million fine for 'unconscionable conduct'

| Tony Yoo

The telco signed up vulnerable customers to post-paid phone contracts that they did not understand and could not afford. Then…

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Share Market News

3 ASX companies named and shamed as worst in industry

| Tony Yoo

What have ASX companies Myer, Premier Investments and Mosaic Brands done that has incensed Oxfam? Here's the rundown.

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Share Market News

More Aussies now own Tesla shares than Tesla cars

| Tony Yoo

The hottest stock of the year has not escaped the attention of Australian investors. Check out these mouth-opening numbers.

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Coronavirus News

Recessions do NOT cause more deaths

| Tony Yoo

All those people protesting against COVID-19 restrictions can sit down now. This paper suggests economic recessions actually save lives.

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Share Market News

New 'all-growth' ETF lists on ASX next month

| Tony Yoo

The provider claims this ETF fund is 'all growth' companies, but a closer look at the portfolio reveals some surprise…

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Share Market News

Qantas (ASX:QAN) adds 360 flights a week

| Tony Yoo

The airline's shares soared Tuesday after the Queensland border was opened to NSW, with a decision on Victoria pending.

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Coronavirus News

Qantas (ASX:QAN) to make COVID vaccine mandatory for passengers

| Tony Yoo

A COVID-19 'vaccination passport' for passengers will be a common requirement from airlines around the world, says Qantas chief Alan…

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Share Market News

'Australia's Amazon' debuts on ASX next week

| Tony Yoo

Courtesy of COVID-19, books are back in vogue. Can Booktopia take advantage in its IPO?

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Growth Shares

2 cheap ASX shares set to take off after COVID-19

| Tony Yoo

Looking for growth at a reasonable price as the coronavirus vaccines arrive? Two fund managers show off their picks.

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Coronavirus News

JobKeeper saved 700,000 jobs, reveals RBA

| Tony Yoo

Unemployment would have been double without the government subsidy. Yes, some ASX companies used the money to pay bonuses to…

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