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Profiting from the latest sharemarket crash

Four valuable sharemarket investing lessons from the last GFC.

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The end of the mining boom

ASX shares, and the AUD are hammered again. You can run, but you can't hide.

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Buying property now will end in tears

Buying high only gives you time to cry! Real estate in Australia is overpriced. There are no ifs or buts…

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The easier way to make investing profits

Buying at the bottom of the sharemarket is impossible. Instead, focus on the quality of the ASX company, not the…

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One cheap way to play the retail recovery

This cheap blue-chip ASX share has passed the test of time, and has a dividend yield of 7.4%.

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How to diversify with just one ASX stock

Argo Investments is an investment manager with a long track record of market beating returns. This one company delivers instant…

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IMF shock: World economy still growing

The IMF still predicts global growth. With the ASX down 18%, could double-digit sharemarket returns be more than a dream?

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Investing isn't for wimps

The sharemarket remains volatile. Investors are punch drunk on bad news. Markets don't go up in straight lines. Despite all…

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3 growing ASX companies at value prices

Buyers are on strike. But The Motley Fool can still find 3 hidden gems amongst the sharemarket wreckage.

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Buying opportunities among the unloved

Buying something on special is one of life’s little pleasures. And with the ASX down 16.5% from its 2011 highs,…

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Facebook de-friends the sharemarket

Facebook might be worth $78 billion, but Mark Zuckerberg is content to wait for his huge pay-day

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Why sharemarket timing is a joke

Buying ASX shares at the bottom of the market is impossible to achieve. So why try? Instead, following these simple…

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I won't be making this common investing mistake

Profits are the name of the investing game, and if there's one thing The Motley Fool loves, it's making money.

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Why young investors should love the share market crash

As hard as it is to buy shares after a market plunge, young investors should be salivating right now

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Shares marked down – time to buy?

Many ASX shares are trading near their 52-week lows. Now is the wrong time to shut up shop and avoid…

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The three most important words in investing

Share markets remain volatile, whipsawing around on rumour, fear and panic. Investors in Cohlear learn a valuable lesson. And we…

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One tech growth stock at a crazy cheap price

Each week The Motley Fool highlights a company on its radar. This week we look at a tech-wreck survivor that…

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Why now is not the time to sell your shares

Speculators look at share prices, and lose money. Investors focus on buying great businesses, letting time and compounding work their…

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9/11: A history of things that never happened

As we remember victims of 9/11, we look at what we've learned in the decade since the tragedy, and what…

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All aboard the stock market express

Patience is the key. Taking a small position early in a market decline ensures I’m on board for the eventual…

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Three beaten down winners going cheap

Investors have the opportunity to pick up these 3 great companies at good prices

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Global share markets come roaring back

The financial world has been saved. Long live the stock market. For today anyway...

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Share market madness – and an antidote

The stock market continues its wild ride. Picking the low point is largely impossible, but that hasn't stopped Scott Phillips…

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Shares tank again. Hold onto your hats, Fools

Stock markets are tanking again. Here's how you can see opportunity instead of misery

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The 4 step action plan if you're fully invested

What you should do if you're all-in shares, and the market crashes.

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Prepare to load up on BHP shares

BHP shares are interesting today, but if world markets go into another fit of panic, be prepared to load up…

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Buy Australia – the share market looks cheap

When viewed with a long term perspective the Australian share market is looking cheap. Strong company earnings combined with the…

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Dump your gold in favour of shares

As gold tops $1900 for only the second time ever, investors are falling over themselves to buy the precious metal.…

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What if the U.S. is headed for recession?

The U.S economy produced precisely zero new jobs in August, sending the stock market into a downward spiral.

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2 cheap stocks you can buy today

August was a tough month for stock market investors. But where some see battered portfolios, we see opportunity, including 2…

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Stock shock: Markets go up as well as down

As the great stock market recovery continues, we look at what you must do to be a truly successful investor.

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The right place to start investing now

You don't need huge amounts of money to start investing in shares

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Jobs gone. What the future holds for Apple

Steve Jobs leaves Apple in great hands. But what next for this hugely successful company?

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One fast stock leaving competitors in its dust

Since 2009 this company's price tag has been too rich. That is, until now.

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Market panic. Be brave. Buy cheap shares

The time to buy shares is when they are on sale. What are you waiting for?

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The market sell-off: what to buy now

Three guidelines to starting off on the right foot.

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Markets go bananas yet again

Wall Street plunges, Australia follows. We shed some optimistic light on these crazy markets.

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One retailer putting Myer & DJs to shame

With many retailers looking cheap, Dean Morel takes a closer look.

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The stock market's best friend

What's next for the stock market? Ask someone who cares.

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Don't make this $8 billion mistake

Why pay more for stocks that are selling cheap?

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