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Technology Shares

Joining the revolution: How I'd invest in ASX AI shares right now

| Rhys Brock

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could usher in a new industrial revolution. Here’s how you can invest in it.

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⏸️ Best ASX Shares

The 5 best ASX real estate shares of the 2021 financial year unmasked

| Bernd Struben

Office space, industrial storage, retail malls and residential. These companies cover them all.

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⏸️ Dividend Shares

A dividend bonanza could be inbound for ASX shares, here's why

| Mitchell Lawler

Prepare for a wave of dividend...

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Energy Shares

5 best ASX energy shares of the 2021 financial year revealed

| Bernd Struben

As the world emerged from initial COVID lockdowns, the demand for energy soared.

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⏸️ Best ASX Shares

Meet the best performing ASX 200 shares of FY21. Are yours on the list?

| Mitchell Lawler

These companies have been crowned the best of the best in FY21...

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3 ASX 200 dividend shares making year-to-date highs

| Kerry Sun

These dividend favourites are hitting new 2021 highs.

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⏸️ ASX Shares

Here are 3 ASX shares with high debt levels

| Mitchell Lawler

Too much debt can catch up with companies when tides turn for the worse.

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The 10 ASX dividend shares delivering the highest yields

| Bernd Struben

With term deposits paying little more than 1%, high-yielding stocks have the potential to provide regular income.

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 5: Prepare For Investing Take-Off

| Bruce Jackson

Pardon us for interrupting your illustrious investing career for this very important public service announcement: Any money you need in…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 6: Share Market Investing! Seriously, It's Simple

| Bruce Jackson

What would you do if we said you were missing out on an investing strategy that, in the long run,…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 7: The Dirty Little Secret Of Managed Funds

| Bruce Jackson

Active fund managers get paid to beat the market. Funny thing, though, is that most fail. What is not funny…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 8: The Great Dividend Tax Advantage

| Bruce Jackson

The old saying goes there are two things certain in life – taxes and death. Since you're reading this, we…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 9: Asset Allocation

| Bruce Jackson

As fun as finding winning shares is (and trust us, it really is fun), your allocation to shares (equities) is…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 10: Avoid the Biggest Mistake Investors Make

| Bruce Jackson

We're about to share with you the secret to avoiding a $10 billion investing mistake. It's not more money, a…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 11: Buy Your First Shares

| Bruce Jackson

When you buy a share, you're purchasing a stake in a living, breathing business. Buy shares of your favourite electrical…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 12: Five Reasons To Sell

| Bruce Jackson

When should I sell? This is one of the most frequent questions we hear. Our glib (yet truthy!) answer is:…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 13: Tell Your Friends & Colleagues

| Bruce Jackson

The very fact that you are reading this sentence tells us a lot about your character. Clearly, you crave knowledge…

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4 Easy Steps to a Richer Retirement

| Motley Fool Staff

Never before have so many people faced so many threats to their long-term financial survival. But no matter where you…

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10 Really Simple Financial Lessons to Live By

| Motley Fool Staff

If you liked The Black Swan, you'll love Nassim Nicholas Taleb's latest book, The Bed of Procrustes. Unlike Taleb's previous…

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⏸️ Lessons From Investing Greats

Buffett's Top 10 Investing Secrets

| Motley Fool Staff

"I can say the dumbest things in the world and a fair number of people will think there's some great…

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Charlie Munger's Thoughts On Just About Everything

| Motley Fool Staff

The opinions of Warren Buffett's sidekick, fellow billionaire Charlie Munger, include common sense and humorous comments on today's share prices,…

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Sharemarket trading versus gambling

| Bruce Jackson

Some people liken the share market to a glorified casino. We'd respectfully suggest they are either continually buying the wrong…

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Share Market Greats – Benjamin Graham

| Motley Fool Staff

Benjamin Graham is widely regarded as the Father of Value Investing. His books, Security Analysis and The Intelligent Investor, pioneered…

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Share Market Greats – Peter Lynch

| Motley Fool Staff

Peter Lynch ran the US giant Fidelity Magellan Fund between 1977 and 1990. Lynch stalked the huge winners. Undiscovered, under-rated,…

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Stop Losses

| Motley Fool Staff

The subject of whether to use a stop loss is a controversial one for many investors. It's a relatively simple…

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Your Share Market Success: Skill or Luck?

| Motley Fool Staff

Are you a skilful investor? Or just plain lucky? If behavioural finance theory is anything to go by, most people with…

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Warren Buffett's Best Advice Ever

| Motley Fool Staff

It's funny how often a prominent person's legacy is remembered with a single speech, or even a single phrase. "Four…

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24 Common Investing Mistakes

| Motley Fool Staff

"Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with the 130 IQ… Once…

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The Best Books On Buffett

| Motley Fool Staff

He's accumulated about US$30b through the share market and tells everyone how he's done it via his famous Shareholder Letters…

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⏸️ Lessons From Investing Greats

Share Market Greats – Warren Buffett

| Motley Fool Staff

Warren Buffett is arguably the world's greatest investor. His US$30b fortune certainly makes him one of the world's richest men.…

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Warren Buffett's Priceless Investment Advice

| Motley Fool Staff

"It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price."…

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Recommended Reading

| Motley Fool Staff

If you're looking to deepen your understanding of business, investing, and personal finance by devouring some books, well done. Many…

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⏸️ How to Invest

How to invest in the ASX sharemarket

| Motley Fool Staff

With a little investing education, some common sense, and desire to save relatively small amounts of money over a long…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Choosing An Online Share Broker

| Bruce Jackson

Why Do I Need a Share Broker? If you want to buy shares, you're going to need a share broker.…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Getting Started In Investing

| Bruce Jackson

If you've read our 13 Steps To Financial Freedom, you'll already know a lot about the Motley Fool, and particularly…

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The Danger Of Penny Shares

| Bruce Jackson

Ever wonder what penny shares are, and whether they really cost a few cents? Read on. The term 'penny share'…

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When's The Right Time To Invest?

| Motley Fool Staff

It's not surprising that first-time investors often worry about the timing of their initial share purchases. Getting started at the…

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What Should You Invest In?

| Motley Fool Staff

Now that you know why you're investing and how to get started, it's time to dig deeper and pick some…

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Why Should You Invest?

| Motley Fool Staff

Welcome to Investing Basics! If you've found your way here, chances are you've either got some money tucked away or…

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⏸️ Your Money

How to Salvage Your Retirement Nest Egg Now

| Motley Fool Staff

The global financial crisis of 2007-8 knocked the value of most share portfolios down a notch or five. The share…

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⏸️ Investing

8 Ways to Size Up A Share Broker

| Bruce Jackson

Whether you're ready to open your first online broker account or simply wondering if you're getting the best service for…

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Why Do I Need a Share Broker?

| Bruce Jackson

If you want to buy shares, you're going to need a share broker. And who wouldn't want to own shares,…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 7: Going Beyond Index Trackers

| Bruce Jackson

If you want to try to beat the ASX sharemarket, and have some fun along the way, you’ll have to…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 6: The Benefits Of Regular Investment

| Bruce Jackson

An excellent way of pacing your investments is by regular investment of say $100, $150 or $200 a month into…

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Part 5: Why We Love Index Tracking Funds

| Bruce Jackson

For your first investment, you want to keep things both simple and cheap. We think that means some sort of…

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Part 4: Why Shares Are Best

| Bruce Jackson

So which asset should you go for as a long-term investment? The asset that has generated the best returns over…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 3: Your Four Investing Options

| Bruce Jackson

Despite the thousands of financial products on offer, they all consist of just four basic investments

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 2: Why You Need To Invest

| Bruce Jackson

The first step in choosing an investment is deciding what you what to achieve

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