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Our senior Motley Fool journalists ask Australia's top fund managers the big questions to give you greater insight into the investing process, the share market, local and global trends, and much more.

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Investing Strategies

This ASX share's halved in 5 years, but I'm still sticking with it

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Chester Asset Management's Rob Tucker picks the stock he'd put away in the bottom drawer for…

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Investing Strategies

Bargain or value trap? Fundie rates 3 ASX 200 shares going for cheap

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Chester Asset Management's Rob Tucker offers his thoughts on what to do with these troubled stocks.

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Investing Strategies

How we beat the stock market by 7% per year: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Chester Asset Management's Rob Tucker reveals the secret sauce to running his successful portfolio.

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Here's one hot, one lukewarm and one cold ASX share: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Capital H Management's Harley Grosser decides whether he would buy three stocks that have plunged in…

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Capital H Management founder and chief executive Harley Grosser
Small Cap Shares

This $70 million ASX company just pulled off a $40 million deal: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Capital H Management's Harley Grosser reveals a pair of small-cap shares ready to take a massive…

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Broker Notes

These 3 ASX shares just halved. I would buy one of them: experts

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Discovery Fund's Chris Bainbridge and Mark Devcich examine whether this trio of stocks are bargain buys…

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Investing Strategies

Revealed: Fund's secret sauce to picking ASX shares for massive wins

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Discovery Fund's Chris Bainbridge and Mark Devcich also set out 4 reasons why ASX shares will…

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Red Leaf Securities CEO John Athanasiou
Investing Strategies

3 ASX shares to avoid like the plague (and one to buy for the next 4 years): expert

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Red Leaf Securities' John Athanasiou looks over the stocks that could look like bargains right now.

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'Great long-term investment': Expert names small-cap ASX share to buy for cheap

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Cyan Investment Management's Dean Fergie gives his thoughts on three stocks that have halved in price…

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Dean Fergie, Cyan Investment Management fund manager
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'Extraordinarily cheap': The ASX share where 77% of its value is cash

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Cyan Investment Management's Dean Fergie reveals two shares that are absolute bargains at the moment.

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Dean Fergie, Cyan Investment Management fund manager
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Why this is the best time to buy small-cap ASX shares: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Cyan Investment Management's Dean Fergie tells how smaller companies have plunged in value this year but…

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What I'd do with 3 ASX shares that have plunged this year: expert

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Redpoint's Max Cappetta names a 105-year-old 'green' company with excellent 21st century prospects.

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Redpoint chief executive Max Cappetta discusses three ASX shares to buy right now
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'Pretty attractive': Expert reveals 3 ASX shares to buy right now

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Redpoint's Max Cappetta picks one industrial, one retail and one technology stock to sink your teeth…

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Redpoint chief executive Max Cappetta discusses three ASX shares to buy right now
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The ASX sector set to pay out 'massive record dividends': fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Redpoint's Max Cappetta admits there are many uncertainties in the world currently, but one industry could…

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The biggest risk and top opportunity for fixed income investors in 2022 revealed: fund managers

| Bernd Struben

If the RBA doesn’t hike interest rates to the 4% level the market has priced in, and instead stops at…

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Why the end of the RBA's $350 billion bond buying program is positive for fixed income investors: fund managers

| Bernd Struben

The past 12 months have been tough for fixed income investors, but for new investors coming into the market, the…

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Why the RBA is unlikely to hike interest rates to the heights the market has priced in: fund managers

| Bernd Struben

With higher interest rates biting faster than many expected in Australia, the central bank might not have to boost rates…

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I loved this ASX share a year ago, and it's still my long-term pick: expert

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Datt Capital's Emanuel Datt consistently names the same stock as the one he would hold for…

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Bargains or value traps? Expert rates 3 ASX shares that halved this year

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Datt Capital's Emanuel Datt gives his opinions on the stocks that have been hammered in 2022,…

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'Extremely cheap': expert names 3 ASX shares hot to buy now

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Datt Capital's Emanuel Datt puts up a trio of stocks that'll take advantage of the energy…

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Datt Capital principal Emanuel Datt
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'Always peaks and troughs': Fundie names when ASX shares will stabilise

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Datt Capital's Emanuel Datt takes a look at the current turmoil in share markets and picks…

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The ASX share I hold to 'sleep really well at night': fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: U Ethical's Jon Fernie reveals why supermarkets are looking attractive for the next half-decade.

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Investing Strategies

This is what I'd do with these 3 battered ASX shares: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: U Ethical's Jon Fernie decides whether he'd buy, keep or cut a trio of stocks that…

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Ethical investor and fund manager Jon Fernie
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3 dividend-paying and ethical ASX shares to buy now: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: U Ethical's Jon Fernie names a trio of stocks that will help you through a turbulent…

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Expert reveals what to do with 4 ASX shares in trouble

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Tribeca Investment Partners' Jun Bei Liu casts her judgement on Appen, Redbubble and Cettire. Plus a…

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Fund manager Jun Bei Liu
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3 ASX shares to buy now (and one bonus): fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Tribeca Investment Partners' Jun Bei Liu also explains why fortunes might turn around for growth stocks…

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Cashed up with massive dividends: Advisor reveals ASX share to hold for 4 years

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Shaw and Partners' Adam Dawes loves this big Australian company for its yield and stability, even…

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What to do with these 3 pummelled ASX shares: advisor

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Shaw and Partners' Adam Dawes reveals whether he'd cut or keep a trio of stocks that…

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3 ASX shares I'm telling my clients to buy: advisor

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Shaw and Partners' Adam Dawes reveals two stocks he's adding to client portfolios, plus one more…

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'An easy one': Expert reveals which ASX share he'd hold for 4 years

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Catapult Wealth's Tim Haselum reveals the stock he'd be happy to stick with and the one…

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These 3 ASX shares have plunged this year: Expert reveals what to do

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Catapult Wealth's Tim Haselum reveals whether he would cut or keep a trio of 'fallen stars'.

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The best 2 ASX shares money can buy right now: expert

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Catapult Wealth's Tim Haselum picks a pair of healthcare stocks as the most tempting investments currently.

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Why missing the market bottom is okay: expert

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Catapult Wealth's Tim Haselum tells why buying just after the trough is fine if you have…

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'High quality' ASX company that has all of Sydney as customers

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Glenmore Asset Management's Robert Gregory picks a stock that's so reliable he'd be happy to be…

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2 ASX shares I have supreme confidence in: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Glenmore Asset Management's Robert Gregory names a pair of stocks that are both his biggest holdings…

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ASX share fund manager Robert Gregory
Investing Strategies

My fund just went up 51%: This is how I did it

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Glenmore Asset Management's Robert Gregory explains the philosophy behind his portfolio's industry-leading performance.

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How to invest in ASX small-cap shares amid rising interest rates and geopolitical turmoil: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

Companies with revenues linked to interest income stand to benefit from higher rates.

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2 compelling ASX small-cap shares to buy today: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

Smaller companies have greater growth potential. But don't ignore their balance sheets!

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The secret to an outperforming ASX small-cap share portfolio: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

Less publicly available information among smaller stocks works as an advantage for this fund manager.

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These are the 2 best small cap ASX shares to buy right now: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

Investors shouldn’t buy stories, they should buy fundamentals.

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These are the 2 best ASX dividend shares to buy right now: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

Income investors need to take precautions to avoid dividend traps.

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Plato portfolio manager Peter Gardner
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How retirees can maximise returns from ASX dividend shares: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

Here's an income fund tailored for investors in the lower tax brackets.

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This ASX share changed me FOREVER: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Atlas Funds Management's Hugh Dive recalls his biggest regret, and the lesson he learnt that he…

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Here's an ASX share that makes money doing nothing

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Atlas Funds Management's Hugh Dive names the company that can just increase prices at the press…

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Humans don't change: Expert names 2 ASX shares that exploit our urges

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Atlas Funds Management's Hugh Dive tells how inevitable his real estate stocks would rise again after…

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The ASX share that makes money no matter what: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Marcus Today's Ben O'Leary also reveals the lesson he learnt out of the coronavirus pandemic.

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2 ASX shares cashing in on irresistible global trends: expert

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Marcus Today's Ben O'Leary reveals a couple of stocks that will profit from online shopping and…

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2 ASX shares to guide you through a turbulent 2022: expert

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Marcus Today's Ben O'Leary names a pair of stocks that you can bank on during a…

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