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Motley Fool Ask a Fund Manager is your one-stop shop for the inside scoop on investing, direct from the experts.

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.

The Ask a Fund Manager series is published weekly, so bookmark this page for your regular dose of share market tips and tricks.

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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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Here's what I think of Coles, PointsBet, NAB, AMP: analyst

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Sage Capital's Sean Fenton tells us what he thinks of 4 of the most searched ASX…

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Little-known ASX share you should hold for 5 years: analyst

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Monash Investors' Simon Shields also reveals why he exited Afterpay in February after buying in at…

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2 still-cheap ASX shares we've made buckets of money from: analyst

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Monash Investors' Simon Shields tells us two stocks that have already returned 71% and 94%, but…

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2 small-cap ASX shares with huge potential: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

Ask a fund manager Part 2: Kardinia Capital's Kristiaan Rehder reveals his pick of 2 promising small-cap ASX shares.

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Kardinia Capital's portfolio manager Kristiaan Rehder
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When to go long and when to short ASX shares… and 1 sector to avoid: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

Ask a fund manager Part 1: Kardinia Capital's portfolio manager reveals the long and the short of ASX shares

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This ASX tech share's also a COVID-recovery stock: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Forager Fund's Alex Shevelev reveals how he more than doubled his money in a few weeks…

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Forager Fund senior analyst Alex Shevelev
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How to score a sneaky bargain: ASX fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Forager Fund's Alex Shevelev explains how his listed fund picks up shares that the rest of…

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4 ASX shares every investor should consider adding to their portfolio: fundie

| Bernd Struben

Ask a fund manager Part 2: Katana Asset Management's Romano Sala Tenna tips 4 shares every ASX investor should consider.

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Katana Asset Management's co-founder Romano Sala Tenna
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10 key investment criteria every ASX investor should know: fundie

| Bernd Struben

Ask a fund manager Part 1: Katana Asset Management's Romano Sala Tenna shares 10 key insights into ASX investing success.

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The 6-bagger ASX share that I now regret selling: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Medallion Financial's Michael Wayne also reveals the Aussie tech company still flying under the radar.

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Medallion Financial managing director Michael Wayne
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2 ASX shares I hold that I'd still buy more of: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Medallion Financial's Michael Wayne tells which 2 of his clients' most popular 4 ASX shares he'd…

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The ASX healthcare giant ready to explode: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Pengana Capital's Rhett Kessler reveals the 30-bagger ASX stock he still holds and a healthcare giant…

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Why I'm loving this ASX bank share at the moment: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Pengana Capital's Rhett Kessler started his fund months after Lehman Brothers went bust, but still made…

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Little ASX software share to explode once everyone wakes up: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Eley Griffiths' Nick Guidera tells 2 ASX shares that he loves right now and one that's…

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ASX share portfolio manager Nick Guidera
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This little ASX telco's picking customers off the big boys: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Eley Griffiths' Nick Guidera also reveals his secret sauce for selecting stocks to buy.

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Perennial portfolio ASX value share investor Stephen Bruce
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Pssst, I'm a value investor who makes money from growth shares: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Perennial's Stephen Bruce also reveals the ASX stock that will explode as the UK economy booms…

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Perennial portfolio ASX value share investor Stephen Bruce
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This is the best of the big ASX banks: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Perennial's Stephen Bruce is loving the comeback of value stocks. He tells us why they'll keep…

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4 healthcare share tips from a fundie with a health PhD

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Platinum Asset Management's Dr Bianca Ogden picks 2 medical stocks still under the radar, plus 2…

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This fundie has a PhD in healthcare: now she invests in it

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Platinum Asset Management's Dr Bianca Ogden tells how she used to work for the company that's…

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2 ASX shares ready for a post-COVID rally: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: SG Hiscock's Hamish Tadgell reveals a pair of stocks that were paralysed in 2020 but are…

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This ASX telco and bank will go gangbusters: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: SG Hiscock's Hamish Tadgell tells us the two companies his fund has big positions in, anticipating…

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The stock that I'd hold for the next 5 years: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Hyperion Asset Management's Jason Orthman also reveals the ASX share he's most proud of, and the…

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Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares are still cheap: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Hyperion Asset Management's Jason Orthman tells why the most polarising stock in the world has more…

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Here's an ASX tech share flying under the radar: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Spaceship's Jason Sedawie reveals his most proud share purchase and the one he missed that he's…

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I want to double your money every 5 years: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Spaceship's Jason Sedawie reveals the sector that's ready to explode in value and flog the digital…

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Ethical investor and fund manager Jon Fernie
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This fundie refuses to invest in gambling and fossil fuels

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: U Ethical's Jon Fernie tells how you can make money while still remaining faithful to your…

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This fundie liquidated 90% of his fund when COVID-19 hit

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Balmoral Asset Management's Angus Crennan recalls how he went from Army captain to portfolio manager, and…

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Exploring the golden window of opportunity for ASX ESG investors

| Bernd Struben

ASX ESG investments don't have to come at a cost, quite the contrary. Today we interview two experts in sustainable…

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Forager research analyst Chloe Stokes
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My friends now ask me about shares: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Forager's Chloe Stokes explains how there are many shares out there that are both value and…

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Here's what's likely to supercharge ASX logistics demand in 2021: fundie

| Bernd Struben

Jesse Curtis, fund manager Centuria Industrial REIT, explains what's been driving logistics demand, and what ASX investors can expect in…

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Here's a bargain ASX share in a sea of expensive stocks

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Sage Capital's Kelli Meagher picks out a healthcare company that's underperformed recently but has a bright…

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Redpoint chief executive Max Cappetta discusses three ASX shares to buy right now
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Forget growth or value: Here's a neutral way to pick shares

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Redpoint's Max Cappetta reveals the two massive winners he picked last year and the one about…

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Think you saw growth in 2020? Just wait for 2021: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: SG Hiscock's Hamish Tadgell reveals how the share market will transition from 'hope' to 'growth' in…

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Why I'm sticking with my Afterpay shares: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Tribeca Investment Partners' Jun Bei Liu reveals why investing is an art and why her Alpha…

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Ask a fund manager: Nikko AM's Darren Langer and Chris Rands share their insights on fixed income investing

| Bernd Struben

In today's fund manager interview, Nikko AM's Australian Bond Fund portfolio managers talk about fixed income investing.

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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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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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Ask a fund manager: Centuria Healthcare's Andrew Hemming on unlocking value in Australia's healthcare properties

| Bernd Struben

With interest in ASX healthcare shares and properties rocketing, we spoke to fund manager Andrew Hemming of Centuria Healthcare.

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Ask a fund manager: Totus Capital's Sam Granger reveals the methods behind his outperforming High Conviction Fund

| Bernd Struben

Ask a fund manager: How did Totus Capital's High Conviction Fund return 26% over 12 months? Sam Granger reveals his…

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This cheap ASX share is supplying US giants: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Cyan Investment Management's Dean Fergie talks about the ASX shares he likes and those his company…

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