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How to invest

The risk of not taking risks with your ASX shares

| Sebastian Bowen

One financial expert has a simple message for anyone not investing in shares.

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Share Market News

Investing in shares now 'part of the ladder' to buying a home

| Bronwyn Allen

Investing in shares can speed up the process of generating enough cash for a home deposit, expert says.

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Strategies for successfully navigating market volatility

| Kate O'Brien

Master the art of navigating market volatility and learn to ride the waves of the ASX for long-term growth and…

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Share Market News

Shares vs. property: Record stock ownership amid landlords' exit

| Bronwyn Allen

Household wealth derived from owning shares just hit a record $1.4 trillion.

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6 ASX shares owned by Aussie billionaires

| Sebastian Bowen

The richest Australians invest in a wide range of ASX shares...

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Shares vs. property: How to generate $500 passive income per month

| Bronwyn Allen

We run the numbers.

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Shares vs. property: Why cheaper homes and ASX small-cap shares are rising fastest in 2024

| Bronwyn Allen

We look into the changing trends in shares vs. property.

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If inflation rebounds I'll be buying this leading ASX 200 share

| Bernd Struben

Inflation doesn’t impact all ASX 200 shares equally.

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This is 'the only free lunch in investing': expert

| Bernd Struben

Rising inflation figures are roiling global share markets.

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Should you buy or sell in a market crash? Here's what Warren Buffett says

| Sebastian Bowen

What would Buffett do...?

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ASX earnings season: How to digest a company report in 4 bite-sized pieces

| Mitchell Lawler

Time to make sense of those earnings reports...

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When it comes to ASX shares, is it possible to pick the bottom?

| Mitchell Lawler

Waiting for the bottom in today's falling market? Maybe it's time to smash that crystal ball...

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Here's a quick way to ride out the sell-off in ASX shares

| Mitchell Lawler

It's time to pull out those trusty investment principles...

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3 reasons not to panic in this ASX 200 correction

| Sebastian Bowen

Corrections can be scary, but can also give us some buying opportunities...

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Investing Strategies

4 mental biases stopping you from making money in ASX shares

| Tony Yoo

Could your own brain be wrecking your ASX shares? These are the natural tendencies to keep in check if you…

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Is the metaverse the next big thing? Here's why ASX investors think so

| Sebastian Bowen

Investors are betting that the metaverse will be the next leap forward...

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Investing Strategies

How to be 100% invested and still sleep at night

| Tony Yoo

One expert shows a way of defending against a correction 2022 without changing out your shares into cash.

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Made a New Year's resolution to start investing? Here are some of the benefits of ASX ETFs

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why ETFs can be a great choice for a beginner...

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Share Market News

ASX retail investors should be banned from 'financial heroin': Choice

| Tony Yoo

Controversial CFDs are in the spotlight again as temporary restrictions on their sale to retail consumers are about to be…

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Investing Strategies

How much the average Australian investor earned in 2021

| Tony Yoo

Ever wondered how large the portfolios of your friends and neighbours are? And how much they raked in last year?…

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Is dollar cost averaging the way to invest in Bitcoin?

| Bernd Struben

Dollar cost averaging can smooth out your investment returns without needing to time the market.

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Cryptocurrencies

Warning: These are the 3 most common crypto scams

| Tony Yoo

Cryptocurrencies have now hit mainstream investing, but it's still a wild world out there and everyone needs to be careful.

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Investing Strategies

What are some key lessons for ASX share investors at the end of 2021?

| Mitchell Lawler

What investing lessons can we learn from the year gone by?

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How to make share market volatility your friend: AustralianSuper CIO

| Sebastian Bowen

How does one handle volatility in a share portfolio?

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What to look for when investing in ASX microcap shares

| Sebastian Bowen

Are microcaps worth another look?

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Buying ASX shares? Why the 'when' is just as crucial as the 'which': expert

| Sebastian Bowen

How much does 'when' matter with ASX shares?

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What might trading volume tell us about the potential of an ASX share?

| Sebastian Bowen

What is trading volume really all about?

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How to snare a multi-bagger ASX share: expert

| Sebastian Bowen

How does one find the 'next Afterpay'

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Cryptocurrencies

Crypto investors missing millions after 2 Aussie exchanges collapse

| Tony Yoo

Customers of myCryptoWallet and ACX are in a panic as the apps stop withdrawals then shut down, leaving them unable…

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2 top ASX shares to buy and hold for a decade

| James Mickleboro

Are these the shares to buy and hold?

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Here's how much $20,000 invested in these ASX shares 10 years ago is worth now

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could have made you wealthy...

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ETFs

Why do investors buy the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX:VAS) when they can buy individual shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's what an ETF can do for your portfolio...

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ETFs

Why is the ETFS Fintech & Blockchain ETF (FTEC) not listed on the ASX?

| Tony Yoo

An ETF Securities executive tells The Motley Fool why it listed with Australia's alternative stock exchange for its latest product.

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Here's why Janus Henderson (ASX:JHG) is currently focused on preserving investor capital

| Sebastian Bowen

This fund manager dishes on how to plan for volatility...

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Share Market News

Here are 10 years of ASX 200 historical returns

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's a look at how the ASX 200 has performed over the past decade...

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Share Market News

Can 10 pictures predict what the share market will do?

| Tony Yoo

No one has a crystal ball. But an Australian team has developed an algorithm as close as we're going to…

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Investing Strategies

Why valuation multiples can be 'useless' in assessing ASX shares: expert

| Tony Yoo

Even though Amazon stocks were 'expensive' in 2006, you could have paid double and it still would be a 57-bagger…

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Financial Shares

Why this fund manager is bullish on the Suncorp (ASX:SUN) share price

| Bernd Struben

Insurance is "one of the few sectors left getting earnings upgrades."

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3 million Aussies now qualify as sophisticated investors. Do you?

| Sebastian Bowen

How 'sophisticated' is a sophisticated investor these days?

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Resources Shares

Is Fortescue Future Industries listed on the ASX?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's how to get a slice of Fortescue Future Industries on the ASX.

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Invest with Buffett? 3 ways to buy Berkshire Hathaway on the ASX

| Sebastian Bowen

Want to have Uncle Warren in your corner?

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Investing Strategies

How can you fully invest and not sell, then buy during market corrections?

| Tony Yoo

It's a 'buy and hold' investor's dilemma. Isn't it impossible to do all 3 things? What are the experts on…

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How to invest

How to turn $20,000 into $300,000 in 10 years with ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares have smashed the market since 2011...

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If there is another stock market crash, will we learn from our mistakes?

| Mitchell Lawler

Let's take a look at some lessons worth remembering for the future.

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4 tax-time tips for first-time ASX share investors

| Tony Yoo

Pay attention, rookies. This is advice direct from the Australian Taxation Office.

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How to invest

How to turn $20,000 into $475,000 in 10 years with ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares have generated strong returns for investors...

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Warning: This is when the share market will turn

| Tony Yoo

Stocks are going pretty well. But don't be complacent, warns one expert. This is not normal!

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How do you value the Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price?

| Sebastian Bowen

How exactly does one value Afterpay shares?

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