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Investing Strategies

Investing in a higher-for-longer world and the ASX sector built to cope

| Leigh Gant

Boring, resilient, and quietly powerful.

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Financial Shares

Macquarie shares: A good choice for dividend income?

| Sebastian Bowen

Does Macquarie measure up on the income department?

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Financial Shares

Is this ASX 200 insurance company the ultimate dividend and capital growth stock?

| Laura Stewart

Are you looking for both income and capital growth?

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Financial Shares

Which is better value right now, Soul Patts or Brickworks shares?

| Zach Bristow

Let's dive in and see what the experts have to say.

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Earnings Results

Why did the AMP share price just crash more than 13%?

| Bernd Struben

AMP shares are taking a beating on Friday. But why?

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52-Week Highs

AMP share price smashes new multi-year highs

| Bernd Struben

AMP shares have enjoyed a remarkable 14 month run higher. But why?

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52-Week Highs

This ASX 200 stock just hit a 14-year high following an upgrade from Macquarie

| Bernd Struben

You’d have to go all the way back to May 2010 to find the ASX 200 stock trading at higher…

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Financial Shares

Zip or Block shares: Which is the more profitable company?

| Zach Bristow

We've crunched the numbers.

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Recent Financial Shares News

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Financial Shares

Could the Medibank share price be on the road to recovery?

| Bronwyn Allen

Why is Medibank up today?

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Financial Shares

Why did the IAG share price just hit a new 52-week high?

| Matthew Farley

General insurance shares could be undervalued on the whole as well as be benefiting from rising interest rates., according to…

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Financial Shares

Why did the AMP share price just crack another new 52-week high?

| Brooke Cooper

The AMP share price has rocketed to trade at $1.28 – the highest it's been in 18 months.

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Financial Shares

Have insiders been loading up on Suncorp shares recently?

| Brooke Cooper

Some of the company's insiders appeared quick to take advantage of the stock's recent lows.

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Financial Shares

How did the AMP share price perform in October?

| Matthew Farley

Speculation that AMP's shares are being undervalued could have helped boost them in the last month.

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Financial Shares

AMP shares clock a new 52-week high, could there be more to come?

| Sebastian Bowen

AMP shares hit a new 52-week high today. Where to next?

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Financial Shares

Could the Medibank share price be in for way more pain?

| Brooke Cooper

Medibank's stock might not be out of the woods yet.

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Financial Shares

Is the Macquarie share price a buy following the banking giant's latest results?

| Tristan Harrison

Can investors bank on a compelling business with Macquarie?

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Financial Shares

Could something big be going down at Magellan?

| Matthew Farley

Magellan co-founders could be interested in selling their stakes in the company, according to reports.

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Financial Shares

Does the AMP share price undervalue the ASX 200 company?

| Brooke Cooper

We We take a dive into the ASX 200 giant's books.

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Financial Shares

Why IAG shares are a cheap buy right now: expert

| Zach Bristow

IAG continues to trade within range this year.

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Financial Shares

Medibank share price plunges 15% as cyberattack bites into outlook

| Brooke Cooper

The Medibank share price has plummeted on its return to trade.

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BNPL shares

Zip shares have fallen 85% this year but Diamond still says 'We can be the next CBA'

| Monica O'Shea

Can the buy now, pay later company turn its fortunes around?

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Financial Shares

Why did the IAG share price get smashed today?

| Brooke Cooper

The company is upping premiums to stave off impacts of inflation, natural disasters, and rising reinsurance costs.

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Financial Shares

Why is the AMP share price beating the ASX 200 today?

| Mitchell Lawler

More progress from the embattled ASX financial share.

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Financial Shares

Why have Medibank shares just been suspended from trading on the ASX?

| Brooke Cooper

The company's stock could remain suspended until Wednesday.

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Financial Shares

Magellan share price sinks again despite '$100 billion' outlook

| Bronwyn Allen

The wealth fund manager held its annual general meeting today.

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Financial Shares

Think it's boring? The IAG share price has totally smashed the ASX 200 so far in 2022

| Mitchell Lawler

What might have helped this old fashioned insurance company outpace the index?

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Financial Shares

Why did the Magellan share price get bashed around today?

| Bronwyn Allen

The hits just keep on coming for the wealth fund manager.

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Financial Shares

Medibank share price halted ahead of new 'cyber incident' update

| Brooke Cooper

The company is expected to be preparing to reveal more details on last week's cyber incident.

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Financial Shares

Could investors in this ASX 200 share be in for more payment windfalls?

| Brooke Cooper

Insurer IAG is holding onto millions of dollars it may not need.

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Financial Shares

IAG share price takes centre stage on $350 million buyback news

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's how IAG is coughing up the cash for this big shareholder payday.

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Financial Shares

Why is the WAM Capital share price having such a lousy start to the week?

| Bronwyn Allen

There's a simple reason why.

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Financial Shares

Is the company's buyback helping boost the AMP share price?

| Tristan Harrison

Diversified financial business AMP has outperformed in 2022.

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Financial Shares

IAG share price halted amid High Court ruling

| Zach Bristow

The insurance company's shares are on ice. Here are the details.

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Financial Shares

Guess which ASX All Ords director just bought $1.6m of their company's shares

| Brooke Cooper

This company chair now boasts a 23% stake in the company.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Magellan share price sinking like a stone today?

| Bronwyn Allen

Hamish Douglass returned to Magellan this week. Can he turn things around?

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Dividend Investing

Own NIB shares? Here's some good news on your dividends

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the details of the private health insurer's latest payout.

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Financial Shares

Could this be a looming risk for IAG shares?

| Monica O'Shea

Analysts appear to have a mixed view on IAG shares.

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52-Week Lows

Why did the AFIC share price just hit a new 52-week low?

| Tristan Harrison

AFIC shares are falling even though the ASX share market is up.

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Financial Shares

Iress share price freefalls 15% on profit downgrade

| Aaron Teboneras

The financial software company’s shares are having a shocker of a day.

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Financial Shares

Why did the Macquarie share price trail the other ASX 200 banks today?

| Aaron Teboneras

Macquarie shares didn't fare well against its peers today.

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Financial Shares

Why has the Macquarie share price been thrashed 10% in a fortnight?

| Matthew Farley

Macquarie reportedly lost a takeover bid for Suez Recycling and Recovery UK last week.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Magellan share price underperforming the ASX 200 this week?

| Tristan Harrison

Why is Magellan hurting so much?

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Dividend Investing

The IAG dividend is hitting bank accounts today. What you need to know

| Aaron Teboneras

Time to check your bank account for IAG's latest dividend.

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Financial Shares

Soul Patts share price jumps 5% on FY22 results

| Matthew Farley

Soul Patt's portfolio managed to beat the market in FY22.

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Financial Shares

Own Suncorp shares? Here's some good news about your dividends

| Sebastian Bowen

It's dividend payday for Suncorp shareholders this Wednesday...

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Financial Shares

AMP share price slips ahead of court findings

| Aaron Teboneras

AMP shares are set to finish the day in the red.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Magellan share price higher on Tuesday?

| Matthew Farley

It's been a better day on the market for financial shares today.

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Financial Shares

Why is the NIB share price edging lower on Tuesday?

| Aaron Teboneras

NIB shares are in the red today.

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