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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

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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Financial Shares

2 bargain finance ASX shares to buy (not big banks): experts

| Tony Yoo

If you want to take advantage of interest rate hikes, these stocks have better potential than the major four.

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Financial Shares

IAG shares 'highest quality' in the sector: fundie

| Mitchell Lawler

Is Australia's largest general insurance company also the highest quality?

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Financial Shares

Why is the Suncorp share price failing to shine today?

| Zach Bristow

Suncorp has underperformed this year.

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Financial Shares

Tyro share price slides on CEO news

| Bernd Struben

Incoming boss, Jon Davey is currently the CEO of Tyro’s Health business.

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Financial Shares

Magellan share price drops 5% amid broader sell-off

| Matthew Farley

We check what's behind the big fall in the ASX fund manager's shares.

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Financial Shares

Are AMP shares worth keeping?

| Matthew Farley

Here are some factors to consider.

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Financial Shares

Looking to buy AFIC shares in September? Here's what you'd be investing in

| Sebastian Bowen

What's under AFIC's portfolio hood?

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Opinions

The Magellan share price has fallen over 10% in a month: Is it time to buy the dip?

| Tristan Harrison

I’m going to share my view on the fund manager.

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Financial Shares

MA Financial share price leaps 8% following Monday's bloodbath

| Bernd Struben

Shares in the ASX financial services company plunged 20% on open yesterday before trading was halted in the early morning.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Why is the Link share price crashing 20%?

| James Mickleboro

Link shares are being hammered on Tuesday...

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Financial Shares

Down 21%, what happened to the MA Financial share price today?

| Matthew Farley

MA Financial reaffirmed its FY22 guidance this afternoon in a bid to reassure investors.

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Financial Shares

Why did the MA Financial share price just crash 20% before being halted?

| Matthew Farley

MAF shares dropped amid planned changes to the Significant Investors Visa (SIV) scheme.

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Financial Shares

Here's how many IAG shares the company's executives have been buying in the past 2 weeks

| Aaron Teboneras

Which directors topped up their holdings in IAG?

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Financial Shares

The Suncorp share price has dived 8% since ANZ's takeover bid. What's happening?

| Brooke Cooper

The Suncorp share price has struggled to keep up lately.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Challenger share price climbing on Thursday?

| Aaron Teboneras

Shares in the investment management company are receiving a much-welcomed boost today.

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Financial Shares

How do Argo shares measure up to other LICs like AFIC?

| Sebastian Bowen

Let's check out Argo's performance data compared to its rivals...

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