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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

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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Financial Shares

'Sweet spot': Citi names 2 ASX 200 shares that are 'inexpensive' right now

| Bernd Struben

While many companies are coming under pressure with soaring inflation, Citi says Aussie insurers are managing the consumer price rises…

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Dividend Investing

Why is the Medibank share price slipping on Wednesday?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's causing Medibank shares to be in the red today?

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Financial Shares

Magellan share price nosedives as FUM plunges $1.3 billion

| Zach Bristow

The fund leakages continue at Magellan.

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Financial Shares

When it comes to AMP shares, is it time for investors to give up the ghost?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why this expert isn't hopeful of AMP's recovery.

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Dividend Investing

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

| Sebastian Bowen

NIB shares are falling today. But here's why investors should be celebrating.

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Bank Shares

Is this why the Macquarie share price was 'steaming ahead' on Friday?

| Tristan Harrison

Macquarie shares beat the broader ASX share market return today.

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Financial Shares

Why is AMP buying back shares?

| Brooke Cooper

AMP has snapped up more than 32 million of its own shares over the last week.

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Financial Shares

AMP shares tumble out of trading halt as $2.7b fund lost

| Brooke Cooper

The company has lost control of the $AMP Capital Retail Trust.

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Financial Shares

Why has the Suncorp share price been struggling in August?

| Tristan Harrison

Suncorp shares have gone backwards. Why?

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Financial Shares

AMP share price lifts amid Westpac deal rumours

| Bronwyn Allen

Is AMP about to buy Westpac's wealth management division?

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Earnings Results

Link share price marching higher on revenue boost

| Bernd Struben

The admin services company did not declare a final or special dividend.

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Earnings Results

Australian Ethical shares fall as profits slide 15%

| Sebastian Bowen

Australian Ethical has reported its FY22 earnings. What happened?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

The Pendal takeover will create a $200b asset manager, so why is the Perpetual share price tanking?

| Zach Bristow

Perpetual shares finished down amid a proposed acquisition.

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Earnings Results

3 ASX 300 financial shares climbing on earnings updates

| Matthew Farley

These financial shares are rallying after the companies posted strong results this earnings season.

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Financial Shares

Pepper Money shares continue to soar; trades on trailing 8.8% fully franked dividend yield

| Bruce Jackson

Pepper Money profits gain 11% as leading ASX non-bank lender reports maiden fully franked interim dividend.

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Financial Shares

Pendal share price soars 15% on takeover news

| Tristan Harrison

It’s good news for Pendal shareholders.

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Earnings Results

PSC Insurance share price rallies 5% on profit and dividend boost

| Bronwyn Allen

A bunch of acquisitions in FY22 helped PSC Insurance boost its profits.

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Financial Shares

Netwealth lifts full-year dividend on record inflows

| Bruce Jackson

Netwealth reports flat profits as the leading ASX fintech stock lifts its fully franked dividend.

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Financial Shares

Why did the EML share price tumble 12% on Tuesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

We check what sent shares in the payments company backtracking today.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Credit Corp share price crumbling 6% today?

| Aaron Teboneras

Credit Corp identified issues arising from its purchased debt ledger portfolio.

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Financial Shares

How has the AFIC ASX share portfolio changed over FY22?

| Sebastian Bowen

Let's check out this listed investment company's ASX share portfolio...

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Financial Shares

Why is the Magellan share price slumping 10% today?

| Tristan Harrison

Magellan shares may be suffering for one specific reason.

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Financial Shares

Up 12% in a month, is the AMP share price finally on the comeback trail?

| Zach Bristow

AMP shares are making gains but remain under pressure.

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Earnings Results

Latitude share price slides as CEO exits, profit plunges

| Tony Yoo

After an eventful half that saw it cancel a takeover for Humm's BNPL business, the company's dividend remains at the…

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Financial Shares

Could wild spring weather threaten the performance of IAG shares?

| Bernd Struben

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a La Niña alert.

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Earnings Results

6% dividend boost in FY22 yet ASX share price slides today

| Bernd Struben

FY22 saw decade-high levels of listings activity on the exchange.

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Earnings Results

Medibank share price on watch amid 'standout customer growth'

| Aaron Teboneras

How did Medibank perform in FY 2022?

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Financial Shares

Should Magellan shareholders 'get out while they can'?

| Tristan Harrison

Are things that bad for Magellan?

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Financial Shares

Looking to buy IAG shares but worried about where the growth will come from? Read this

| Raymond Jang

The outlook for the insurance group's share price is clouded but here's what you need to know.

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Earnings Results

Steadfast share price halted following FY22 results and acquisition

| Raymond Jang

It's been a big day on the market for the insurance broker. Here's what you need to know.

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Earnings Results

Magellan share price in freefall despite 44% rise in profits

| Sebastian Bowen

Magellan has just released its full-year earnings for FY22...

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Financial Shares

Can the Macquarie share price get back over $200 this year?

| Tristan Harrison

Macquarie shares have been going up but is $200 on the cards in 2022?

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