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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

Move over Magellan (ASX:MFG). This global equities manager is gunning for pole position

| Sebastian Bowen

This ASX fund manager wants to be the next Magellan...

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Financial Shares

MA Financial (ASX:MAF) share price remains frozen amid $145m acquisition

| Monica O'Shea

The financial services company has announced major acquisition news.

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Financial Shares

It's trading at around 9-year lows, could the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price be a takeover target?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why this expert thinks IAG is ripe for the takeover.

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Financial Shares

Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price on watch with GIG green hydrogen strategy

| Tristan Harrison

Macquarie’s GIG is forming a green hydrogen company.

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Financial Shares

IAG (ASX:IAG) share price lifts despite NRMA suffering its worst spring ever

| Brooke Cooper

IAG's major subsidiary announced it received a record number of home insurance claims in spring and warned of more to…

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Financial Shares

MA Financial (ASX: MAF) share price halted amid 'significant acquisition'

| Monica O'Shea

The financial services company called for a trading halt today amid aquisition speculation.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF) share price surging 8% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's causing Australian Ethical shares to rocket higher today?

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Broker Notes

Is it a buy? Leading brokers analyse the Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price

| Zach Bristow

Let's see what the experts are saying about the bank's prospects.

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Financial Shares

The Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price has had a shocker this year. Could this help reverse the slide in 2022?

| Zach Bristow

The share price of the Australian fund manager is back on the radar after a horrendous year.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price having such a good month so far?

| Bernd Struben

Macquarie has exposure to both infrastructure and the green energy trend.

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Broker Notes

Broker says sell: IAG (ASX:IAG) share price slumps 3.5%

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what might be weighing on the IAG share price today.

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Financial Shares

Resimac (ASX:RMC) share price leaps 13% on share buyback. Here's what you need to know

| Bernd Struben

Share buybacks reduce the amount of shares on offer and tend to see the share price rise.

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Financial Shares

Invested in AFIC (ASX:AFI) shares? Here's what to watch in 2022

| Sebastian Bowen

What does 2022 hold in store for AFIC?

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Financial Shares

Why has the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price fallen 20% in a month?

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's share have had a woeful past month.

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Financial Shares

Why is the Pengana Capital (ASX:PCG) share price struggling today?

| Zach Bristow

The fund manager is having a bit of an up and down day on the share market.

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BNPL shares

Could this ASX share really be the next Afterpay (ASX:APT)?

| Bernd Struben

The buy now, pay later space has delivered some outsized gains for early investors.

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Financial Shares

Why has the AFIC (ASX:AFI) share price had such an average start to December?

| Sebastian Bowen

AFIC's December hasn't been too merry yet...

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Financial Shares

3 ASX finance shares to buy right now (hint: no big banks)

| Tony Yoo

Forget the big four, here is a trio of financial stocks that could benefit from the post-COVID economic tailwinds.

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Financial Shares

November was a rollercoaster month for the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price. Here's why

| Aaron Teboneras

What's happened to the company's shares last month?

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Financial Shares

Why has the Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF) share price tanked 17% in a week?

| Sebastian Bowen

What spurred this market darling ethical fund to lose so much ground this past week?

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Financial Shares

Why the Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price is sinking to 52-week lows

| James Mickleboro

Magellan's CEO is out...

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Financial Shares

Own QBE (ASX:QBE) shares? New CEO reveals insurer's biggest challenges

| Mitchell Lawler

There's one thing this CEO wants to get right for QBE to succeed while at the helm...

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Technology Shares

Moneyme (ASX:MME) share price slides 9% despite record trading update

| Monica O'Shea

A record result hasn’t stopped MoneyMe shares from falling on Monday.

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Financial Shares

Own AMP shares? Here's why the company could be looking to raise capital

| Mitchell Lawler

Analysts are wary of what AMP's balance sheet might look like post-demerger...

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Financial Shares

Why is the Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price slipping today?

| Sebastian Bowen

After hitting a new 52-week low today, what's going wrong for this ASX fund manager.

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Financial Shares

What happened to the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price last month?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's driving IAG shares into the red?

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Financial Shares

Own WAM Microcap (ASX:WMI) shares? Here's what you're invested in

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX shares does this WAM LIC hold?

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Financial Shares

How did the Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price stack up in November?

| Zach Bristow

We take a look at how Macquarie Group Ltd performed last month.

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Financial Shares

Are AMP (ASX:AMP) shares priced as though 'the situation is worse than it is'?

| Brooke Cooper

This fund has abandoned its short position in AMP. Here's why

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Broker Notes

JP Morgan is bullish on the Suncorp (ASX:SUN) share price. Here's why

| Zach Bristow

It's been a tough time of late for the bank's shares, but sunnier days may be around the corner...

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Financial Shares

Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price gains as former RBA governor named chair

| Brooke Cooper

Here's today's news from the banking and financial services giant.

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Broker Notes

Should Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) shares be on your Christmas list? Here's what top brokers think

| Zach Bristow

What's the sentiment on BOQ's shares this silly season?

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Financial Shares

The Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price dropped in November 2021. Here's what happened

| Tristan Harrison

Magellan shares fell in November 2021.

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Financial Shares

Own IAG (ASX: IAG) shares? Here's why the company is facing a shareholder class action

| Brooke Cooper

The company might be back in court sooner rather than later...

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Financial Shares

What's JP Morgan saying about ASX 200 bank shares?

| Zach Bristow

JP Morgan is taking a relatively bullish stance on the financials sector.

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ESG

Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF) share price sinks on earnings update

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors are increasingly concerned about ESG issues within their portfolios.

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Financial Shares

Suncorp (ASX:SUN) share price drops as insurance sale completes

| Tristan Harrison

Suncorp shares are dropping amid the sale of its RACT Insurance business.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Credit Corp (ASX:CCP) share price soars 8% on Radio Rentals acquisition

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are on the move.

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Capital Raising

Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price lifts amid $1.3 billion capital raise

| Bernd Struben

Here are the details of the company's share pruchase plan...

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Financial Shares

Raiz (ASX:RZI) share price climbs 8% as Seven West Media makes strategic investment

| Mitchell Lawler

Seven West Media partners with Raiz to help take it to the next level...

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