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Dividend Investing

I'd buy 5,883 shares of this ASX stock to aim for $1,000 of annual passive income

| Tristan Harrison

I’d pick this stock for its strong dividend record.

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Share Market News

As CBA shares struggle, is BHP set to retake the biggest ASX stock crown?

| Bernd Struben

With BHP shares rallying as CBA shares struggle, the battle for biggest stock on the ASX is back on!

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Share Market News

Buying ASX 200 shares? Here's what the latest spending report means for interest rates in 2026

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 dropped 0.3% following the release of the consumer spending report. But why?

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ETFs

This is how I would build a sound ETF portfolio from scratch

| Marc Van Dinther

Aim for broad market exposure, keep it simple and minimize costs.

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Opinions

10 ASX shares I'd buy with $10,000 in 2026 to beat the market

| Tristan Harrison

These stocks have strong return potential over the long term.

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Share Market News

With inflation edging lower, here's the latest 2026 interest rate forecast from CBA

| Bernd Struben

Buying ASX shares and pining for interest rate relief? Here’s CBA’s latest 2026 forecast.

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Share Market News

1 move to avoid at all costs if the stock market crashes in 2026

| Leigh Gant

Volatility is inevitable in markets. The real danger comes from how investors respond when fear takes over.

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Best Shares

My 10 top stocks to buy to start the New Year off right

| Sebastian Bowen

I think these ten stocks are primed for 2026.

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Recent Share Market News

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Share Fallers

Why Bravura, Clinuvel, CSR, & Medibank shares tumbled lower today

| James Mickleboro

The CSR Limited (ASX:CSR) share price and the Medibank Private Ltd (ASX:MPL) share price are two of four tumbling lower…

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Share Market News

These are the 10 best large-cap shares over the past year

| Tom Richardson

Gold miners and renewable energy businesses feature heavily on this list.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 lunch time report: Domino's, Metcash, & Newcrest higher

| James Mickleboro

Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX:BOQ), Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd (ASX:BEN), and Metcash Limited (ASX:MTS) shares have been making a splash on the…

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Share Gainers

How to retire early in 2020 with this 3-stock ASX portfolio

| Ken Hall

How you can achieve FIRE and retire early with a mix of stability, growth and income in your ASX portfolio,…

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Share Market News

Iron ore soars: Are BHP, Fortescue and Rio Tinto a buy?

| Lina Lim

Iron ore spot price has been soaring, is the BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO) and…

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Share Gainers

Broker upgrade sends Metcash share price charging higher

| James Mickleboro

The Metcash Limited (ASX:MTS) share price has avoided the market sell off and charged higher thanks to a broker upgrade...

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Share Market News

3 ASX growth shares to watch in September

| Lina Lim

Why CSL Ltd (ASX: CSL), EML Payments (ASX: EML) and Altium Ltd (ASX: ALU) should be on your watchlist this…

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Share Gainers

Domino's shares push higher after being added to a leading broker's conviction buy list

| James Mickleboro

The Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX:DMP) share price has pushed higher on Wednesday after being added to a leading broker's…

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Share Market News

Fletcher Building shares higher on NZ$300 million share buyback update

| James Mickleboro

The Fletcher Building Limited (ASX:FBU) share price has pushed higher on Wednesday after announcing the details of its share buyback...

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Share Gainers

Why the Speedcast share price has rocketed 46% in 3 days

| Ken Hall

Speedcast International Ltd (ASX: SDA) has seen its share price plummet lower and rocket higher in the space of a week.

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Share Market News

Why the iSignthis share price is now up 700% in a year

| Tom Richardson

iSignthis half year revenue of $7.4m on a market cap of $1.49b.

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Share Market News

Expert says this is the time to be betting on a US-China trade deal

| Brendon Lau

Markets are in a turmoil as US and China are moving further away from a deal and as US manufacturing…

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Share Gainers

Why the CSL share price was a market-beater in August

| James Mickleboro

The CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) share price was a market-beater again in August. Is it too late to invest?

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52-Week Highs

Why WiseTech Global and these ASX shares are flying high right now

| James Mickleboro

The WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC) share price and two others have been on fire recently. Here's why they are flying…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT), Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM), and Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX:TWE) shares will be on watch on…

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Share Market News

Why Brexit could lift the ASX

| Sebastian Bowen

Brexit might be painful for Britain, but could it give the ASX a boost?

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Share Market News

Goldman Sachs tips IPH share price as 'neutral'

| Tom Richardson

IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH): Buy, hold, sell?

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Share Gainers

ALL ORDINARIES finishes lower Tuesday: 8 shares you missed

| Tristan Harrison

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished lower on Tuesday.

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Share Market News

The RBA just admitted it's considering MORE cash rate cuts

| Tom Richardson

Will Australia see another interest rate cut?

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Share Market News

Australia just posted a $5.8 billion budget surplus, time to load up on ASX shares?

| Tristan Harrison

Australia’s current account showed a $5.8 billion surplus, is it time to buy ASX shares?

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Share Market News

The 2 big surprises from the RBA's interest rate decision today

| Brendon Lau

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) rate decision today was no ho-hum affair even as it held rates steady at…

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Share Market News

Warning: These 5 shares are being heavily bet against by short sellers

| Tom Richardson

Should you avoid these five businesses?

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Share Fallers

The InvoCare share price dropped 5% in August. Is it a buy?

| Sebastian Bowen

The InvoCare Ltd (ASX: IVC) share price dropped more than 5% in August. Is it time to buy?

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Share Gainers

The ASX big bank that's likely to launch a capital raise and cut dividend

| Brendon Lau

One of the big four banks is likely to cut its dividend and launch a capital raise in November, but…

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Share Market News

Top broker slaps sell rating on Ramsay Health Care shares

| James Mickleboro

The Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX:RHC) share price could fall 14% over the next 12 months according to one leading…

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Share Fallers

Why Collection House, Medibank, Moelis, & Spark shares tumbled lower today

| James Mickleboro

The Collection House Limited (ASX:CLH) share price and the Medibank Private Ltd (ASX:MPL) share price are two of four tumbling…

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Share Market News

The hottest ASX stocks with the most to lose from the inverted yield curve

| Brendon Lau

The fortunes of long-suffering value stocks may be about to take a share turn for the better while growth stocks…

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Share Gainers

Why Freedom Foods, iSignthis, Volpara, & Western Areas shares zoomed higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Freedom Foods Group Ltd (ASX:FNP) share price and the iSignthis Ltd (ASX:ISX) share price are two of four zooming higher on the…

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Share Market News

ASX 200 lunch time report: Speedcast & Westpac higher, Medibank lower

| James Mickleboro

Medibank Private Ltd (ASX:MPL), Speedcast International Ltd (ASX:SDA), and Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) shares have been on the move on…

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Share Market News

Can you believe Pro Medicus is now worth more than Bank of Queensland, Domino's Pizza?

| Tom Richardson

Are any of these businesses worth buying?

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Share Market News

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX:HVN) shares are one of three that leading brokers have named as sells this week...

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Share Market News

Are these 3 explosive ASX growth shares overvalued?

| Lina Lim

Is the Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX: PME), Polynovo Ltd (ASX: PNV) and Nanosonics Ltd (ASX: NAN) share price too expensive?

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Share Gainers

Why this ASX cannabis share stormed higher today

| James Mickleboro

The MGC Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:MXC) share price has stormed higher after providing a positive update this morning...

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Share Market News

Lucapa Diamond share price up as it boasts of $1.6m profit

| Tom Richardson

Angola-based diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Co Ltd (ASX: LOM) this morning revealed a net profit of US$1.1 million (A$1.6 million)…

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Share Fallers

Medibank Private share price lower after ACCC alleges incorrect claims rejections

| James Mickleboro

The Medibank Private Ltd (ASX:MPL) share price has dropped lower after being hit with court proceedings by the ACCC...

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52-Week Highs

Why Afterpay and these ASX growth shares just stormed to all-time highs

| James Mickleboro

The Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX:APT) share price is one of three that hit an all-time high on Monday...

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Share Fallers

The Bellamy's share price dropped 27% in August: Is it time to invest?

| James Mickleboro

The Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX:BAL) share price was crushed in August. Is this a buying opportunity for investors?

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Share Market News

Results: Why the Codan share price has returned 236% in 3 years

| Tom Richardson

Codan (ASX:CDA) has an ROE of 23%, no debt and $37m cash on hand.

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Share Fallers

The Blackmores share price sank 19% lower in August

| James Mickleboro

The Blackmores Limited (ASX:BKL) share price was out of form again in August, recording a 19% decline. Is this a…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT), Downer EDI Limited (ASX:DOW), and Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX:WOW) shares will be on watch on the…

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