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Opinions

Here are my top Aussie stocks to buy for 2026

| Tristan Harrison

These Aussie stocks are some of the best ideas around.

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Share Market News

Shares vs. property: Which delivered the best capital growth in 2025?

| Bronwyn Allen

We compare the capital growth of ASX 200 shares to Australia's metro and regional property markets.

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Best Shares

5 ASX stocks to hold for the next decade

| Sebastian Bowen

I am confident these five stocks will be bigger and better in 2036.

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Share Market News

How I'd invest monthly savings to generate over $50,000 passive income

| Leigh Gant

This is how modest monthly investing could turn into serious passive income.

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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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Recent Share Market News

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Share Fallers

Why Northern Star, OFX, Sigma, & St Barbara dropped into the red today

| James Mickleboro

The Sigma Healthcare Ltd (ASX:SIG) share price and the St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) share price are two of four ending…

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Share Market News

ASX 200 lunch time report: ANZ, CBA, & Eclipx higher

| James Mickleboro

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX:ECX), and St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) shares have been making a splash…

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Share Market News

Gold miners are getting smashed as an S&P/ ASX200 bull market is tipped to return

| Tom Richardson

Is a bull market coming for global equities?

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Share Gainers

The Telstra share price is up 15% in 2019: Can it go higher?

| James Mickleboro

The Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) share price has been a market beater in 2019. Can it continue to climb higher?

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Best Shares

4 more founder-led companies I'd buy in 2019

| Tom Richardson

ResMed Inc. (ASX:RMD) and Alteryx Inc. could still offer investors strong returns.

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Share Market News

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) shares are one of three that brokers have named as buys this week. Here's why...

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Share Gainers

Why Nanosonics and these top ASX shares have smashed the market in 2019

| James Mickleboro

The Nanosonics Ltd (ASX:NAN) share price and two others have been on fire in 2019. Here's why...

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Share Market News

Atlas Arteria share price set to drop as the company trades ex-dividend

| Ken Hall

The Atlas Arteria Group Ltd (ASX: ALX) share price is set to fall this morning as the shares begin trading…

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⏸️ Investing

Navitas emerges from trading halt with binding offer from BGH consortium

| Ken Hall

The Navitas Limited (ASX: NVT) share price will re-commence trading on the ASX this morning after the company announced a…

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Share Fallers

Should you buy these beaten down ASX shares?

| James Mickleboro

Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX:ECX), Nufarm Limited (ASX:NUF), and Wagners Holding Company Ltd (ASX:WGN) shares have been hammered this week. Is this…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

Atlas Arteria Group (ASX:ALX), Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH), and St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) shares will be on watch on Friday.…

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Share Market News

Is the China dream still alive for the likes of A2 Milk and Bellamy's?

| Kerry Sun

ASX growth stocks such as A2 Milk Company (ASX: A2M) have soared thanks to China. Will this trend continue?

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Share Gainers

What top brokers are saying about the Nufarm share price

| Brendon Lau

The Nufarm Limited (ASX: NUF) share price has gone from being the worst performer on the S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO) (ASX:XJO)…

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Share Gainers

ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Thursday: 8 shares you missed

| Tristan Harrison

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

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Share Gainers

WorleyParsons share price closes higher on Jacobs acquisition update

| Ken Hall

The WorleyParsons Limited (ASX: WOR) share price closed 1.66% higher today after two key ASX updates from the Aussie engineering…

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Share Market News

Insiders have been selling Costa Group and 2 other ASX shares this week

| James Mickleboro

Insiders have been selling Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX:CGC) shares and two others this week. Here's what you need to…

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Share Market News

35% in 6 months and rising: Why the Newcrest share price keeps on climbing

| Sebastian Bowen

The Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) share price has had an incredible run since September 2018.

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Share Gainers

The Afterpay share price is up 70% this year – can it go even higher?

| Ken Hall

The Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price has rocketed 70% higher this year – so is this the…

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Share Market News

Adelaide Brighton's share price is down 32% in the last 12 months: Is it a buy?

| Nicola Smith

The Adelaide Brighton Ltd. (ASX: ABC) share price has fallen 32% in the last 12 months.

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Share Market News

Centuria, Charter Hall REITs announce quarterly distributions: Should you buy?

| Ken Hall

Centuria Industrial REIT (ASX: CIP), Centuria Metropolitan REIT (ASX: CMA) and Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (ASX: CLW) today announced…

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Share Fallers

Is the Wesfarmers share price in the buy zone?

| James Mickleboro

Is the Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) share price in the buy zone or should you go for Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX:WOW)?

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Share Fallers

Why Eclipx, FBR, Flight Centre, & Zip Co shares tumbled lower today

| James Mickleboro

The Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX:ECX) share price and the Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX:FLT) share price are two of…

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Share Market News

Brickworks share price in the red despite record half-year earnings

| Ken Hall

The Brickworks Limited (ASX: BKW) share price is trading in the red on the ASX today after the company reported…

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Share Gainers

Why Cann, Clinuvel, Nufarm, & Ramelius shares stormed higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX:CUV) share price and the Nufarm Limited (ASX:NUF) share price are two of four storming higher…

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Share Fallers

Why the Flight Centre share price sank 5% lower today

| James Mickleboro

The Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX:FLT) share price has sunk lower on Thursday. Here's why...

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⏸️ Investing

Navitas enters trading halt ahead of BGH takeover announcement

| Ken Hall

Navitas Limited (ASX: NVT) shares have entered a trading halt on the ASX this morning ahead of an update regarding…

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Share Market News

ASX 200 lunch time report: Eclipx, NAB, & Westpac lower

| James Mickleboro

Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX:ECX), Nufarm Limited (ASX:NUF), and Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) shares have been on the move on Thursday.…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

QANTM share price opens higher on ACCC merger approval

| Ken Hall

The QANTM Intellectual Property Limited (ASX: QIP) share price has opened 0.7% higher after the ACCC announced it will not…

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Share Market News

Champion Iron share price down 4.7% despite strong Canadian exploration results

| Ken Hall

The Champion Iron Limited (ASX: CIA) share price could be set to rise on strong results from its 9,350-metre drilling…

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Share Market News

Tilt Renewables completes $260 million entitlement offer: Is it a Buy?

| Ken Hall

Tilt Renewables Limited (ASX: TLT) this morning completed the allotment of 14,999,735 fully-paid ordinary shares at an issue price of…

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Share Fallers

Cochlear share price slides lower on broker downgrade

| James Mickleboro

The Cochlear Limited (ASX:COH) share price has tumbled lower on Thursday after being downgraded by a leading broker...

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⏸️ Investing

The QBE share price has surged 28% this year – Why is it the top ASX insurer?

| Ken Hall

The QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX: QBE) share price has surged 28.1% to be the top insurance stock in the…

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Share Market News

Why cannabis company Cann Group is smoking the market today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why the Cann Group Ltd (ASX:CAN) share price is smoking the market on Thursday...

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Share Market News

WorleyParsons share price on watch following after-market ASX announcement

| Ken Hall

The WorleyParsons Limited (ASX: WOR) share price could climb higher this morning after the engineering group announced it has been…

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⏸️ Investing

The Eclipx share price is lower again after crashing 56% on the ASX yesterday

| Ken Hall

The Eclipx Group Limited (ASX: ECX) saw more than half of its value wiped in just one day as the…

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Share Market News

Insiders have been buying Coles and 2 other ASX shares this week

| James Mickleboro

Insiders have been buying Coles Group Ltd (ASX:COL) shares and two others this week. Here's what you need to know...

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Share Gainers

Interim result: Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd delivers its highest ever regular profit

| James Mickleboro

The Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd (ASX:SOL) share price has pushed higher on Thursday after delivering another record…

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Share Market News

Results: Is the Sigma Healthcare share price in the buy zone?

| James Mickleboro

The Sigma Healthcare Ltd (ASX:SIG) share price could be on the rise on Thursday after its full year result came…

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Share Market News

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Top brokers have slapped sell ratings on Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) shares and two others this week...

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52-Week Highs

Is it too late to buy Altium shares and these high flying ASX tech shares?

| James Mickleboro

The Altium Limited (ASX:ALU) share price and two other ASX tech shares just hit all-time highs. Is it too late…

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