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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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Share Market News

US stocks vs. ASX shares in 2025

| Bronwyn Allen

Which market came out on top?

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Share Market News

When could interest rates rise next? It may be sooner than you think

| Cameron England

Experts are increasingly predicting that a move higher for interest rates could come soon as inflation remains persistently high.

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Energy Shares

ASX 200 energy sector leads the market ahead of OPEC+ meeting

| Bronwyn Allen

OPEC+ will meet today to decide whether to maintain its pause on oil production increases.

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Recent Share Market News

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Healthcare Shares

4 ASX 200 shares to buy in an unmissable sector: expert

| Tony Yoo

'A pretty attractive proposition': an investing veteran names a batch of stocks that are looking great value at the moment.

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Dividend Investing

Broker reveals 2 of the best under-the-radar ASX dividend shares to buy now

| Tristan Harrison

There are other dividend ideas outside of the miners, banks, and Telstra.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

Here's what to expect on the ASX 200 on Tuesday...

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Surging profits saw this ASX 200 stock outperform all others on Tuesday.

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Share Market News

2 directors of this ASX 200 company have been selling down their shares in the past week

| Sebastian Bowen

When is it ok for a CEO to sell their own shares?

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Share Market News

Bear market not done yet says Goldman Sachs, while Morgan Stanley predicts dividends will be the driver of returns in 2023

| Bruce Jackson

Goldman Sachs warns the bear market is not over yet.

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Healthcare Shares

Remember ASX cannabis shares? Well, this one is rocketing 50% today

| Monica O'Shea

ASX cannabis shares are back in the news.

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Share Market News

Will ASX 200 shares bottom before the year is out? Here's Macquarie's 'best guess'

| Bronwyn Allen

Is the market bottom getting close? Let's see what the experts think.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

It's three for three for ASX miners on today's ASX 200 volume charts...

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Share Gainers

Why Galan Lithium, New Hope, TechnologyOne, and Virgin Money UK shares are rising

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a strong session...

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Share Fallers

Why Best & Less, Cettire, Life360, and Paradigm shares are sinking today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on the slide on Tuesday...

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Materials Shares

3 ASX mining shares rocketing higher on new finds

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why these mineral explorers are soaring today.

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Investing Strategies

2 ASX shares perfect for the current climate: expert

| Tony Yoo

Tough economic times are coming for Australia and the world. One analyst reckons this pair of stocks are best placed…

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Broker Notes

Goldman Sachs gives its verdict on the Altium share price

| James Mickleboro

Should you be buying this tech share?

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Investing Strategies

11 ASX shares that make Abrdn's World Cup team

| Tony Yoo

Soccer's biggest event has now started. One fund manager couldn't help picking his starting team for a glory-bound portfolio.

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52-Week Highs

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares hitting multi-year highs on Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

These shares have just hit new highs. Here's the tea...

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX lithium share is leaping 10% on a new discovery

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what lithium news this explorer delivered to the market today.

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Share Market News

Broker tips 17% total annual return from BHP shares

| James Mickleboro

Will BHP shareholders be laughing all the way to the bank in 2023?

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Opinions

Here's how I'd invest $20,000 in ASX shares today to double my money

| Tristan Harrison

There are plenty of compelling options for long-term growth.

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Broker Notes

Up 30% in 3 months, why Lovisa shares can keep sparkling: UBS

| Tristan Harrison

This could be a shining opportunity on the ASX, according to one expert.

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Resources Shares

Could this ASX share be the next lithium stock to explode?

| Tony Yoo

Lithium prices are sky-high at the moment, so does this mean stocks for producers are at their peak? What could…

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Technology Shares

3 ASX shares to buy for the end-of-year tech comeback: expert

| Tony Yoo

Technology stocks are due for a massive Santa rally, reckons this fund manager. Here's a trio that he reckons are…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

Here's what to expect on the ASX 200 on Tuesday...

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Healthcare Shares

Why has the Imugene share price tumbled 12% in under a week?

| Monica O'Shea

What's going on at Imugene?

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Do you own any of today's best performers?

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Share Gainers

Why Liontown, Lovisa, Myer, and Whitehaven Coal shares are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are starting the week strongly...

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Share Gainers

3 ASX mining shares surging over 15% on Monday

| Monica O'Shea

Why are these explorers having such a top run today?

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Share Fallers

Why Fortescue, Healius, Nanosonics, and PEXA shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are starting the week in the red...

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

Some wild moves in the lithium space are dominating today's ASX volume charts...

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52-Week Highs

2 ASX All Ordinaries shares hitting multi-year highs on Monday

| Brooke Cooper

More interestingly, they've hit long-forgotten heights without uttering a single word.

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers rate these ASX shares as buys...

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Energy Shares

Up 50% in 2 weeks, this ASX hydrogen share is still a buy: expert

| Monica O'Shea

This hydrogen company has had plenty of news lately.

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Broker Notes

To $300 and beyond! Why this top broker says CSL shares are a buy right now

| James Mickleboro

Could CSL's shares be about to launch higher?

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Healthcare Shares

Why is the Nanosonics share price crashing 12% today?

| James Mickleboro

What's going on with this infection prevention company's shares?

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Opinions

Here's why the Transurban share price can 'reap the benefits': expert

| Tristan Harrison

Here's what could drive Transurban higher from here.

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Resources Shares

Of all the ASX 200 miners, here's why I decided to buy Fortescue shares

| Tristan Harrison

Fortescue is the only miner in my portfolio for a couple of key reasons.

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Broker Notes

Looking to buy Macquarie shares? The bank is 'positioned for an earnings recovery': fundie

| Brooke Cooper

2024 is shaping up to be Macquarie's year, according to this expert.

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Travel Shares

ASX 200 company to rake it in now after COVID cost cuts: expert

| Tony Yoo

This business is looking so much slimmer and healthier than 3 years ago. So now it's time to buy this…

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Opinions

Which are the best ASX lithium shares to buy now for 2023?

| Tristan Harrison

Can some lithium shares rise even further? I’d pick these two in the industry.

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Retail Shares

Why I think these beaten-up ASX shares are compelling contrarian buys

| Tristan Harrison

Former market darlings could be a good place to look for opportunities.

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