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Retirement

Retirement wealth plan: Create $1 million with a single Australian stock

| Sebastian Bowen

Compounding can help you retire early.

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Opinions

5 ASX shares I'd buy with $10,000 this week

| Samantha Menzies

These are the ASX stocks I have my eye on this week.

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Dividend Investing

3 Aussie passive income stocks delivering decades upon decades of dividends

| Tristan Harrison

Income-focused investors could benefit from these stocks.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 turbulent following the RBA interest rate decision

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors will need to accept plenty of uncertainty on the outlook for interest rates in 2026.

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Share Market News

The ASX 200 has taken a breather. Here's what usually happens next

| Leigh Gant

A soft patch reveals the market catching its breath rather than shifting course.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 vs US stocks: Where the next decade of big winners may come from

| Leigh Gant

The ASX 200 or the US? Strong cases exist for both, but disciplined diversification often wins over decades.

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Share Market News

What Australia's shocking inflation print means for ASX 200 investors and interest rates

| Bernd Struben

The RBA is facing an uphill inflation battle. Will the bank’s next move be to raise interest rates?

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Share Market News

Does the AI revolution justify today's high ASX 200 valuation?

| Bronwyn Allen

Blackwattle Investment Partners says the ASX 200 has a P/E ratio of 21x compared to a 10-year average of 16x.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

It's a trio of miners for our most traded ASX 200 shares to start the week.

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Share Fallers

Why Austal, New Hope, Playside, and South32 shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping on Monday...

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Opinions

5 ways to be carefree during the next ASX share market downturn

| Tristan Harrison

Market declines don’t have to be scary. Here’s what I keep in mind…

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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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Bank Shares

Has CBA just become a new competitor to Telstra?

| Mitchell Lawler

What does the bank's foray into mobile mean?

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Materials Shares

Why is the Fortescue share price surging today?

| Monica O'Shea

It's a good day for iron ore miners today.

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Materials Shares

Broker says the Allkem share price can rise another 30%

| James Mickleboro

Allkem shares could be heading notably higher...

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Broker Notes

Telstra shares: Buy, hold, or fold?

| Brooke Cooper

One broker is tipping 21% upside for the ASX 200 telco giant's stock.

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Resources Shares

Why is the BHP share price leaping 4% on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

BHP shares are forging higher today. What's going on?

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Materials Shares

Galan Lithium share price rockets 28% on 'game changing' update

| Monica O'Shea

We check what's boosting this lithium explorer's share price today.

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Technology Shares

If I'd invested $1,000 in BrainChip shares a year ago, would I be happy right now?

| Monica O'Shea

Let's check the performance of shares in the ASX artificial intelligence company recently.

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Opinions

Why I'm not worried about Fortescue's $9.6 billion decarbonisation plans smashing my dividends

| Tristan Harrison

As an investor, I like Fortescue’s plans to become greener.

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Share Market News

These are the 10 most shorted ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Short sellers are currently targeting these ASX shares...

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Transport Shares

Vroom vroom: Fund names 2 ASX shares it loves right now

| Tony Yoo

Cars and motorbikes were all the rage during the pandemic when Australians shied away from public transport. Can these auto…

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares with big yields I'd buy for income

| Tristan Harrison

Metcash is one of the stocks paying large dividends that I think is worth owning.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is expected to have a strong day on Monday...

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ETFs

Of all my ASX ETFs, this is my favourite. Here's why

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's the tea on my favourite ASX ETF investment.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling positive about these ASX shares...

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Share Market News

Expert reveals why these ASX All Ords shares are drumming up a 'growing international appetite' right now

| Bronwyn Allen

Investors are chasing profits in these sectors after shunning them for years over ESG concerns.

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Resources Shares

Broker names the ASX 200 mining shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

These mining shares have been named as buys for 2022...

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Dividend Investing

How to buy ASX dividend shares for income stripping

| Tony Yoo

Income-producing stocks are all the rage now, with growth shares out of favour. Here's how one can milk the best…

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Materials Shares

Demolished ASX 200 materials shares: Why this fundie is buying the 30% dip

| Bronwyn Allen

There are two "depressed" ASX 200 materials shares that Allan Gray is buying and they're both down by more than…

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Technology Shares

Goldman Sachs names 2 quality ASX tech shares to buy right now

| James Mickleboro

Goldman Sachs has named these tech shares as buys...

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Energy Shares

Why did ASX 200 coal shares have such a cracking Friday?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at how these coal producers fared on the market today

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

These ASX 200 shares ended the week on a high.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Our most traded ASX 200 shares today are all defying the market's selloff.

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are bullish on these ASX shares...

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Cryptocurrencies

Could the next bull run be coming for the Bitcoin price?

| Bernd Struben

Retail investors have become skittish following the sell-off in cryptos, but institutional investor interest remains more robust.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Whitehaven Coal share price smashing it on Friday?

| Monica O'Shea

Whitehaven shares are climbing today. Here are the details.

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Share Gainers

Why Adairs, Life360, Siteminder, and Whitehaven Coal shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are rising on Friday...

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Share Fallers

Why Allkem, Bowen Coking Coal, Pantoro, and Redbubble are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping on Friday...

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Opinions

5 things I love about investing in ASX shares

| Cathryn Goh

It's about the journey, not just the destination...

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Materials Shares

Brokers name 5 ASX lithium shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

Here are the lithium shares to buy right now...

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Share Gainers

Guess which ASX lithium share has exploded more than 500% in a year

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at this lithium share in more detail.

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Broker Notes

Broker says Rio Tinto share price is trading at a discount

| James Mickleboro

Rio Tinto shares could be trading at a very attractive level...

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Materials Shares

Up 22% in a week, will Tesla's results slow the Liontown share price surge

| Bernd Struben

Global EV giant Tesla’s quarterly results came in slightly below consensus expectations.

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Bank Shares

Broker upgrade: Westpac share price tipped to keep rising

| James Mickleboro

Westpac's shares have been upgraded this week...

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Materials Shares

If I'd bought $5,000 of Pilbara Minerals shares at the end of June, here's how much I could bank right now

| Monica O'Shea

Would a $5,000 investment in Pilbara be worth it? Let's take a look.

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Broker Notes

Here's what Morgans is saying about the CSL share price

| James Mickleboro

CSL shares could be in the buy zone according to Morgans...

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Share Market News

5 big ASX announcements making news this week

| Brooke Cooper

Here are the headlines you wouldn't want to miss.

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