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Best Shares

Best and worst performing ASX 200 sectors of 2025

| Bronwyn Allen

The best performing sector delivered quadruple the gains of the broader ASX 200.

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Share Market News

Is the share market going to crash in 2026? Here's what I plan to do

| Grace Alvino

Everyone’s talking about a 2026 crash. Here’s why I’m staying calm, staying invested, and sticking to my plan.

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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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Recent Share Market News

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Small Cap Shares

Goldman Sachs names 2 small cap ASX shares to buy with 80%+ upside

| James Mickleboro

These small cap ASX shares could be in the buy zone...

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Cheap Shares

Buy this ASX share that's 80% cheaper than a year ago: expert

| Tony Yoo

This company is not only growing rapidly, but is in an industry that traditionally withstands economic downturns.

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Materials Shares

Lithium alert: Broker says Vulcan share price could rise by 170%

| James Mickleboro

This lithium share could be about to rocket higher according to one broker...

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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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Share Market News

Will the RBA increase rates today?

| James Mickleboro

Is the RBA going to increase rates again on Monday?

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Broker Notes

Top analysts say investors should buy these quality ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Analysts are saying that these quality shares are in the buy zone…

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

These were the best performing ASX 200 shares on Monday.

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Broker Notes

What brokers are saying about the Fortescue share price in August

| James Mickleboro

Here's what brokers are saying about Fortescue...

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52-Week Highs

These 3 ASX All Ordinaries shares hit new 52-week highs on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

These three All Ords shares just hit new 52-week highs.

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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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Share Gainers

Why Core Lithium, Deterra, Panoramic, and Qualitas shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are starting the week strongly...

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

It's mostly about lithium with today's most traded ASX 200 shares...

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Share Fallers

Why Aussie Broadband, Temple & Webster, United Malt, and Zip shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are sinking on Monday...

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Share Gainers

Why did the AFIC share price have such a top run in July?

| Sebastian Bowen

The listed investment company beat the ASX 200 last month. How did it do it?

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Share Market News

Why is the Qualitas share price rocketing 23% on Monday?

| Aaron Teboneras

The real estate investment manager just received financial backing from a sovereign wealth fund.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Does rising inflation put the Woolworths share price in the buy zone right now?

| Brooke Cooper

Rising inflation has been tipped to drive Woolworths' sales growth.

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Share Market News

Ioneer share price gains 6% on 4,000 tonne lithium deal

| Zach Bristow

Investors have welcomed the lithium-boron company's latest news.

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Share Fallers

This ASX healthcare share just crashed 49%, here's why

| Aaron Teboneras

Kazia's GBM Agile pivotal study has encountered a roadblock.

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Materials Shares

Why has the Lake Resources share price rocketed 16% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's behind the lithium miner's stellar performance on Monday?

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Share Gainers

Guess which ASX tech share is exploding 76% on a new deal with McDonalds

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors are bidding up the Plexure Group share price after the company extended its contract terms with McDonald’s.

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Share Fallers

United Malt share price plunges 13% on earnings downgrade

| Brooke Cooper

Recent challenges facing the ASX 200 company have persisted for longer than previously expected.

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Share Gainers

Guess which tiny ASX mining share just rocketed 74% on an 'outstanding' new copper find

| Monica O'Shea

Which explorer is soaring so high today?

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Resources Shares

Core Lithium share price surges 4% on 'exceptional' drill results

| Bernd Struben

The ASX lithium share is beginning to receive the assay results from its diamond drilling campaign at the Finniss Lithium…

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Share Market News

De Grey share price lifts on 'major gold intersection'

| Aaron Teboneras

The company has released some encouraging exploration results.

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Opinions

Up 45% so far in 2022, is it too late to buy Woodside shares?

| Tristan Harrison

Can the ASX’s biggest energy company charge up returns for investors?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

No deal: Genex share price lifts as $300m takeover bid rejected

| Brooke Cooper

Genex has knocked back an offer put forward by a consortium including Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar's investment fund.

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Broker Notes

Morgans name 3 of the best ASX shares to buy in August

| James Mickleboro

Here are three of the best ASX shares to buy in August according to Morgans...

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Opinions

Here's why I think these ASX shares are top ideas to buy right now

| Tristan Harrison

Some ASX shares may have been sold off too much.

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Small Cap Shares

2 small-cap ASX shares this fund manager is 'confident' about

| Tristan Harrison

Ridley is a company that WAM named that it was confident about the outlook.

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Technology Shares

Broker gives its verdict on the Xero share price following new product launch

| James Mickleboro

Are Xero's shares a buy?

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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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Broker Notes

Brokers just rated these 2 ASX shares as buys for August

| Tristan Harrison

Audinate is one of the ASX shares that has been rated as a buy.

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Opinions

2 ASX All Ords shares I'd buy before they report in August

| Tristan Harrison

Reporting season could be a good time to go hunting for ASX shares.

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Best Shares

Top ASX shares to buy in August 2022

| Motley Fool Staff

These are the stocks our Foolish writers think would make A+ purchases this month.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

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

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Investing Strategies

ASX shares are back, baby!

| Tony Yoo

Stock markets plunged in the first half of this year out of various economic fears, but now there's a massive…

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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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Broker Notes

Is the Bendigo Bank share price a buy ahead of next month's earnings?

| Tristan Harrison

Could this regional bank be a leading pick? Let's see what the experts are saying.

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Broker Notes

'Superior growth outlook': ASX share raking it in from climate change

| Tony Yoo

This stock has already returned 510% the last five years, but there is more to come, according to many experts.

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Broker Notes

Broker names 3 ASX 200 shares to buy and hold

| James Mickleboro

Here are three top shares for buy and hold investors...

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