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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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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares this Wednesday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume today.

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Share Market News

ASX travel shares rebound despite rising oil prices

| Monica O'Shea

ASX travel shares have had a pleasing day of trading on Wednesday.

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Healthcare Shares

4 ASX healthcare shares at 52-week lows

| Tristan Harrison

A number of ASX healthcare shares just hit 52-week lows.

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Bank Shares

Own NAB (ASX:NAB) shares? Here's why the bank is this brokers top pick

| Zach Bristow

Could it be the year for NAB in 2022?

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling bullish about these ASX shares...

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Share Fallers

Why Aurelia Metals, Brambles, GQG, and Nickel Mines shares are falling

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are falling on Wednesday...

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Cryptocurrencies

Will soaring commodity prices hold back the Bitcoin price in 2022?

| Bernd Struben

A growing list of commodities are now trading at all-time highs.

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Share Gainers

Mesoblast (ASX:MSB) share price rebounds 15%, what's been happening?

| Mitchell Lawler

Shares in this biotech are bouncing back today...

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Resources Shares

What a Boss! Why the Boss Energy (ASX:BOE) share price is soaring 13% today

| Sebastian Bowen

The uranium producer's shares are recovering well.

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Share Gainers

Why Argosy Minerals, Block, Core Lithium, and Mineral Resources are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having good days...

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Gold

Why these 2 ASX gold shares are charging higher today

| Bernd Struben

Gold is within a whisker of setting new all-time highs.

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Travel Shares

Air New Zealand (ASX: AIZ) share price plummets 16% in a month

| Monica O'Shea

New Zealand's national air carrier has had a turbulent month.

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Broker Notes

Why this broker says the Transurban (ASX:TCL) share price can drive 14% higher

| James Mickleboro

Transurban could be in the buy zone...

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Share Gainers

Up 48% in 2022, why this ASX 200 energy giant is gaining again today

| Bernd Struben

The United States and United Kingdom will cease importing Russian oil.

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Broker Notes

3 more of Morgans' best ASX share ideas for March

| James Mickleboro

These three ASX shares are highly rated...

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Share Fallers

Nickel Mines (ASX:NIC) share price plummets 22% as nickel prices go crazy

| Mitchell Lawler

Is it opposite day for the Nickel Mines share price?

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Opinions

3 beaten-up ASX tech shares that 'tick all the boxes': fundies

| Tristan Harrison

Xero is one of the ASX tech shares that ticks all the boxes.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Origin's $250m buyback, Nickel Mines smashed

| James Mickleboro

It has been a better day for the ASX 200 on Wednesday...

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Share Market News

Why the ASX 200 could outperform the US market for the next 10 years: expert

| Mitchell Lawler

Resources might be more of a blessing than a curse for the ASX index...

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Resources Shares

Up 250% in a year, why the Argosy Minerals (ASX:AGY) share price is charging higher today

| Bernd Struben

Global lithium prices are at historic highs.

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Broker Notes

Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN) share price jumps 9% on broker upgrade

| James Mickleboro

This uranium share is charging higher today...

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Opinions

The Tyro share price (ASX:TYR) has crashed 45% in 2022. Here's why this fundie says 'the future could look quite different'

| Tristan Harrison

A fundie believes that the future looks better for Tyro.

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Investing Strategies

You can't pick the bottom, but these 4 ASX shares are already bargains: expert

| Tony Yoo

An expert is tipping a technology stock and three healthcare shares to be the first to bounce back when market…

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Resources Shares

Will the Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price fly as it links up with Airbus?

| Tristan Harrison

Airbus and Fortescue are going to work on decarbonisation together.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is expected to have a better day on Wednesday...

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Broker Notes

4 ASX shares we're holding for both reopening and higher interest rates: expert

| Monica O'Shea

What ASX shares does this fundie advise for the period ahead?

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX shares today

| Mitchell Lawler

Here are your top 10 biggest gainers in the ASX 200 on Tuesday.

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Healthcare Shares

Why did the Race Oncology (ASX:RAC) share price drop 10% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

What happened with Race shares today?

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Share Fallers

BlueScope Steel (ASX:BSL) share price sinks 9%

| Tristan Harrison

BlueScope Steel shares have fallen around 9% on another volatile day.

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Share Market News

International Women's Day: 3 female fundies delivering 15%+ gains in a year

| Brooke Cooper

These women are dominating the Australian investing scene.

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Share Gainers

How these 2 Aussie fund managers have delivered 30%+ gains in the past year

| Sebastian Bowen

These fundies have certainly outperformed the ASX 200...

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Here’s why brokers aren’t feeling positive about these ASX shares…

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Gold

Top broker says this ASX share will surge another 17% amid soaring gold prices

| Zach Bristow

Check out what's got this broker so bullish.

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52-Week Lows

3 ASX retail shares slumping to 52-week lows today

| Tristan Harrison

These three ASX retail shares just hit a 12-month low.

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Share Fallers

Why Bapcor, GQG, Smartgroup, and Woodside shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping on Tuesday...

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are topping the volume charts on Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume so far today…

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Broker Notes

Broker tips Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price to rise 13%

| James Mickleboro

Here's what this broker thinks of Macquarie...

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Share Market News

What's impacting the Electro Optic (ASX:EOS) share price this week?

| Monica O'Shea

The Electro Optic share price has shed 66% in a year.

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Broker Notes

Broker sees 19% upside for Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price and 4% dividend yield

| James Mickleboro

Morgans thinks Telstra's shares are a buy...

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Share Market News

Diversification? Why VAS is really a bet on banks and miners

| Sebastian Bowen

How much diversification does VAS offer?

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