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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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5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT), St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM), WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC) shares will be on watch on the ASX…

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Is Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals the share market's next huge winner?

| Tom Richardson

Paradigm: Buy the rumour, sell the news?

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Is the Fortescue share price a buy?

| Tristan Harrison

Is the Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) share price a buy?

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Share Gainers

ALL ORDINARIES finishes lower Thursday: 8 ASX shares you missed

| Tristan Harrison

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished lower on Thursday, here are 8 ASX shares you missed.

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Why the Bionomics share price is up 40% today

| Tom Richardson

Bionomics Ltd (ASX: BNO) looks very speculative.

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Share Gainers

BINGO share price surges higher: Is it time to invest?

| James Mickleboro

The BINGO Industries Ltd (ASX:BIN) share price was on form today. Is it time to invest?

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Another top broker is tipping the Afterpay share price to storm higher

| Tom Richardson

Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) is in favour with brokers.

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Share Gainers

Why the Stavely Minerals share price rocketed 287% higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Stavely Minerals Ltd (ASX:SVY) share price has rocketed 287% higher today after announcing a significant shallow high-grade copper-gold discovery...

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The Collins Foods share price is up 70% in 2019 and KFC is going à la carte

| Tom Richardson

Collins Foods Limited (ASX: CKF): Buy, hold, sell?

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Share Gainers

Why BINGO, FlexiGroup, Monadelphous, & Starpharma shares stormed higher

| James Mickleboro

The FlexiGroup Limited (ASX:FXL) share price and the Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL) share price have stormed higher on Thursday...

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Share Fallers

Why Cann, Fluence, Northern Star, & Superloop shares dropped lower today

| James Mickleboro

The Cann Group Ltd (ASX:CAN) share price and the Superloop Ltd (ASX:SLC) share price are two of four dropping lower…

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Why Coca-Cola Amatil is worried about a New Zealand container deposit scheme

| Sebastian Bowen

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd (ASX: CCL) share price has had a stellar 2019 so far, but the New Zealand Container Deposit…

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Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX:TWE) shares are one of three that top brokers have named as sells this week...

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Share Fallers

Down 24% in 2 months: Is the Cleanaway Waste share price in the bargain bin?

| Sebastian Bowen

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX: CWY) share price has been put in the bin by investors, but is it an…

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ASX 200 lunch time report: CBA & Evolution lower, Nearmap higher

| James Mickleboro

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX:EVN), and Nearmap Ltd (ASX:NEA) shares have been making a splash on…

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Share Gainers

This ASX 200 underperformer is surging ahead after UBS upgraded the stock

| Brendon Lau

The share price of this S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO) (ASX:XJO) laggard is finally trending in the right direction is the stock…

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Share Gainers

Starpharma share price surges 9% higher on FDA authorisation news

| James Mickleboro

The Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL) share price has surged higher after announcing that the FDA has authorised a key clinical…

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Share Market News

Here's how Macquarie thumps Appen, Afterpay and Nearmap as an investment

| Tom Richardson

Will Afterpay's SPP for retail investors go ahead and will it be scaled back?

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Share Gainers

FlexiGroup share price rockets 17% to a 52-week high on humm update

| James Mickleboro

The FlexiGroup Limited (ASX:FXL) share price has rocketed to a 52-week high following another positive humm update...

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Share Fallers

Why the Superloop share price crashed 11% lower today

| James Mickleboro

The Superloop Ltd (ASX:SLC) share price has crashed lower today. Here's why...

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Hotcopper share price up as it reveals C$20 million acquisition of its own

| Tom Richardson

Hotcopper Holdings (ASX:HOT) is buying a Canadian stock market website.

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Marley Spoon shares surge after announcing new funding deal with Woolworths

| James Mickleboro

The Marley Spoon AG (ASX:MMM) share price has pushed higher after announcing a new funding deal with Woolworths Group Limited…

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Share Fallers

What's next for these 4 beaten-down ASX cannabis stocks?

| Tyler Jefferson

Why are these ASX-listed cannabis shares falling in price at the same time Australian lawmakers are flirting with legalisation?

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Share Market News

Could Afterpay's competition be ratcheting up?

| Sebastian Bowen

In a day where the S&P/ASX200 got a haircut (down 0.48%), the Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price…

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Share Fallers

Why Syrah and these ASX shares have been crushed in 2019

| James Mickleboro

The Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX:SYR) share price is one of three on the All Ords that have been crushed in 2019. Here's why...

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Share Market News

How to invest in water through the ASX

| Mitchell Perry

With parts of Australia in the grips of the longest drought on record, demand for water could increase significantly in…

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5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

Altium Limited (ASX:ALU), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), and Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX:NST) shares will be on watch on…

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The next ASX stock that can gift ~$500m to shareholders

| Brendon Lau

Investors love capital returns and ASX companies that are in a good position to undertake such programs tend to do…

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Afterpay share price ends 13% higher thanks to Goldman and AUSTRAC

| Tristan Harrison

The Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX:APT) share price ended the day up 13% thanks to Goldman and due to an…

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Here's why the Domain share price is following REA Group to near record highs

| Tom Richardson

Domain Holdings Australia (ASX: DHG): Buy, hold, sell?

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Share Gainers

ALL ORDINARIES finishes lower Wednesday: 8 ASX shares you missed

| Tristan Harrison

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished lower on Wednesday, here are 8 ASX shares you missed.

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Why ASX investors are ditching active management for ETFs

| Sebastian Bowen

Why ASX investors are ditching active managers like Platinum Asset Management (ASX: PTM) for index funds and passive ETFs

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Share Gainers

Short-sellers are stepping up their attack against this outperform ASX sector

| Brendon Lau

This ASX sector has surged ahead of the broader market over the past year and short-sellers are upping their bets…

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Splitit reveals a grand plan to upend the buy-now-pay-later sector

| Tom Richardson

Splitit (ASX:SPT) has a plan to turbocharge its share price again.

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5 stocks to buy under $5

| Tom Richardson

Just $5,000 could get you at least 1,000 shares in any of these companies.

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Share Gainers

The WiseTech Global share price has doubled in 2019: Too late to invest?

| James Mickleboro

The WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC) share price has doubled in value this year. Is it too late to invest?

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How this ASX fund manager is beating the market

| James Mickleboro

Shares like Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX:APT) have allowed this leading fund manager to beat the market...

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Why the Magellan share price has been smashed today

| Sebastian Bowen

The Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) share price has been smashed today on the ASX.

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Share Fallers

Why Beach, Pro Medicus, South32, & Wattle Health tumbled lower today

| James Mickleboro

The Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT) share price and the Wattle Health Australia Ltd (ASX:WHA) share price are two of four…

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Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) shares are one of three that top brokers have named as buys this week...

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