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Motley Fool Take Stock

Why should we choose between Super and a house?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Don’t we have more than just those two options?

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Growth Shares

Potential opportunities: 2 compelling ASX shares

| Tristan Harrison

Here are two ASX shares that have compelling potential.

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Resources Shares

How close is Fortescue (ASX:FMG) Future Industries to making green hydrogen?

| Tristan Harrison

FFI is working on producing green hydrogen but how far away is it?

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Growth Shares

These 2 ASX shares are growing rapidly, are they unstoppable?

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 2 ASX shares that have market leadership goals and are growing revenue rapidly.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

2 retailer ASX shares ready to make you rich: experts

| Tony Yoo

Attractive beauty: analysts pick a pair of stocks in the consumer discretionary sector that have been sold off too much.

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Dividend Investing

Broker names 2 quality ASX dividend shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares have been named as buys...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

A good day is expected for the ASX 200 on Tuesday...

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ETFs

Here are 4 popular ETFs for ASX investors to check out

| James Mickleboro

Here are four quality ETFs to watch...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) now has control of API, but is the real fight just beginning?

| Monica O'Shea

Could Wesfarmers face some challenges ahead?

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Technology Shares

How have ASX artificial intelligence shares been performing lately?

| Sebastian Bowen

Have investors been rewarded or burned in the AI space?

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Share Market News

How can investors in ASX shares hedge their portfolios amid uncertainty in 2022?

| Bernd Struben

The tech sector has underperformed as energy stocks have soared. But will that continue through 2022?

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Small Cap Shares

2 exciting small cap ASX shares for your watchlist

| James Mickleboro

Check out these small cap shares...

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Resources Shares

Why has the BHP share price dropped 7% in 2 weeks?

| Tristan Harrison

BHP shares have been dropping, so what’s going on?

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Resources Shares

The Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) share price has leapt 12% in 4 days. What's happening?

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares have been on a hot streak lately.

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Dividend Investing

The ANZ share price has gained under 4% in 3 years. Have the dividends been worth the wait?

| Aaron Teboneras

Has it been a worthwhile investment in ANZ shares?

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Broker Notes

Why is this broker 'cautiously bullish' on IAG (ASX:IAG) shares?

| Zach Bristow

Tread with caution, this broker says.

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Bank Shares

The National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) share price target upgraded by a top broker

| Brendon Lau

The NAB share price failed to shake sector pessimism on Monday.

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Healthcare Shares

The company outperformed when it last reported, so why has the CSL share price been languishing?

| Sebastian Bowen

CSL has been stuck in the mud. What;s next?

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are topping the volume charts this Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Travel Shares

The Flight Centre share has tumbled 23% in less than 6 months. Is it now cheap?

| Monica O'Shea

It's been a tough time for ASX travel shares.

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Resources Shares

Is it too late to jump on surging ASX 200 mining shares in 2022?

| Zach Bristow

The question isn't if the party is over for some Aussie mining stocks, but rather if the hangover has started.

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Share Gainers

Why are Global Lithium (ASX: GL1) shares striding 22% higher today?

| Zach Bristow

Another day in the green for Global Lithium.

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Record Highs

Lake Resources (ASX:LKE) share price throttles to record high, up 70% this month

| Zach Bristow

The clean lithium developer extends its rally today.

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Cryptocurrencies

Will higher interest rates take a bite out of the Bitcoin price in 2022?

| Bernd Struben

With central banks the world over forecast to raise interest rates, how will crypto prices hold up?

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Share Gainers

The Incannex (ASX:IHX) share price is up a whopping 50% in a week. What's the deal?

| Zach Bristow

Incannex has reversed its loss on Friday.

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Share Fallers

Why Adairs, Betmakers, Magellan, and Northern Star shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping on Monday...

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Technology Shares

'Rapidly increasing demand': DroneShield (ASX:DRO) shares jump 5%

| Aaron Teboneras

What did DroneShield announce?

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Share Gainers

Why Block, Core Lithium, Liontown, and Qube shares are rising

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are starting the week strongly...

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Bank Shares

Cha-ching! The NAB share price just hit a multi-year high

| Sebastian Bowen

NAB shares just hit a 4-year high...

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Resources Shares

'Highly improbable': Why Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) shares are in focus again

| Tristan Harrison

The mining giant’s pursuit of the Oyu Tolgoi mine just got more complicated.

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BNPL shares

Rollercoaster! Zip share price pops then drops

| Sebastian Bowen

It's been a pop and a drop for Zip shares today...

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Resources Shares

Surging again: Why has the Sayona (ASX:SYA) share price rallied 46% in a month?

| James Mickleboro

This lithium share is on form this month...

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Materials Shares

Own South32 (ASX:S32) shares? Boss says 'future-facing metals' now 85% of revenue

| Brendon Lau

South32 has come a long way since it was spun out of BHP in 2015, since becoming a supplier of…

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Dividend Investing

Are 2021's monster dividends from ASX 200 mining shares sustainable in 2022?

| Bernd Struben

Soaring commodity prices have helped the miners pay some outsized dividends.

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Bank Shares

25% upside and healthy yield: Why this broker is bullish on the Westpac share price

| Monica O'Shea

Why is this one broker optimistic on the the bank's outlook?

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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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Communication Shares

Is the Telstra share price a buying opportunity after sliding 7% in 2022?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 telco giant has been swept up in a wider sector selloff.

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Share Market News

The ASX quarterly rebalance takes effect today. Here's what you need to know

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX 200 just got a makeover...

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Carnarvon (ASX:CVN) share price is halted today

| Aaron Teboneras

Investors will have to possibly wait until Wednesday for the details about the company's pending announcement.

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Resources Shares

Nickel backing: Here's why this ASX mining share has surged 40% in 2 days

| Monica O'Shea

The commodities explorer is riding the wave of investor interest.

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