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3 retailing stocks to set you up for the new financial year

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Escape the warm winter retail blues with all-weather popular stocks

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Why Newcrest Mining Limited might be a bargain

| Chris Koenig

Newcrest Mining stacks up very well compared with its international counterparts.

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Why you should buy JB Hi-Fi Limited

| Bradley Murphy

A fall in the share price of JB Hi-Fi presents a great buying opportunity for investors.

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Why Skilled Group Limited sank today

| Mike King

Slowdown in mining investment claims another victim

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Two overlooked high-yielding blue chips to buy now

| Mike King

Overlooked may be an opportunity for Foolish investors

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Here's why YOU can beat the market

| Tim McArthur

An individual investor has important advantages over an institutional investor – the key is to exploit it!

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Beach Energy Limited and Paladin Energy: Buy, sell or hold?

| Claude Walker

Uranium prices are near all time lows, and the gas is all the rage... but will this be the case…

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Is today a good day to buy Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The stock is down more than 5% in the last week.

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Are these 3 businesses true wealth builders?

| Tim McArthur

Earnings should rise but is it already factored into the share price?

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5 blue chip income stocks to buy before you retire

| Owen Raszkiewicz

These established businesses provide a steady stream of earnings growth and juicy dividends.

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Should you buy News Corp?

| Mike King

A structurally declining business, but a large cash balance makes this a tough decision

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Should you buy National Australia Bank Ltd?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

It could be turning a corner from its troubled past but it’s still a risky play.

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Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Woodside Petroleum: Should you buy?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

These 3 resources stocks have a lot on offer but some aren’t worth the price.

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Is it time to hold onto Suncorp Group Ltd shares?

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Large asset write-down and sagging life insurance business raise questions.

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Three reasons to hold onto your Macquarie Group Ltd shares

| Mike King

Shares in the investment bank could be headed higher from here

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3 stocks to profit from increased mergers and acquisitions

| Claude Walker

Owning shares in the target company is not the only way to profit from "takeover mania".

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5 AWESOME biotechs that pay healthy dividends

| Claude Walker

Are these 5 biotechs entering the BUY ZONE?

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Here's why Toll Holdings Limited's share price is driving higher today

| Tim McArthur

The freight and logistics firm has reaffirmed guidance.

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Why now is the time to be buying Iluka Resources Limited

| Mark Woodruff

Yesterday the share price jumped 6% to $ 9.08.

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Here's why BHP Billiton Limited is on the nose today

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

How long will the stock continue to disappoint investors?

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3 reasons Commonwealth Bank of Australia is on the decline

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The bank’s record run has come to an end.

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4 reasons the mining bust may be done and 2 large-cap stocks to hold onto

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Higher share prices and increased takeover activity are signalling the passing of the downturn.

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Why the iron ore price is falling in one picture

| Mike King

Iron ore set to follow gold down, down

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Why now is the perfect time to buy Cochlear Limited

| Bradley Murphy

Favourable long-term market trends make now a perfect time to add Cochlear to your portfolio.

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8 potential takeover stocks – Part II

| Mike King

Turnarounds, takeover targets or troubled stocks? I'll let you decide

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Why Fortescue Metals Group Limited is sinking today

| Tim McArthur

Here’s what the iron ore price plunge mean for investors.

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Investor Alert: This just released data might be critical to your portfolio

| Tim McArthur

Latest ABS report provides insights for portfolio positioning.

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8 potential takeover stocks, Part I

| Mike King

Takeover targets or potential turnaround stories - there could be some value in these stocks

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Why gold stocks have plunged

| Tim McArthur

The last 12 months have seen many gold stocks underperform the wider market.

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SEEK Limited, REA Group, and Carsales.com: Buy, sell, hold?

| Claude Walker

Conventional wisdom says buy the blue-chip miners, but you can do an awful lot BETTER by thinking ahead.

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3 companies hitting 52-week lows – is this the bottom?

| Sean O'Neill

A rising tide lifts all boats, but with the ASX at record highs, do these boats have a hole in…

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Westfield restructure: What investors need to know

| Mike King

Will the Westfield restructure get over the line?

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Why you should buy Southern Cross Media Group Ltd

| Chris Koenig

Here is a national media company with an excellent return for shareholders.

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Why you should buy this growing telecommunications company

| Bradley Murphy

Shares in this growing ASX telecommunications soared by more than 10%.

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2 cheap technology stocks to buy today

| Bradley Murphy

The market looks to be offering a good opportunity with these two.

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3 star building product stocks for your portfolio

| Chris Koenig

Can you pick which of these three has the best performance indicators?

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2 stocks for every retirement portfolio

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

They have long-term staying power and growth over the decades.

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The 3 major reasons why the big banks are too expensive

| Peter Andersen

When you have four monsters eating the same cake, they’re bound to leave a mess...

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5 reasons why Telstra Corporation Ltd makes a GREAT 10-year investment

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Everybody should find room to have this dividend beauty in their portfolio.

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Is it showtime for Fairfax Media Limited?

| Tom Richardson

It's been one of 2014's star performers, but is there room to run yet?

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