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Is IAG the insurance company for you?

| Andrew Mudie

Lower dividends on the horizon for IAG.

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Why a Google smart watch will beat the competition

| Motley Fool Staff

The smart watch market is poised to take off

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Fortescue has its eye on cutting costs

| Mike King

Iron ore miner looks to reduce interest costs and extend US$5 billion debt facility term

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These 2 leisure businesses have skyrocketing share prices

| Tom Richardson

Everyone likes good times and these two companies like to make money from them.

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3 energy producers ripe for the picking

| Regan Pearson

Cooper Basin oil producers are lagging the market, creating a great opportunity for investors.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX recovers 0.2% of yesterday's fall

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Bleak economic growth: Which stocks will deliver?

| Mark Woodruff

Australia faces at least another three years of below-average economic growth.

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The impending uranium boom

| Tim Roberts

Uranium demand to exceed supply in 2014.

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Dollar falls on Glenn Stevens' warning

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Could a simple warning be enough to turn the currency around?

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Top 5 ASX dividend stocks of the past 2 years

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Here are the top 5 blue chip ASX stocks that have grown their share price since interest rates started falling.

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JB Hi-Fi growth continues

| Mike King

Competitors may bear the brunt of that growth

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World food demand is making Aussie producers takeover targets

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Position yourself in the food industry for the long haul.

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Should Woolworths and Wesfarmers worry about the ACCC?

| Tim McArthur

When you are big and powerful, the ACCC is bound to be watching you!

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ResMed's products to treat heart failure?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The company has left its mark on the sleep therapy market – could it do the same for the treatment…

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Looking to add financial sector exposure to your portfolio? Try these 4 stocks

| Tim McArthur

The market is off and racing and these companies are set to benefit.

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The battle for Warrnambool

| Mike King

The battle for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory has hotted up, possibly more than any of the likely bidders could…

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ANZ chief says business confidence ready to return

| Owen Raszkiewicz

In the next two months, we’ll start to see an uptick in business and consumer confidence.

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Could you profit from overseas investment interest in Australian property?

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

US property fund Blackstone looks to Australia's stable economy and attractive returns for acquisitions.

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Kicking Facebook while it's up

| Motley Fool Staff

Facebook is gearing up for what should be another strong quarter tomorrow

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First-home buyers can't compete with SMSFs

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Australia’s first-home buyers are being forced out of the market by SMSFs, the tax system and Asian investors.

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Junior miners – a 'ridiculously underpriced' sector

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

One investor believes that now may be the time to stock up on the discounted shares

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3 rare earths miners to watch for future growth

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Sought after heavy metals are needed by mobile phone and advanced electronics companies.

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4 retailers set for high earnings growth

| Tim McArthur

A focus on high growth at a reasonable price is a sound investment strategy.

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4 things you need to know about Apple earnings

| Motley Fool Staff

Investors weren't quite sure how to digest Apple's latest digits initially, as shares were rather volatile in after-hours trading last…

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Is it time to buy QBE Insurance?

| Tim McArthur

It’s been anything but a smooth ride for shareholders in QBE over the past few years but there could be…

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (29 October, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Here are yesterday’s most popular stories on Fool.com.au

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Dick Smith optimistic ahead of IPO

| Andrew Mudie

Small-format Move stores to boost profits.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX hits a speed bump and drops 0.5%

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Who's keeping you honest?

| Motley Fool Staff

The smartest investors in the world are tempted to do dumb things with your money

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A fourth bidder for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter?

| Mike King

Mystery buyer scoops up significant stake in takeover target

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Why the SMSF army are cheering ANZ's fully franked dividend all the way to the bank

| Bruce Jackson

ANZ will pay a fully franked final dividend of 91 cents per share, bringing the full year payout to $1.64,…

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Melbourne trumps Sydney – again

| Mike King

Melbourne airport to get new domestic terminal and has plans for a third runway

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Why these 2 stocks have strong earnings potential

| Peter Andersen

IMF and Servcorp are ready to accelerate profit growth.

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Wesfarmers' Bunnings division a standout performer

| Tim McArthur

The retail giant reported solid quarterly results in a tough environment.

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BHP could offload $5 billion in petroleum operations

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Such a move would please shareholders and could result in an increase in productivity.

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Brambles outlines its case for Recall demerger

| Tim McArthur

With the demerger just a few weeks away, now is the time for investors to be doing their background research.

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3 reasons Twitter could be bigger than Facebook

| Motley Fool Staff

Compared to Facebook's IPO, Twitter looks like a bargain

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Telstra copper reaches 100Mbps

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The test proves the telco giant's copper network can handle high speeds for the Coalition's NBN rollout.

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Apple reports higher-than-expected Q4 results

| Motley Fool Staff

Apple sold approximately 33.8 million iPhones

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Buffett's busy year Down Under

| Tim McArthur

The Australian insurance sector appears to have caught the eye of Berkshire Hathaway.

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