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Opinions

One unloved ASX income stock I'm buying, with an 11% dividend yield

| Bernd Struben

You’re most likely familiar with this beaten-down ASX income stock. You may even have shopped in one of the company’s…

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Healthcare Shares

Own CSL shares? Here's your FY 2023 results preview

| James Mickleboro

What is CSL going to report next week? Let's find out.

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the FY23 CBA dividend

| Tristan Harrison

It’s getting close to payday for CBA shareholders.

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ETFs

Should you buy this ASX ETF with an eye-popping 8.8% dividend yield?

| Sebastian Bowen

This ETF pays a near-9% yield, but there's a catch...

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Happy Vanguard Index Chart Day

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Happy Vanguard Index Chart Day, to all who celebrate.

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Healthcare Shares

This $9 billion investor is selling off Mesoblast shares. Should you?

| Bronwyn Allen

Mesoblast was dealt a major blow last week when the FDA knocked back its flagship drug for a second time.

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Growth Shares

Goldman Sachs says these ASX growth shares are top buys

| James Mickleboro

Growth investors might want to check out these highly rated shares.

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX lithium stock is rocketing 44% on a new discovery

| James Mickleboro

This lithium stock is having a stunning session on Wednesday.

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX mining share is surging on a deal with Samsung

| James Mickleboro

This beaten down mining share is finding some love today.

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Earnings Results

Suncorp share price slides despite 69% full-year profit boost

| Bernd Struben

Suncorp’s group profits soared 69% year on year to $1.15 billion.

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Bank Shares

Bendigo Bank share price lower despite APRA boost

| James Mickleboro

APRA has given this regional bank a boost.

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Earnings Results

CBA shares charge higher on 'earnings beat'

| James Mickleboro

Here's what analysts are saying about the CBA result.

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Opinions

$3,000 to invest? Here are 3 investments I'd make in ASX shares this year

| Tristan Harrison

I’d buy these investments this year while the prices still look really attractive.

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How to invest

Here's what happens when you invest $50 a month in ASX shares for 40 years

| Tristan Harrison

From little things, big things grow.

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Opinions

Beginner investors: 3 ASX stocks I'd buy right away!

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why I like these investments for starters.

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Best Shares

5 ASX shares I would buy if the share market has a firesale

| Sebastian Bowen

If there's a stock market sale, I would queue up for these ASX shares.

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Dividend Investing

Could this take a bite out of the juicy dividends from Woodside shares?

| Bernd Struben

The last two dividend payouts from Woodside shares both set new record highs.

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Dividend Investing

Buy these ASX dividend shares for 5%+ yields

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are expecting these ASX dividend shares to offer big yields.

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Energy Shares

10% yield! But are Whitehaven shares worth the risk?

| Sebastian Bowen

The coal miner might lure you in with its monstrous dividend yield.

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Earnings Results

CBA share price on watch amid $10.2b FY23 cash profit

| James Mickleboro

CBA has released its FY 2023 results. How do they stack up?

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Retirement

Considering switching your superannuation to cash? Read this first

| Sebastian Bowen

For most investors, cash is trash in your super fund.

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Industrials Shares

'Ideally positioned': 2 ASX 200 shares quietly undergoing major transformations

| Tristan Harrison

Fund manager L1 has picked out two stocks with compelling outlooks.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Should you pour Treasury Wine shares into your portfolio while they're under $12?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is this beaten-down stock in the $12 bargain bin?

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Energy Shares

Should ASX uranium shares be back on your radar?

| Tony Yoo

Nuclear power could have a major role in the global energy mix in the coming years.

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Opinions

An unloved ASX stock I'm considering buying with $5,000 in August

| Tony Yoo

This software maker has been punished by the market over the past couple of years, but it's now gone too…

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Materials Shares

'Sudden and volatile': Is a lithium price shock coming for ASX 200 lithium shares?

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 lithium shares broadly fell in the early months of 2023 as the lithium price crashed from 2022’s all-time…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

A big day of results awaits investors and the ASX 200 on Wednesday.

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Opinions

$50k in savings? Here's how I'd try to turn that into ASX passive income of $2k a month!

| Tony Yoo

We could do this in just eight years, believe it or not. Check this out.

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

ASX investors almost choked at the finish line today.

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Share Gainers

2 ASX shares you've never heard of rocketing over 30% on Tuesday

| Bronwyn Allen

We review the performance of Errawarra Resources and Ensurance today.

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Dividend Investing

Income investors: 2 ASX dividend stocks brokers say are buys

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares could be just what income investors are looking for.

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Retail Shares

3 ASX retail shares just upgraded by a top broker

| Bronwyn Allen

One top broker says all three of these ASX retail shares will rise from here.

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Opinions

Yield-hunting: My top ASX dividend shares to fund an early retirement

| Bernd Struben

ASX dividend shares offer a unique means to help fund an early retirement.

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Materials Shares

One step forward, two steps back: Why are Sayona Mining shares down 16%?

| Bronwyn Allen

The lithium junior is tumbling again on Tuesday.

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Resources Shares

2 ASX mining stocks rumoured to be takeover targets

| Bronwyn Allen

Rumours are swirling at the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie this week.

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52-Week Lows

Why did the Core Lithium share price hit a 52-week low on Tuesday?

| Mitchell Lawler

A negative outlook for lithium prices could be the straw that broke the camel's back for Core Lithium today.

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Energy Shares

Woodside share price lifts on $1.3 billion payday

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors are bidding up the Woodside share price following the announcement of a $1.3 billion asset sale.

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How to invest

Why I'm getting ready for a stock market crash

| James Mickleboro

Market crashes are opportunities in disguise.

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52-Week Highs

7 ASX 200 stocks smashing new 52-week highs on Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

Do you own any of these lucky ASX shares?

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Share Fallers

Why Atlantic Lithium, Coronado Global, Delta Lithium, and Myer shares are falling

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are sinking deep into the red on Tuesday. But why?

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