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Dividend Investing

Are Coles shares worth buying for dividends right now?

| Brooke Cooper

Coles shares offer a notably higher yield than those of Woolies right now.

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Healthcare Shares

Guess how much NIB shares have gained since Medibank's cyber attack?

| James Mickleboro

NIB's shares have been outperforming Medibank's by some distance since the hack...

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Bank Shares

Are ASX 200 bank shares a buying opportunity hiding in plain sight?

| Bernd Struben

The market is weighing up the potential impact on the ASX 200 banks amid a likely boost in bad debts.

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Technology Shares

BrainChip share price dips despite ex-Amazon hire

| Sebastian Bowen

Brainchip has a new recruit from Amazon.

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52-Week Highs

2 ASX All Ordinaries shares hitting multi-year highs on Monday

| Brooke Cooper

More interestingly, they've hit long-forgotten heights without uttering a single word.

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Resources Shares

Why is the Rio Tinto share price trailing the ASX 200 on Monday?

| Matthew Farley

The Rio Tinto share is falling along with its peers in the materials sector on Monday.

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International Stock News

What Warren Buffett wants from tech stocks

| Dan Caplinger

The Berkshire Hathaway leader doesn't often invest in tech, but when he does, there are certain attributes a business has…

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Materials Shares

Here's why the Sandfire share price is flaming out on Monday

| James Mickleboro

This copper miner's shares are starting the week in the red...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the Woolworths share price having such a wow of a time today?

| Brooke Cooper

The market hasn't heard anything (price-sensitive) from the supermarket in over two weeks. So, what's up?

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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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Energy Shares

Up 50% in 2 weeks, this ASX hydrogen share is still a buy: expert

| Monica O'Shea

This hydrogen company has had plenty of news lately.

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Financial Shares

Hamish Douglass has been selling down his Magellan shares. Should you?

| Brooke Cooper

The company's former-star-stock picker recently offloaded $118m of its shares – and that might make it a sell

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International Stock News

This Telltale bear market indicator is sounding a warning, once again

| Sean Williams

If you thought the bear market bottom was in, think again.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Is this ASX 200 share the gift that keeps on giving?

| Bernd Struben

Strong sales growth and continued global expansion look to be spurring investor interest in this ASX 200 share.

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Broker Notes

To $300 and beyond! Why this top broker says CSL shares are a buy right now

| James Mickleboro

Could CSL's shares be about to launch higher?

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Communication Shares

Why Telstra shares have 16% upside right now: fundie

| Monica O'Shea

What's ahead for the Telstra share price?

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Resources Shares

Why is the Lake Resources share price smashing the ASX 200 on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Lake Resources shares are standing out on the ASX 200 today...

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Materials Shares

Why is the Liontown share price having such a roaring start to the week?

| James Mickleboro

This lithium share is starting the week strongly...

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Energy Shares

Why is the Woodside share price sinking on Monday?

| Brooke Cooper

The energy giant's stock is following oil into the red.

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ETFs

Are Vanguard International Shares ETF dividends fully franked?

| Tristan Harrison

Can this popular ETF be a great source of dividends?

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Gold

Guess which ASX gold share rocketed 150% today on a 'significant nugget discovery'

| Bernd Struben

The high purity gold nuggets discovered were said to provide evidence of a nearby primary source, clearly piquing ASX investor…

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International Stock News

Warren Buffett doesn't follow his own advice – and it's made him richer

| Keith Speights

Buffett doesn't always practice what he preaches.

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Materials Shares

Why did this ASX lithium share just crash 42%?

| James Mickleboro

This lithium share is having a nightmare day. Is the dream over?

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Resources Shares

Why is the Fortescue share price getting hammered on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are Fortescue shares getting the cold shoulder today?

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Bank Shares

If I'd invested $1,000 in Westpac shares at the start of 2022, here's how much I'd have now

| Brooke Cooper

If I'd bought in in early 2022, I'd still be holding into my parcel. Here's why.

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International Stock News

Does Amazon's latest healthcare move make the stock a buy?

| Adria Cimino

Amazon has been trying to grow in the area of healthcare over the past couple of years.

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Healthcare Shares

Why is the Nanosonics share price crashing 12% today?

| James Mickleboro

What's going on with this infection prevention company's shares?

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Do you know what happened on the ASX recently?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It falls to me, here, to do the anti-headlines.

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BNPL shares

Zip share price charges higher as BNPL regulation looms large

| Bernd Struben

The Zip share price has shrugged off potential concerns over pending new regulations intended to protect Australian consumers.

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Bank Shares

What does this top broker have against ANZ shares?

| Tristan Harrison

Is there a cloud gathering over the banking sector?

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Motley Fool Media

Inflation top of mind and confidence in focus. Scott Phillips on Nine's Late News

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The last 6 months have just been extraordinary for everybody.

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Materials Shares

Core Lithium share price leaps higher for first time in 5 trading sessions

| James Mickleboro

This lithium share is starting the week strongly...

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Opinions

Here's why the Transurban share price can 'reap the benefits': expert

| Tristan Harrison

Here's what could drive Transurban higher from here.

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Dividend Investing

3 ASX 200 shares that hiked their dividends by more than 100% this year

| Brooke Cooper

Their profits have been soaring in 2022 and they're passing on a huge chunk to shareholders.

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Travel Shares

Why this fund manager sees tailwinds ahead for the Qantas share price

| Bernd Struben

Despite customer grumblings over flight delays and missing baggage, Qantas has seen some really good earnings upgrades coming through.

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International Stock News

Worried we're in another dot-com crash? Here's the biggest mistake to avoid

| Jason Hall

A lot of investors made this mistake two decades ago, and it cost them dearly.

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Resources Shares

Of all the ASX 200 miners, here's why I decided to buy Fortescue shares

| Tristan Harrison

Fortescue is the only miner in my portfolio for a couple of key reasons.

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Financial Shares

Link share price higher on PEXA update

| James Mickleboro

Link has provided an update on its plans with its PEXA stake...

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Financial Shares

Why is the QBE share price tumbling today?

| James Mickleboro

QBE's shares are having a tough start to the week...

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Broker Notes

Looking to buy Macquarie shares? The bank is 'positioned for an earnings recovery': fundie

| Brooke Cooper

2024 is shaping up to be Macquarie's year, according to this expert.

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