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52-Week Highs

3 ASX All Ordinaries stocks hitting new 52-week highs today

| James Mickleboro

Investors are piling in and sending these ASX shares to new heights on Wednesday...

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52-Week Highs

5 ASX 200 shares smashing new 52-week highs on Wednesday

| Brooke Cooper

Some of the market's most iconic stocks are peaking at long-forgotten heights today.

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Gold

Investing in ASX 200 gold shares? Here's what to expect from the yellow metal in 2023

| Bernd Struben

2022 saw global central banks boost their gold purchases by a whopping 150% year on year.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Wednesday

| Sebastian Bowen

Sayona Mining is dominating the ASX 200's volume charts today...

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Investors may want to check out these ASX shares that have just been named as buys...

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Share Market News

ASX shares investors rejoice! RBA says inflation has now peaked

| Bronwyn Allen

But that doesn't mean there aren't more interest rate rises coming

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Materials Shares

Should I buy ASX 200 lithium shares now or not?

| James Mickleboro

Should you make room in your portfolio for a lithium share?

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ETFs

The Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF lagged the market in January. Here's why?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why did this international shares ETF lag the ASX 200 so dramatically?

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Resources Shares

Why is ASX lithium stock Winsome Resources on ice?

| Sebastian Bowen

Winsome shares are stuck in the deep freezer.

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BNPL shares

If I buy $1,000 of Zip shares now, what could my returns be this year?

| Brooke Cooper

Could the worst be behind the Zip share price?

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Share Gainers

Why Argosy Minerals, Credit Corp, Flight Centre, and Mesoblast shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are outperforming the market on Wednesday..

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Share Market News

Jeremy Grantham just warned shares could crash 50%, but did he also suggest lithium stocks may have "a substantial advantage" over the long-term?

| Bruce Jackson

Lithium stocks jumped higher in January, and more gains could be ahead.

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Share Fallers

Why Appen, Gold Road, Healius, and Pinnacle shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a tough time on Wednesday...

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Industrials Shares

Should I buy Qantas shares before the company's ASX earnings update?

| Bronwyn Allen

It's hard to find a broker not backing the national airline at the moment.

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Energy Shares

Looking to buy Woodside shares? You might want to read this

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 oil and gas company’s lengthy legal stoush with unions over collective bargaining rights looks to have come…

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Opinions

Why is nobody talking about this gem of an ASX 200 stock?

| Tristan Harrison

This business could be an underrated stock during tough times.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Arafura share price surging 12% to an 11-year high?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are Arafura shares hitting multi-year highs this Wednesday?

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Earnings Results

Guess which ASX 200 share dropped then popped on a 30% profit dive

| Brooke Cooper

The company has maintained its FY23 profit guidance despite the first half's tumble.

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Healthcare Shares

Should I buy CSL shares before this month's earnings update?

| James Mickleboro

Should this healthcare share be in your portfolio this month?

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Resources Shares

ASX 300 lithium share Argosy Minerals soars 6% on imminent production

| Bernd Struben

Argosy Minerals is poised to become only the second ASX listed commercial scale lithium carbonate producer.

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Gold

Up 30% in 4 months! ASX 200 gold share Newcrest is still trading cheap: fundie

| Brooke Cooper

Has Newcrest's 'golden run' only just begun?

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Blue Chip Shares

Morgans names 2 of the best ASX 200 shares to buy in February

| James Mickleboro

Here's why Morgans rates these shares among the best to buy on the ASX right now...

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Earnings Results

ASX 200 lithium share Sayona Mining leaps on strong quarterly

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 lithium share hasn’t thrown in the towel on gold exploration.

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Materials Shares

The Pilbara Minerals share price has rocketed! Have I left it too late to buy?

| Bronwyn Allen

Pilbara Minerals shares are rising once again today.

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Investing Strategies

Avoid my biggest mistake in investing: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Schroders' Ray David also picks the stock he would happily hold onto for the next four…

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Healthcare Shares

Guess which ASX All Ords biotech share is rocketing 13% on FDA news

| James Mickleboro

Investors are getting excited about this biotech's prospects...

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52-Week Highs

The Rio Tinto share price just hit a new 52-week high! Here's why

| Sebastian Bowen

Rio shares are on fire this Wednesday.

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Resources Shares

Will funding FFI drag the Fortescue share price lower?

| Tristan Harrison

Are Fortescue’s green ambitions going to put its share price in the red?

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Dividend Investing

How I'd generate a $25,000 second income from Wesfarmers shares

| James Mickleboro

There's a reason that Wesfarmers shares are popular with income investors...

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Dividend Investing

Invested $1,000 in the Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (NDQ) 5 years ago? Here's how much dividend income you've earned

| Brooke Cooper

Has this popular ETF really returned close to 100% in just five years?

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How to invest

I'd aim for $1 million buying just 5 to 10 ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Here's how I would turn the stock market millionaire dream into a reality...

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Travel Shares

Flight Centre share price rockets 15% as ASX 200 travel stock resumes trading

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 travel stock was placed in a trading halt yesterday pending its $180 million share placement.

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Cheap Shares

The ASX 200 is still full of cheap shares despite this year's surge and I'm ready to buy more

| Tristan Harrison

Despite the rebound for some names, the ASX 200 could be a fertile hunting ground.

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Technology Shares

Could this ASX 200 share be an investment for explosive growth?

| Tristan Harrison

This tech share could be on track for big growth in the coming years.

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Healthcare Shares

Is this share the ASX 200's best healthcare buy?

| Brooke Cooper

Could 2023 be Ansell's time to shine?

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Technology Shares

Are Megaport shares mega cheap following Tuesday's crash?

| James Mickleboro

This tech share was sold off on Monday. One broker appears to believe it could have created a buying opportunity...

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Opinions

Why I think the Challenger share price could be a top performer in 2023

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why the annuity king could be an opportunity this year.

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Share Gainers

These were the best performing ASX 200 shares in January

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares were making their shareholders smile in January...

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Share Fallers

These ASX 200 shares were smashed in January

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares missed out on the good times in January...

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Dividend Investing

Buy these ASX passive income shares now: experts

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could provide investors with a nice boost to their passive income...

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