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Share Market News

Buying ASX 200 shares? Here's what the latest spending report means for interest rates in 2026

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 dropped 0.3% following the release of the consumer spending report. But why?

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Dividend Investing

Building wealth: Here's why I prefer ASX share buybacks to dividends

| Sebastian Bowen

Buybacks can boost your wealth more than you know.

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Defensive Shares

3 ASX 200 shares I'd trust if I couldn't check my portfolio for a year

| Grace Alvino

If I had to step away from my portfolio for a year, I’d focus on businesses with predictable demand and…

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Investing Strategies

How I'd invest $50,000 across ASX shares today

| Grace Alvino

If I had $50,000 to invest today, I wouldn’t overcomplicate it. I’d focus on quality and patience.

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Personal Finance

Don't want to rely on your wage? Build a second income with these ASX shares

| Tristan Harrison

Aussies can improve financial security by using ASX shares to generate passive income.

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Investing Strategies

Here are my top 10 ASX stocks for 2026

| Grace Alvino

For 2026, I’m focused on ASX stocks with strong fundamentals, proven management, and the ability to compound through volatility.

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ETFs

This is how I would build a sound ETF portfolio from scratch

| Marc Van Dinther

Aim for broad market exposure, keep it simple and minimize costs.

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Opinions

10 ASX shares I'd buy with $10,000 in 2026 to beat the market

| Tristan Harrison

These stocks have strong return potential over the long term.

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Recent editor's choice News

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Share Gainers

Why BHP, Damstra, Galaxy, & Piedmont Lithium shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are racing higher on Thursday...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Obscure 13-bagger ASX share we're not selling: expert

| Tony Yoo

If you made lots of money off a particular stock, do you think it's had its run and you should…

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52-Week Highs

The Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price is surging to record highs

| Nikhil Gangaram

It's been a great year for the supermarket giant, with record highs in the shopping trolley this week.

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Retirement

Top broker names 2 ASX shares for retirees

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could be top options for retirees...

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Real Estate Shares

Office focused ASX real estate shares appear unfazed by new COVID wave

| Bernd Struben

The work from home trend exploded during the early pandemic months, stripping offices of their staff.

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Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin crashes below US$30,000 support level…now what?

| Bernd Struben

The world's largest crypto has lost more than half its value since mid-April.

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IPOs

Openn Negotiation (ASX: OPN) share price jumps 60% on IPO

| Brooke Cooper

The real estate technology share is having a great first day on the ASX.

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Broker Notes

Macquarie picks the best ASX shares to buy for the August reporting season

| Brendon Lau

With more than half the population in lockdown, this reporting season is getting trickier to navigate.

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Motley Fool Media

Oil Search, Zip, JB Hi-Fi share prices jump, Aussie predicted to hit US$0.70, Scott Phillips on Nine's Late News

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Scott explained why a lower dollar is not necessarily a bad thing for Aussie companies.

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⏸️ Risk Managment

How these 2 fund managers have positioned their portfolios for inflation

| Mitchell Lawler

These fund managers would rather be safe than sorry when it comes to inflation...

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REITs

This ASX share doubled market returns but is still cheap: expert

| Tony Yoo

Finding an excellent business in an average sector is a shortcut to find a cheapie, reckons one fund manager.

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Share Market News

Forecast crash in Aussie dollar to under US70 cents to boost these ASX 200 shares

| Brendon Lau

The Australian dollar is at risk of crashing to US70 cents. But that isn't necessarily bad news for ASX investors.

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Investing Strategies

Yes, the ASX is due for a correction. But don't worry

| Tony Yoo

Much of Australia is in COVID lockdown. So are you anxious there is another share market crash coming? Don't be.

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Ask a Fund Manager

The 2 best shares to hang your hat on: fund managers

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Totus Capital's Ben McGarry and Tim Warner reveal a pair of hot stocks with very strong…

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Bitcoin is worthless… but maybe priceless?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Cryptocurrency may simply belong in the too hard basket

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Investing Strategies

3 ASX shares to buy before looming economic slowdown: expert

| Tony Yoo

Post-pandemic recovery is going to take a step back, especially now lockdowns will kill off business and consumer activity. So…

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BNPL shares

Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price higher after announcing Money by Afterpay app roll out

| James Mickleboro

This BNPL provider is branching out with its new app...

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Ask a Fund Manager

Here's our secret software ASX share that just keeps giving: analyst

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Totus Capital's Ben McGarry and Tim Warner also tell why they're keeping the faith in Amazon…

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Share Fallers

Why the Altium (ASX:ALU) share price is crashing 14% on Monday

| James Mickleboro

This tech share is crashing lower on Monday morning...

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Motley Fool Media

Construction suffers, confidence in focus for the future of ASX shares. Scott Phillips on Nine's Late News

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The economic impact of the twin lockdowns in Victoria and Sydney could come down to confidence.

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Share Market News

Better than Amazon: This ASX share has multiplied 910 times in 20 years

| Tony Yoo

The stocks for the US online retailer are often held up as a shining example of buy-and-hold investing. But there's…

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Share Market News

ASX 200 Weekly Wrap: ASX shakes off lockdowns to rise higher

| Sebastian Bowen

What was happening on the ASX 200 last week?

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Share Gainers

The A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price is up 17% in the last month, here's why

| Tony Yoo

The Kiwi dairy producer has given plenty of headaches for investors, but the stock seems to have turned around recently.

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⏸️ ASX Shares

ASX 200 companies take heed: Telstra (ASX:TLS) boss says Australia faces 'unprecedented' cyber threat

| Mitchell Lawler

Telstra's top boss has sounded the alarm bells on the cyber threat...

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Resources Shares

Guess which sector this week's top performing ASX 200 shares all come from

| Kerry Sun

The resources sector tops all sectors this week.

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Technology Shares

Now's the time to buy up mega-cap tech shares

| Tony Yoo

Think massive technology companies have had their day in the sun? This expert reckons they've only just started.

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Broker Notes

3 ASX shares to win when lockdown ends

| Tony Yoo

WAM Leaders had an excellent 2021 financial year, but on which stocks have its portfolio managers placed bets for the…

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Technology Shares

These 3 ASX 200 tech shares are down more than 4% this week

| Brooke Cooper

Many ASX tech shares have had a rough time since Monday.

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Share Market News

Fresh blow to ASX 200 travel shares as Victoria lockdown looms large

| Brendon Lau

Victoria is about to add to the woes of ASX 200 travel shares as the state is likely to lockdown…

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Resources Shares

What these 2 best performing ASX shares have in common….and what to expect next

| Bernd Struben

In the early 20th century fortunes were made on oil as petrol cars hit the roads. Now the world is…

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Share Market News

The ASX 200 is trading near record highs – time to worry about popping bubbles?

| Bernd Struben

Every bull run in history has been followed by a market correction. The big question is when.

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ETFs

2 easy ways to buy-and-hold lithium shares: expert

| Tony Yoo

Renewable energy generation and storage seems to be the future. So how do you invest in it for the long…

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Share Market News

Wilson Asset Management (WAM) thinks these 2 ASX shares are a buy

| Tristan Harrison

WAM is a fan of Johns Lyng and Seven West Media.

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Broker Notes

3 ASX shares to snap up before reporting season: expert

| Tony Yoo

Here's a trio of stocks to consider grabbing before the August financial results period potentially rockets their prices upward.

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Cryptocurrencies

Aussie startup set to launch first Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) payment card with Visa

| Mitchell Lawler

Spending with crypto on a card is set to hit the Visa network in Australia this year.

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BNPL shares

BNPL ASX share prices tumble as PayPal declares no BNPL late fees

| Kerry Sun

PayPal's BNPL product might have an edge against ASX BNPL players. Here's the rundown.

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BNPL shares

Why ASX BNPL shares like Afterpay, Zip, and Sezzle are sinking

| Marc Sidarous

There are likely a couple of reasons ASX-listed BNPL shares are taking a tumble today.

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Investing Strategies

What to consider before investing in blue-chip ASX shares

| Bernd Struben

Every investor needs to decide on their preferred level of risk versus reward.

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Motley Fool Take Stock

My biggest losers so far

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

How to deal with losses... and not let them crush you.

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Share Market News

Here are the 5 best ASX fintech shares of the 2021 financial year

| Bernd Struben

Banking has a come a long way since the old cheque book.

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