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Personal Finance

With no savings at 50, I'd follow Warren Buffett's method to build wealth

| Tristan Harrison

Warren Buffett has a number of useful lessons.

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Merry Christmas

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Merry Christmas from The Motley Fool.

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Retirement

Retirement wealth plan: Create $1 million with a single Australian stock

| Sebastian Bowen

Compounding can help you retire early.

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How to invest

Can someone invest like Warren Buffett with a spare $500?

| Sebastian Bowen

You don't have to be rich to invest like Uncle Warren.

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Warren Buffett
Investing Strategies

With 2026 approaching, Warren Buffett is sending investors 3 clear signals

| Leigh Gant

Warren Buffett’s restraint may be the clearest signal investors should pay attention to heading into 2026.

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How to invest

3 golden rules of investing to live by in 2026

| Sebastian Bowen

The new year is a great time to reassess our stocks.

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International Stock News

1 Magnificent 7 stock to buy in 2026 (and 1 to avoid)

| Sebastian Bowen

Not all Mag 7 stocks are equal.

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Dividend Investing

1 impressively awesome Australian dividend stock down 20% to hold for decades!

| Tristan Harrison

This business looks far too cheap to me.

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Recent editor's choice News

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Motley Fool Take Stock

How to choose a Super Fund

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

When it came to our default fund here at The Motley Fool, we had to answer this question.

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Gold

Are ASX 200 gold shares about to get a boost from this 'positive set-up'

| Bernd Struben

With the gold price up 10%, the ASX All Ords Gold Index has rocketed 31% over the past 12 months,…

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Dividend Investing

How to build a passive income with just $300 a month in 2023

| Sebastian Bowen

It isn't difficult to build a passive income stream using ASX shares with just $300 a week.

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Opinions

The key risk that 'could be a contributor to a further correction in share markets': AMP

| Bronwyn Allen

Are we seeing a "Japanification" of the Chinese economy?

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Financial Shares

Guess which ASX 200 company co-founder just offloaded $112 million in shares

| Sebastian Bowen

We've just seen a co-founder sell out of most of his shares in a major ASX 200 company.

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Energy Shares

The new $5 billion weight on the back of ASX energy shares

| Tristan Harrison

Powering up: More renewable energy generation is on the way.

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Investing Strategies

How to build a powerful ASX passive income portfolio with just $20,000

| Tony Yoo

What could you do with $12,000 a year for no work? A nice overseas holiday? House renovations?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Near a 52-week low, this ASX 200 stock looks like a buy to me

| Sebastian Bowen

This household name is on the nose right now, but it could be a perfect buying opportunity.

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Materials Shares

Top broker names 5 reasons to buy Pilbara Minerals shares right now

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why investors should get charged up about this lithium stock.

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Opinions

How I would build the ultimate beginner portfolio with $10,000 (7 ASX shares mentioned)

| Tristan Harrison

Beginners can get started with these compelling picks.

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How to invest

Got $500? Here are a few options if you're new to ASX investing

| Sebastian Bowen

Getting started on your investing journey is easier than you think.

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Share Market News

Sustainable passive income the top goal of Australian investors in 2023

| Bronwyn Allen

Survey surprise: Younger investors value passive income more than any other demographic in 2023.

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the BHP dividend

| James Mickleboro

How much is BHP paying its shareholders in FY 2023?

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Opinions

Why I piled into this unloved ASX share when others were running a mile

| Sebastian Bowen

I bought this share last week when others were selling.

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Investing Strategies

'Quality companies are rarely cheap': 3 ASX shares to buy out of reporting season

| Tony Yoo

Here's a trio of stocks looking ripe to add to your portfolio, according to Morgans' Andrew Tang.

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Opinions

Want proof that the ASX 200 isn't always efficient? Here it is

| Sebastian Bowen

Warren Buffett doesn't assume the stock market is perfect, and neither should you.

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Retail Shares

Demerger talks, CEO walks, sales fly like a hawk: Premier Investments share price jumps 11%

| Tristan Harrison

FY23 is shaping up to be a record year.

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Dividend Investing

Better dividend buy: Telstra shares or Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (VHY)?

| Tristan Harrison

Which option would be smarter to call on for passive income?

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Growth Shares

If I'd invested $2,400 in this ASX 200 stock 20 years ago I'd have $1 million today!

| Tony Yoo

If you can pick an excellent growth share then have the discipline to hold it for decades, it's like winning…

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Share Market News

3 things ASX investors should watch this week

| Tony Yoo

If you have a stock portfolio, you'll want to keep an eye on these critical events as reporting season rolls…

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Retirement

Can you retire a millionaire on a $60,000 salary?

| Sebastian Bowen

You can retire a millionaire even if you earn below the media wage. Here's how.

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Dividend Investing

Passive income watch: The ASX shares delivering the biggest dividend boosts this earnings season so far

| Bronwyn Allen

We identify 8 ASX shares delivering the best dividend increases this reporting season so far.

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Dividend Investing

$0 in savings? I'd aim for $20k in annual passive income with 3 simple steps

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how you can get from no savings to a big stream of passive income.

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Earnings Results

5 figures from ASX shares that impressed this week in reporting season

| Tony Yoo

It's information overload for stock investors, so here are the highlights from the past few days.

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Economy

What could an Evergrande 2.0 mean for the ASX share market?

| Mitchell Lawler

China property developers are having a hard time paying their debts. Could it create issues for Aussie investors?

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Share Market News

7 bargain companies I'd buy for a generous ASX dividend income stream

| Sebastian Bowen

I'd recommend these shares to anyone looking for income today.

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ETFs

Can you build a diversified ASX share portfolio using just the Vanguard Diversified High Growth Index ETF (VDHG)?

| Sebastian Bowen

This ETF is a one-size-fits-all investment.

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Economy

When will Australian consumers run out of money?

| Tony Yoo

ASX shares beware: a big safety net for Aussie consumers is about to disappear.

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Opinions

3 ASX growth stocks I think could turn $100,000 into $1 million

| Tristan Harrison

Here are three opportunities I’m backing for long-term success.

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Broker Notes

Believe it or not, this notorious ASX stock is now back in the buy zone

| Tony Yoo

Well, at least according to the folks at ECP. Take a look at their reasoning.

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Opinions

Here's the next ASX share I'm going to buy

| Mitchell Lawler

It's a high bar to make it into my portfolio but, for me, this ASX-listed company is running rings around…

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Dividend Investing

6 ASX 300 shares trading ex-dividend before the end of the week

| Sebastian Bowen

Do you own any of these shares that are about to pay out?

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Mr. Market vs. The Economist

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Most of the time the market is telling you about its mood... not its ability to correctly price companies.

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Opinions

ASX passive income: Here's how you could be earning $500 per month

| Tony Yoo

Combine stocks and the power of compounding to make beautiful music for your investments.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 lifts on latest wages, RBA comments

| Mitchell Lawler

Could this instalment of wage growth data be setting the scene for another month without an interest rate rise?

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Motley Fool Take Stock

The worst reason not to invest

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

No, Bradman didn’t score a century every time he went out to bat.

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Opinions

Timeless investments: 3 ASX All Ords shares I'd buy to last a lifetime

| Mitchell Lawler

Compounding returns over decades could be life-changing. But, we need companies that will last the test of time for it…

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Best Shares

The ASX 200 share I wish I had bought a decade ago (and might still)

| Sebastian Bowen

I wish I bought this stock in 2013, but it might not be too late in 2023.

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Opinions

Forget Pilbara Minerals shares! I'd buy this ASX lithium share instead

| Sebastian Bowen

I'd choose this unconventional pick for lithium exposure today.

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Opinions

Opinion: These will be the 5 biggest ASX 200 shares by 2030

| Tristan Harrison

The top of the ASX 200 could look quite different in seven years.

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