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Dividend Investing

No savings at 30? Here's how I'd aim for an extra $24,600 a year in retirement boosting passive income buying ASX shares

| Bernd Struben

Regular investments in quality ASX shares can lead to life-changing passive income by retirement.

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How to invest

The $10,000 ASX share portfolio I'd build for a 25-year-old today

| Grace Alvino

Here’s how I’d invest $10,000 with decades of compounding ahead.

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How to invest

Diversification: Why earnings geography matters more than company location

| Melissa Maddison

Build a diversified portfolio without leaving the ASX.

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Share Market News

The one question I always ask before buying an ASX share

| Grace Alvino

If a stock stopped moving for three years, would you still want to own it?

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ETFs

The lazy investor's guide to ASX ETFs

| Grace Alvino

Sometimes the smartest investing approach is the simplest.

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Share Market News

Game on! BHP retakes biggest ASX stock crown as CBA shares sink

| Bernd Struben

The battle of the top ASX titans continues, with BHP edging out CBA to win back the crown.

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Superannuation

The superannuation balance you'll need for a comfortable retirement just went up

| Sebastian Bowen

Retirement has never been more expensive.

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ETFs

If AI isn't just a US story, these 2 ETFs could benefit

| Leigh Gant

AI’s next chapter may be written beyond Silicon Valley.

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Broker Notes

Wake up! Buy 5 ASX shares that are reporting season gems: Morgans

| Tony Yoo

Here are the best stocks out of the companies that revealed their results this week.

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Dividend Investing

How I'd invest $20K in ASX shares to target $1,000 in annual passive income

| Tristan Harrison

Sometimes it takes money to make money. Here are some contenders on making strong passive income.

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Materials Shares

Here's the latest 'bearish news' from brokers on ASX 200 lithium stocks

| Mitchell Lawler

What could change the tide for the once skyrocketing demand for lithium?

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Growth Shares

7 ASX 200 growth shares to buy for possible takeovers: expert

| Tony Yoo

Many private equity firms and superannuation funds are on the hunt for cheap assets. Here's how you could benefit.

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Opinions

Fortescue shares: Bull vs. Bear

| Motley Fool Staff

Are you banking on or backing off the the ASX 200 miner's shares?

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Dividend Investing

ASX investors: 3 of the best Aussie dividend stocks to buy this year

| Tristan Harrison

Looking for passive income in Australia? Try these three.

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Dividend Investing

How I'd invest $200 in ASX 300 shares each month to target a $20,570 second income

| Sebastian Bowen

Let's walk through how to build passive income with ASX shares...

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Dividend Investing

How much do you need in ASX shares to give up work and live only off dividend income?

| Tristan Harrison

This is how much an investor may need to never lift a finger working again.

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Small Cap Shares

Top ASX small-cap shares to buy in 2023

| Motley Fool Staff

Sometimes you have to go deep to catch the next big fish.

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Investing Strategies

4 ways interest rates could go and what they mean for ASX shares: expert

| Tony Yoo

How will the central banks influence your stocks in 2023? Here are the possibilities, ranging from a nightmare to a…

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Opinions

3 ASX shares that could create lasting generational wealth

| Tristan Harrison

I think these ASX shares have positive outlooks for the ultra-long term.

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Dividend Investing

8 ASX 200 shares trading ex-dividend this week

| Brooke Cooper

Aspiring income investors better get in quick if they want a piece of these upcoming dividends.

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Investing Strategies

Here are the best ASX shares to buy for the coming decade: Firetrail

| Tony Yoo

These are the biggest themes that will change the world over the next 10 years -- and the stocks that…

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Financial Shares

For $1,000 in monthly passive income, buy 1,770 shares of this ASX 200 stock

| Tristan Harrison

This ASX blue chip could unlock enormous passive income for investors.

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Opinions

'Don't let the bears get you': Where will ASX shares end up in 2023?

| Tony Yoo

Goldilocks is doing her best to outwit the bears. Here's what one expert reckons will happen.

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Motley Fool Take Stock

CBA's profit soars… and shares sink

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The market doing what the market does.

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Dividend Investing

Passive income watch: 3 ASX 200 shares that announced boosted dividends this week

| Tristan Harrison

These 3 ASX giants just revealed exciting dividends.

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Dividend Investing

Why term deposits can't compete with these 5 ASX dividend machines

| Sebastian Bowen

These ASX dividend shares just make term deposits look bad.

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Investing Strategies

Inflation refuses to die: Expert reveals where to invest your hard-earned

| Tony Yoo

Did you know $100 in your wallet from a year ago is now just $92.20? Which stocks are the best…

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Share Market News

Why did the ASX 200 leap higher on rising unemployment data?

| Bronwyn Allen

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 3.5% to 3.7% in January.

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Materials Shares

Why this US$1 trillion milestone matters for ASX 200 lithium shares

| Bernd Struben

Even after smashing the benchmark returns in 2022, all but one of the blue-chip lithium shares is outpacing the ASX…

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Resources Shares

Should you dig into BHP shares before the ASX 200 miner reports next week?

| Bernd Struben

BHP is scheduled to release its half-year results on Tuesday, 21 February.

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Bank Shares

Is the CBA share price a buy following Wednesday's 5% fall?

| Sebastian Bowen

You might want to take a second look at CBA before buying yesterday's dip

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Double the customers in 2023? The ASX share one expert would pounce on now

| Tony Yoo

This stock has already rocketed 18% since 20 December, but it's only halfway to where it was before COVID-19.

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Opinions

3 ASX 200 shares that could drive strong returns in an inflationary world: expert

| Tristan Harrison

These 3 ASX shares could be inflation winners.

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Share Market News

Will ASX 200 shares crash in 2023?

| Tristan Harrison

Interest rates are still going up. Is this bad news for the share market?

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Investing Strategies

I'd invest $250 a month in ASX shares to target a $34k second income

| Brooke Cooper

Here's how dollar-cost averaging could help me build a notable portfolio with just $250 a month.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 in freefall as CBA's prediction of a soft landing might have just been torpedoed by huge interest rate call

| Bruce Jackson

Big four banks plunge as fears profit margins have peaked.

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Share Market News

Why the latest US inflation figures matter to ASX 200 investors

| Bernd Struben

Fast rising prices and the resulting central bank tightening in the world’s top economy have a major spill over effect…

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the supersized CBA dividend

| Mitchell Lawler

The share price might be falling, but the CBA dividend just received a massive boost.

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Resources Shares

4 ASX 200 lithium shares being targeted by short sellers

| Brooke Cooper

Are lithium price pessimists behind the shorting of these market favourites?

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Broker Notes

Stop mucking about and buy these 4 ASX shares right now: Morgans

| Tony Yoo

If you haven't been following reporting season closely enough, here are the best buys from those that have already reported.

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Dividend Investing

5 steps to making $500 in monthly passive income in 2023

| Brooke Cooper

Here's how I'd kick start an ASX dividend portfolio from scratch today.

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Index investing

I'd drip-feed $400 a month into ASX shares to try for a million

| Sebastian Bowen

Shares will make you rich, all you need is time...

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Share Market News

Dash for trash fades as earnings cliff looms for ASX shares, with the market shooting first and asking questions later

| Bruce Jackson

January stock market rally fades as reality hits "dash for trash" ASX shares

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Dividend Investing

6% dividend yield! An ASX share to buy in February and hold for 10 years

| James Mickleboro

I believe this ASX share could provide investors with a growing stream of dividends over the next decade...

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Resources Shares

Here's the iron ore price forecast for 2023: CBA

| Bronwyn Allen

CBA analysts are predicting the recent rally in the iron ore price will be short lived.

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Resources Shares

2 ASX lithium shares to pounce on before they explode: experts

| Tony Yoo

The mature miners seem fully priced these days, so the professionals are suggesting buying these stocks with better potential.

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Resources Shares

Better buy: Fortescue vs BHP shares

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s my take on two of the ASX’s best miners.

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Premium Reports

Just Released: 5 'Rebound Rocket' stocks to buy before the next bull market [PREMIUM PICKS]

| Tmfjetsetter

Amid the carnage of beaten down share prices, there are some companies with high-quality operations that are set up well…

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