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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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Dividend Investing

If you invested $1,000 in Fortescue shares 10 years ago, here's how much dividend income you've pocketed

| Brooke Cooper

Could this ASX 200 iron ore giant have returned 566% in 10 years?

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Investing Strategies

'High cash conversion': 2 ASX shares to buy before they rocket even more

| Tony Yoo

Here's a pair of stocks not often heard of but are currently rallying with strong momentum.

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Dividend Investing

The road ahead for ASX 200 dividend shares in 2023

| Mitchell Lawler

A weakening economy could be on the horizon this year. So are dividend shares still worthwhile?

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Dividend Investing

How I'd invest $300 a month in ASX dividend shares to target a $30,000 annual second income

| Tristan Harrison

The share market can be a great place to hunt for income-paying ideas.

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Technology Shares

3 ASX 200 tech shares with mission-critical products

| Cathryn Goh

The stickier the product, the harder it is to give up...

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Investing Strategies

Why 2023's stock market could offer me once-in-a-generation returns

| Brooke Cooper

I'll be hunting bargain ASX shares in 2023.

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Dividend Investing

3 steps I'd take to find top ASX dividend shares to buy in 2023 and beyond

| James Mickleboro

Take these steps to grow your passive income.

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Dividend Investing

How ASX dividend shares can solve retirement income needs

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s how passive income can help fund people’s retirement.

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX 200 lithium shares with dividend yields over 7%. Say, what?

| James Mickleboro

These lithium shares have been tipped to pay big dividends this year...

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Motley Fool Take Stock

What is investing?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

And what does it mean to be an investor?

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Broker Notes

Will 2023 bring gains for ASX 200 shares? Here's what Citi is forecasting

| Brooke Cooper

Any gain's a good gain, right?

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52-Week Highs

Mineral mania: 5 ASX 200 mining shares smashing new highs on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

This Monday has seen five ASX 200 gold shares hit new highs.

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Resources Shares

Why are ASX 200 iron ore shares jumping higher today?

| Tristan Harrison

The China property sector is going to get a boost.

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Healthcare Shares

Are healthy returns on the horizon for ASX 200 healthcare shares in 2023?

| Tristan Harrison

Will the healthcare sector make a full recovery from COVID this year?

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Resources Shares

What's the outlook for ASX 200 lithium shares in 2023?

| Tristan Harrison

Are lithium prices going to sink or fly this year?

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Opinions

Will 2023 get better for ASX 200 shares?

| Tristan Harrison

What could 2023 have in store for the share market?

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How to invest

I'd listen to Warren Buffett and invest in ASX shares with wide economic moats

| James Mickleboro

Here's why Warren Buffett invests in companies with moats...

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Redundancy, where art thou?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

In preparing for the future, what's your Plan B?

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Dividend Investing

Hunting for passive income among ASX small-cap shares? Here are my top 2 picks

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's where I'd look for big returns in small packages...

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Growth Shares

How an ASX growth portfolio could boost my annual returns by 40%

| Brooke Cooper

Diversifying with ASX growth shares can be an effective method to boost returns, in my opinion.

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Technology Shares

The 3 best-performing ASX tech shares of 2022

| Cathryn Goh

One ASX tech share stood head and shoulders above the rest in 2022.

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Dividend Investing

The 3 best performing ASX 200 dividend shares of 2022

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares smashed the market in 2022...

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Dividend Investing

My plan to turn $5 a day into a passive income in 2023

| Brooke Cooper

I believe I can build more than $5,000 of annual passive income by investing just $5 a day, starting this…

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Best Shares

Top ASX shares to buy in January 2023

| Motley Fool Staff

Investing in some quality ASX shares to kick off the new year could be just the ticket...

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Dividend Investing

How a high-yield ASX income portfolio could boost my annual returns by 25%

| Brooke Cooper

Here's how I would use diversification to my advantage.

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How to invest

How I'd invest $2,000 like Warren Buffett in 2023

| Mitchell Lawler

These few lessons from the Oracle of Omaha are timeless...

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Cheap Shares

I'd start loading up on cheap ASX shares while I can

| James Mickleboro

How do you find cheap shares in 2023?

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Share Gainers

These were the 5 top-performing ASX All Ords shares of 2022

| Cathryn Goh

These ASX All Ords shares crushed the market in 2022.

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Share Market News

Warren Buffett: the 3 vital investing rules the world's best investor follows

| Bernd Struben

Warren Buffett notched up his first billion dollars back in the 1980s.

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Broker Notes

The bubble that 'hasn't popped yet': expert

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why this expert is "wildly excited" about stock picking in 2023.

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Dividend Investing

Here's how I'd invest $5,000 in ASX 200 shares to earn a second income

| Brooke Cooper

I believe these sectors might present a passive income buying opportunity.

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Resources Shares

3 defining moments for Fortescue shares in 2022

| Tristan Harrison

Fortescue’s 2022 was full of highlights. What were some of the biggest ones?

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How to invest

How I'd invest $1,000 in ASX 200 shares for rising inflation

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how I would invest for high inflation in 2023...

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Share Market News

How I'd use a stock market crash to boost my passive income

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why I'm looking forward to the next crash...

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Opinions

How I'd invest $10,000 in ASX shares if I was starting from scratch in 2023

| Tristan Harrison

These are the shares I’d pick if I started again.

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Investing Strategies

With hardly any savings at 40, I'd use the Warren Buffett method for generating passive income

| Brooke Cooper

The billionaire favours share buybacks over dividends.

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Some year-end reflections

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

At the end of 2022, I’m feeling pretty positive.

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Dividend Investing

How passive income generates free money for life (with a secret sauce!)

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why dividend investing makes a lot of sense for my portfolio.

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Best Shares

My 3 largest ASX share positions heading into 2023

| Sebastian Bowen

My three largest share positions revealed.

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Opinions

I think these are the 10 best ASX shares to buy for 2023

| Mitchell Lawler

The 2023 dream team has been assembled.

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