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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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Resources Shares

'The world is changing': CEO reveals what will help drive Rio Tinto shares in 2023 and beyond 

| Bernd Struben

Automakers are waking up to the pending bottlenecks in supplies of battery and low carbon materials.

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Broker Notes

3 ASX 200 shares to buy for a post-COVID resurgence: experts

| Tony Yoo

The coronavirus is still going strong, which means many post-pandemic recovery stocks have yet to reach their full potential.

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Dividend Investing

Guess how much ANZ shares have paid in dividends over the last 5 years

| Brooke Cooper

Have ANZ dividends helped investors to break even over the last five years?

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Energy Shares

'Massive untapped demand': The $3 trillion opportunity ASX 200 energy shares could be missing

| Bernd Struben

Deakin estimates that Islamic finance is almost a $3 trillion global industry.

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Share Market News

Making money even while stock markets fall

| Bruce Jackson

The ASX 200 has fallen in early Wednesday trade, but investors in these three companies have plenty to cheer about.

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Share Market News

Here's why the next bull market may have already begun

| Bruce Jackson

The ASX 200 has taken the RBA's interest rate hike in its stride.

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Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin price dips. Is Ethereum on track to dethrone the top crypto?

| Bernd Struben

Bitcoin is up 22% since 1 July while Ethereum has leapt 56% higher.

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Broker Notes

'Outlook is bright': Expert names ASX share to buy for long-term fortunes

| Tony Yoo

The stock price for this 'quality' company has dropped since Easter, but that just might open up a buying opportunity…

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Investing Strategies

5 things to do during ASX results season

| Tony Yoo

August and February can be hazardous for unseasoned investors. Here's a survival guide.

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Energy Shares

'Alarming': ASX 200 energy shares lift despite increasing government pressure over supply outlook

| Bernd Struben

The Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism can force Aussie energy companies to prioritise domestic sales over existing export markets.

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Best Shares

Top ASX shares to buy in August 2022

| Motley Fool Staff

These are the stocks our Foolish writers think would make A+ purchases this month.

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Investing Strategies

ASX shares are back, baby!

| Tony Yoo

Stock markets plunged in the first half of this year out of various economic fears, but now there's a massive…

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Investing Strategies

'If you're going through hell, keep going'

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Bear markets, which can feel like hell for investors, are temporary.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why El Salvador is doubling down on Bitcoin despite the 2022 price crash

| Bernd Struben

El Salvador still intends to issue a US$1 billion Bitcoin-backed bond, once market conditions improve.

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Dividend Investing

Guess which ASX 200 bank has been revealed as the world's longest dividend-paying share

| Bernd Struben

At the current share price, the bank pays a trailing dividend yield of 5.7%, fully franked.

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Growth Shares

Are growth shares back?

| Tony Yoo

The NASDAQ index has rocketed 7% over the past fortnight. Is this the start of a new boom for growth…

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Investing Strategies

Fundie reveals best ASX 200 sector to 'generate defensive growth and help future proof portfolios'

| Zach Bristow

Time to step up in portfolio resiliency this financial year.

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Share Fallers

No deal: Why this $7.8b ASX 200 share is sinking 7% today

| Brooke Cooper

Takeover talks between Atlas Arteria and a major infrastructure fund have been abandoned.

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Investing Strategies

$250m to $9 billion: The phone call that revealed what makes multi-bagger ASX shares

| Tony Yoo

A fund manager remembers how a telephone conversation as a young analyst in the 1990s forever shaped his investment strategy.

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Small Cap Shares

'Richest pipeline' in ASX: Expert names 3 small-cap shares to buy

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Alto Capital's Tony Locantro also reveals what his biggest regret in investing is.

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Economy

ASX 200 shares lift as inflation hits highest level in 20 years

| Bernd Struben

Over the three months to 30 June the CPI increased by 1.8%. That brings Australia’s annual inflation rate to 6.1%,…

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Opinions

Looking for value: The ASX shares this fundie is holding amid rising inflation

| Tristan Harrison

Here are some investments that could be well suited to the current climate.

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Dividend Investing

The ASX 200 share tipped to provide a stunning 50% dividend yield

| James Mickleboro

This ASX 200 share has been tipped to provide huge dividend yields...

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How to invest

Is it safer to buy large-cap ASX shares during a bear market?

| Bernd Struben

Many investors are on the hunt for relatively safer ASX shares in a time of broadly falling prices.

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Dividend Investing

Here's the Fortescue dividend forecast through to 2024

| James Mickleboro

Where next for the Fortescue dividend?

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Ask a Fund Manager

From chasing criminals to ASX gems, why this ex-cop keeps buying in a bear market

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Alto Capital's Tony Locantro tells how he deals with turbulent times for stocks, like this year.

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Energy Shares

Own Woodside shares? Here's why this $7 billion deal could be at risk

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what is going on at Woodside Energy.

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Technology Shares

Why are ASX 200 tech shares having such a lousy start to the week?

| Monica O'Shea

Tech shares are having a tough day on the market on Monday.

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Investing Strategies

2 ASX 200 shares ready for a massive resurgence: experts 

| Tony Yoo

Many stocks have plunged since the start of the year. Which ones are set for a big rebound?

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Bank Shares

Own Westpac shares? Why the major bank could soon make a crypto splash

| Mitchell Lawler

Is this old banking dog about to learn some new tricks?

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Travel Shares

Why are Flight Centre, Webjet, and other ASX travel shares sinking today?

| James Mickleboro

Travel shares are having a tough end to the week...

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Investing Strategies

Food, money and travel: 3 ASX shares experts rate as buys right now

| Tony Yoo

As Aussies rein in their spending, it's getting more difficult to pick winning businesses. Here's a trio of stocks analysts…

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Resources Shares

'You can't lose': Which ASX lithium shares operate in Musk's sweet spot?

| Mitchell Lawler

One key step in the lithium value chain gets Elon Musk's attention.

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Gold

Gold price sinks to post-pandemic low. What's going on?

| Zach Bristow

Investors look to be chasing yield over the defensive qualities of gold. Recall, gold doesn't pay interest.

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Cryptocurrencies

Tesla sells 75% of Bitcoin holdings. Here's why Elon Musk is unloading

| Bernd Struben

The global electric vehicle company sold 75% of its Bitcoin holdings adding US$936 million in cash to its balance sheet.

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Energy Shares

'Not enough': Could Europe's gas woes bolster ASX 200 energy shares?

| Bernd Struben

Australia is the world’s top exporter of liquified natural gas and could play a role in replacing Russian supplies to…

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Bank Shares

How high will the RBA hike rates in 2022? Here's what the ASX 200 banks are forecasting

| Bernd Struben

ANZ believes the Reserve Bank of Australia will boost the cash rate by 0.5% in each of the next four…

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Materials Shares

ASX 200 lithium shares get busy amid dire supply call

| Brooke Cooper

A shortfall of battery materials could put the brakes on climate change action, according to Tesla insider.

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Ask a Fund Manager

'Extraordinarily cheap': The ASX share where 77% of its value is cash

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Cyan Investment Management's Dean Fergie reveals two shares that are absolute bargains at the moment.

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Superannuation

How much superannuation do you really need in retirement?

| Tristan Harrison

Superannuation can help people retire. But how much of a nest egg is needed?

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