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ETFs

Want passive income? This simple ETF strategy makes it easier than most people think

| Leigh Gant

You don’t need perfect timing or stock picks to start building passive income.

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Resources Shares

Why are commodity prices going crazy?

| Bronwyn Allen

Certain commodities have a multitude of tailwinds. Here are 4 that are up 25% to 70% in just one month.

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Share Market News

As CBA shares struggle, is BHP set to retake the biggest ASX stock crown?

| Bernd Struben

With BHP shares rallying as CBA shares struggle, the battle for biggest stock on the ASX is back on!

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How to invest

How much wealth could I build by investing $500 a month into ASX shares?

| Grace Alvino

Building wealth isn’t about starting big. It’s about showing up consistently and letting time do the work.

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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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That's not sovereign risk… this is sovereign risk!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

If you thought the arguments over the resources tax were bad, they've got nothing on the demands of the Zimbabwean…

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Mining boom? A billion times, yes!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Fortescue Metals Group has announced a US$1 billion notes issue - a billion dollar bet that the mining boom will…

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Battle of the skies moves to the ground

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

In a continuing war of words, Qantas has objected to Virgin's proposed restructure

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Dow jumps, Nasdaq over 3000; Good news for the ASX

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Who knows if the optimism will hold, but the US markets have clearly shaken off the GFC and are looking…

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1 big number that will burn Facebook investors

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Facebook is on target for a $100 billion IPO. There might still be a pop on day one, but are…

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Billabong: Misery loves company

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Billabong has had some tough times recently. Now the short-sellers are piling in, and competitor Quiksilver's latest news underscores the…

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Gunns: Hopes felled or growth ahead?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Once a leading industrial business, Gunns has fallen on tough times. Now a capital raising is on the cards

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Investing badly? Blame your Chimp brain

| Motley Fool Staff

A British psychiatrist has outlined three different 'brains' which may explain some of our bad investing decisions

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Flight Centre: ACCC alleges attempted price fixing

| Mike King

The ACCC has alleged that Flight Centre was trying to fix prices. The company disagrees. What does it mean for…

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A rising tide lifts GrainCorp's boat

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

A takeover offer received by GrainCorp's Canadian competitor means good news for GrainCorp's share price

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Quickflix: Searching for growth

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Quickflix is the most prominent DVD-by-mail and online streaming movie rental company in Australia, but is struggling to break into…

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5 steps to finding the next great investment

| Motley Fool Staff

We summarise the '5 Ps' that Motley Fool co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner uses to unearth great businesses.

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9 scary quotes you should feel great about

| Motley Fool Staff

Consider these nine quotes I pulled from major newspapers, all of which should scare you

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The 11 dominant companies of the past 86 years

| Motley Fool Staff

The companies that rise to the top of the pile all share three key traits - and the next one…

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Can you really beat the market?

| Motley Fool Staff

Investors - both professional and amateurs - should measure themselves against a benchmark... then act accordingly

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5 ASX stocks that trounced the market

| Mike King

The ASX fell over 3% in the last month, but some shares did much, much better

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Qantas: Deal with Malaysia Airlines crashes

| Mike King

Another blow to the company's hopes of returning its international business to profit

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ASX: Capitalising on market dominance

| Mike King

Being the 400 pound gorilla in an industry has its benefits, as ASX has discovered

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Metcash: Feeling the retail pain

| Mike King

When you have two large competitors trying to knock each other out, pain is assured. Metcash is having an ordinary…

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A letter to a new investor

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

An edited letter we sent to a subscriber recently - and for anyone else who needs an investing reboot

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Should You Buy Apple Before the iPad Launches?

| Motley Fool Staff

It can be nauseating to buy a company at its all-time high, one that's been running up for weeks... but…

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Video: Why do you invest?

| Motley Fool Staff

Super Bowl ads are an American institution - and scarily expensive. We did the next best thing - made our…

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Why don't you invest?

| Motley Fool Staff

Take action. Start now. Your financial future may depend on it.

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CBA rapped by ASIC: Signs of trouble for banks?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Commonwealth Bank over-reaches in efforts to grow credit in signs of how hard growth will be to come by

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QBE: Unbowed and on the prowl

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The company might be on the nose with some investors, but inside the company it seems to be business as…

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What to expect from Apple's iPad 3

| Motley Fool Staff

Apple plays its cards notoriously close to its chest. We take our best guess at what the iPad 3 might…

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Rising oil prices aren't all bad

| Motley Fool Staff

No-one likes paying more for petrol, but there are economic and environmental benefits

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Goodman Fielder: Can a new shareholder right the ship

| Jonathan Lee

What will a new 10% shareholder mean for the struggling food maker?

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Flood claims start rolling in

| Mike King

Suncorp Group Ltd and RACV, Australia’s two leading insurers, have so far received 1600 claims arising from heavy rains and…

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You can invest like Buffett, too

| Mike King

You don't have to be the world's third richest person to invest like Warren Buffett.

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Coca-Cola Amatil: Spurns Fosters, goes alone on alcopops

| Mike King

Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (ASX: CCL) today announced that it has decided not to buy Foster's Australian spirit and spirit RTD…

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5 shares Buffett gives the green light in his annual letter

| Motley Fool Staff

For investors on the prowl for new investment ideas, Buffett's letter provided a number of possibilities

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Apple: Cheap at half a trillion dollars?

| Motley Fool Staff

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) shares have been on a monster rally so far this year. We're only two months in, and the Mac…

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Mark your calendar: March 7 Is iPad 3 day

| Motley Fool Staff

Apple has now sent out official invitations to the media with the tagline "We have something you really have to…

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It's never too early to start investing

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Investing is more than just shares, term deposits and superannuation. It's fundamental to everything we do.

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Aristocrat Leisure: Worth a gamble?

| Mike King

This pokies manufacturer is half way through a five-year transformation. We assess its progress so far

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Ainsworth Game Technology: Game on

| Mike King

After it's maiden profit last year, Ainsworth now seems to be on something of a roll - and is worth…

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Why Warren Buffett secretly hopes his stocks crash

| Motley Fool Staff

Warren Buffett wants the prices of shares he owns to fall - here's why

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⏸️ Best ASX Shares

Woolworths: Steady as she goes

| Mike King

A good result, despite a tough consumer mood. Woolworths continues to deliver

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3 great dividend stocks for the beginning investor

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

With capital growth never certain, investors - novice or experienced - can do much worse than lock in some good…

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