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Share Market News

Is the share market going to crash in 2026? Here's what I plan to do

| Grace Alvino

Everyone’s talking about a 2026 crash. Here’s why I’m staying calm, staying invested, and sticking to my plan.

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Investing Strategies

My top 5 ASX 200 shares I would buy with $10,000

| Grace Alvino

$10,000. Five ASX 200 shares. Here’s where I’d invest today to stack the odds in my favour for long-term returns.

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Lessons from a 4-day long weekend

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Get your adrenaline shot somewhere else.

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Growth Shares

The best Australian stocks to buy in 2026

| James Mickleboro

Analysts are feeling bullish about these stocks for next year.

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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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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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Recent investing News

⏸️ How to Invest

The Wonderfully Simple Rule Of 72

| Motley Fool Staff

The Rule of 72 lets you estimate, with a fair degree of accuracy, how long it will take a lump…

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⏸️ Investing

We Love Falling Markets, And You Should Too

| Bruce Jackson

At last, we have some volatility in world share markets. Over in the U.S, last week we had the S&P…

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Buffett's Crazy Comments Show Why He's Successful

| Motley Fool Staff

After recently announcing he wouldn't seek re-election as a board member of the Washington Post, Warren Buffett made it clear…

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⏸️ Investing

Buffett's Letter: 5 Investing Lessons

| Motley Fool Staff

If Warren Buffett had a big, flowy, white beard, some people would view of the release of Berkshire Hathaway's annual…

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Why India Is Sexier Than China

| Motley Fool Staff

A question that often surfaces in Foolish investing circles is: China or India? Which one will be the greater economic…

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The 10 Most Important Bits of Warren Buffett's Letter to Shareholders

| Motley Fool Staff

Warren Buffett released his yearly letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday. The letter is important, and not just to…

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⏸️ Investing

Don't Just Listen To The Experts

| Motley Fool Staff

You may have heard of U.S. 'celebrity' experts Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, Robert Shiller, and Meredith Whitney. But are you…

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⏸️ Investing

Dr. Doom Gets Bullish?

| Motley Fool Staff

As if we weren't already concerned about certain sectors of the share market thanks to speculative excesses, now the US'…

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⏸️ Investing

Shock: Share Markets Can Fall Too

| Motley Fool Staff

News flash: sometimes shares go down. You have to prepare for market declines — or else you'll be a sitting…

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⏸️ Your Money

Your Money, Made Simple

| Bruce Jackson

Money is simple. You earn it. You spend it. Sometimes, you even save it. You make all those decisions. Yet…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Your 13 Steps To Financial Freedom

| Bruce Jackson

Welcome! You may not realise it yet, but this may be your ticket to financial freedom. We're talking about the…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step1: The Miracle Of Compound Returns

| Bruce Jackson

This one simple concept could change your life. Forever. Albert Einstein called the deceptively simple concept the "greatest mathematical discovery…

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⏸️ Investing

Sex, Shoes and Interest Rates

| Bruce Jackson

We have yet more proof, if any was needed, of Australia's 2-speed economy. There's one speed for those directly and…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 2: Trade Wisdom for Foolishness

| Bruce Jackson

When you're plying your trade in the investment world, calling yourself Foolish (note the capital "F") is normally inadvisable. As…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 3: Get Control Of Your Money

| Bruce Jackson

It might sound incredibly basic, but getting control of your money is about spending less than you earn. Boring, hey?…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 4: Dump Your Debts

| Bruce Jackson

These days, being in debt is almost considered normal. The average adult has non-mortgage debts of several thousand dollars, and…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 5: Prepare For Investing Take-Off

| Bruce Jackson

Pardon us for interrupting your illustrious investing career for this very important public service announcement: Any money you need in…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 6: Share Market Investing! Seriously, It's Simple

| Bruce Jackson

What would you do if we said you were missing out on an investing strategy that, in the long run,…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 7: The Dirty Little Secret Of Managed Funds

| Bruce Jackson

Active fund managers get paid to beat the market. Funny thing, though, is that most fail. What is not funny…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 8: The Great Dividend Tax Advantage

| Bruce Jackson

The old saying goes there are two things certain in life – taxes and death. Since you're reading this, we…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 9: Asset Allocation

| Bruce Jackson

As fun as finding winning shares is (and trust us, it really is fun), your allocation to shares (equities) is…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 10: Avoid the Biggest Mistake Investors Make

| Bruce Jackson

We're about to share with you the secret to avoiding a $10 billion investing mistake. It's not more money, a…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 11: Buy Your First Shares

| Bruce Jackson

When you buy a share, you're purchasing a stake in a living, breathing business. Buy shares of your favourite electrical…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 12: Five Reasons To Sell

| Bruce Jackson

When should I sell? This is one of the most frequent questions we hear. Our glib (yet truthy!) answer is:…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 13: Tell Your Friends & Colleagues

| Bruce Jackson

The very fact that you are reading this sentence tells us a lot about your character. Clearly, you crave knowledge…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 7: Going Beyond Index Trackers

| Bruce Jackson

If you want to try to beat the ASX sharemarket, and have some fun along the way, you’ll have to…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 6: The Benefits Of Regular Investment

| Bruce Jackson

An excellent way of pacing your investments is by regular investment of say $100, $150 or $200 a month into…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 5: Why We Love Index Tracking Funds

| Bruce Jackson

For your first investment, you want to keep things both simple and cheap. We think that means some sort of…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 3: Your Four Investing Options

| Bruce Jackson

Despite the thousands of financial products on offer, they all consist of just four basic investments

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 2: Why You Need To Invest

| Bruce Jackson

The first step in choosing an investment is deciding what you what to achieve

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 1: The Difference Between Saving And Investing

| Bruce Jackson

Welcome to the Motley Fool's guide on 'Getting Started in Investing' in which we look at what makes an ideal…

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