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How to invest

$1,000,000 portfolio: One way to achieve 7-figure wealth

| Sebastian Bowen

One simple investing trick can help almost anyone build wealth on an exponential scale.

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Superannuation

What's the average Australian superannuation balance at age 30 in 2024?

| Sebastian Bowen

The average super balance at age 30 might shock you.

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Share Market News

Why ASX 200 investors shouldn't expect interest rate cuts until 2025

| Bernd Struben

Interest rate cuts are looking increasingly unlikely in 2024.

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Bank Shares

ASX 200 bank shares: How dividends offset poor capital growth over 10 years

| Bronwyn Allen

Here are the 10-year capital growth and dividend returns of the 7 biggest ASX 200 bank shares.

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Opinions

Top ASX stock to buy as a thrifty investor (the old Warren Buffett way)

| Mitchell Lawler

I reckon this ASX stock would be a prime contender if Warren Buffett was working with $10,000 or less and…

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ETFs

4 ASX ETFs with yields over 5%

| Tristan Harrison

Here are four funds offering pleasing levels of income.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 shares vs. property: Which has performed better since the COVID crash?

| Bronwyn Allen

We reveal which property markets and ASX 200 shares have risen the most since COVID-19 hit us.

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Superannuation

Can your superannuation deliver you a $1 million retirement?

| Tristan Harrison

The nest egg is essential for future financial security.

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Recent investing News

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Warren Buffett is right — gold is incapable

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's been a good week for share market investors, with the benchmark S&P / ASX 200 closing up 2.5%. Unfortunately,…

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ASX mining services stocks hammered

| Mike King

ASX up 0.1%, but panic appears to have broken out in mining services

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Should you buy Wesfarmers?

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Giant conglomerate Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) owns and operates a diverse array of businesses, from insurance to resources, but its results…

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Resource Boom not over says PM

| Mike King

Mining services companies might disagree

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2 big ideas to add growth to your portfolio

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Investors are excited about shares again — some are even leveraging up to make their purchases. Margin lending is on…

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Please don't do this, Woolies

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

In Australia, Woolworths (ASX: WOW) is nearly indomitable. Even better, the mega-retailer is still growing, posting a sales increase of 2.5%…

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Two more rate cuts say NAB

| Mike King

Unemployment and house prices key influences

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Australian employee costs too high

| Mike King

Country risks becoming uncompetitive

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Woodside cans James Price Point LNG

| Mike King

Other options including floating LNG being considered

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3 ASX stocks that blitzed the market today

| Mike King

ASX adds 0.8%, but these three added more than four times that

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BHP mega-projects back on the drawing board

| Mike King

$10 billion potash project could get the go-ahead

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Woolies defies retail conditions

| Mike King

Supermarkets drive sales

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Coles milks deal with farmers

| Mike King

Supermarket retailer signs deals with cooperative dairies

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BHP defends iron ore increase

| Mike King

CFO says even with low prices, iron ore will still be profitable

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⏸️ Best ASX Shares

An instant 5-stock fully franked dividend portfolio

| Bruce Jackson

Love dividends? You're in the right place! Below, you'll discover my sample dividend portfolio including 5 solid ASX companies yielding…

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Bank of Queensland to buy Virgin Money

| Mike King

Another bank adopts multi-brand strategy

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Coalition to slash car industry funding

| Mike King

Governments urged to stop giving money to Holden

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Billabong to disappear after 60 cent bid?

| Mike King

Sycamore Consortium offers 60 cents a share

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Echo's gamble to stop Crown

| Mike King

Casino owner seeks an extension of its exclusive Sydney licence

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Vodafone on the comeback trail?

| Mike King

Telco to launch fastest 4G network in Australia

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"Kangaroo Route" just got cheaper

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Few groups of people enjoy international travel quite as much as Australians do, so the news that the traveling to…

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Is Newcrest a buy under $20?

| Mike King

Trading below book value - is Australia's largest gold miner a bargain?

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20,000 more pokies for Victoria?

| Mike King

Industry veteran Len Ainsworth says not enough poker machines to meet demand

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Construction falls for 34th consecutive month

| Mike King

Building industry hit by lack of new work, project delays and tight credit conditions

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Online retailers hit by postage increase

| Mike King

Australia Post increases package prices by up to 30%

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Aussies borrowing to invest, but conservatism and blue chip shares still reign

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Margin lending is once again on the rise. The practice, which involves customers borrowing money from institutions such as CommSec…

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A better investment than Wesfarmers?

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Despite being 24% owned by former parent company Wesfarmers (ASX: WES), and counting the conglomerate's hardware chain as its major…

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Citi Australia takes on big banks

| Mike King

Local players ramping up attack on big four banks' market share

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Super changes: What it means for you

| Mike King

Federal government announces changes to super

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This 'chef' is cooking up big returns

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Silver Chef Limited (ASX: SIV) is an odd, under-followed company, in the business of financing restaurant equipment. Unless you're a…

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NBN agreement rejected by ACCC

| Mike King

ACCC rejects NBN Co's access and pricing arrangements

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Gold: You are the biggest loser

| Bruce Jackson

It looks like the gold bubble has finally burst -- with worse to potentially come.

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Plunge in number of Perth homes for sale

| Mike King

Mining and energy driving property boom in Western Australia?

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The mobile phone turns 40

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Yesterday the mobile phone turned 40 years old — though you wouldn't know it from the way it just keeps…

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Rio puts coal assets on chopping block

| Mike King

Miners focus on cutting costs and selling off under-performing and non-core assets

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New home build approvals shoot up

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

New home and renovation build approvals shot up 3.1% in February, exceeding economists' more conservative estimates. In all, councils approved…

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Rate cuts over: Retail sales climb

| Mike King

Consumers splash out on electronics, household goods and food

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Goldman guilty trader's pitiful salary tells story of GFC

| Bruce Jackson

Goldman Sachs salary packages give green light to "bet the bank" actions.

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First home buyers struggle

| Mike King

Rising home prices and a lack of incentives hurt

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New home sales slump 5%

| Mike King

Victorian housing in a world of pain

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