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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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Lessons from a 4-day long weekend

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Get your adrenaline shot somewhere else.

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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 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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With 2026 approaching, Warren Buffett is sending investors 3 clear signals

| Leigh Gant

Warren Buffett’s restraint may be the clearest signal investors should pay attention to heading into 2026.

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In Investing, Temperament Trumps Talent

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Last week, the S&P/ASX 200 closed at 4645 points. The previous Friday, the index had closed at 4864 – a…

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Buy Australian. I Am

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Back in October 2008, the S&P/ASX 200 closed as low as 3,800 points. Only one month earlier, it had closed…

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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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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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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, 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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The Motley Fool Australian Investor Revolution

| Bruce Jackson

The name Motley Fool comes from the one character in Shakespearean literature – the court jester – who could speak…

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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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4 Easy Steps to a Richer Retirement

| Motley Fool Staff

Never before have so many people faced so many threats to their long-term financial survival. But no matter where you…

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10 Really Simple Financial Lessons to Live By

| Motley Fool Staff

If you liked The Black Swan, you'll love Nassim Nicholas Taleb's latest book, The Bed of Procrustes. Unlike Taleb's previous…

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⏸️ Lessons From Investing Greats

Buffett's Top 10 Investing Secrets

| Motley Fool Staff

"I can say the dumbest things in the world and a fair number of people will think there's some great…

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Charlie Munger's Thoughts On Just About Everything

| Motley Fool Staff

The opinions of Warren Buffett's sidekick, fellow billionaire Charlie Munger, include common sense and humorous comments on today's share prices,…

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Sharemarket trading versus gambling

| Bruce Jackson

Some people liken the share market to a glorified casino. We'd respectfully suggest they are either continually buying the wrong…

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Share Market Greats – Benjamin Graham

| Motley Fool Staff

Benjamin Graham is widely regarded as the Father of Value Investing. His books, Security Analysis and The Intelligent Investor, pioneered…

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Share Market Greats – Peter Lynch

| Motley Fool Staff

Peter Lynch ran the US giant Fidelity Magellan Fund between 1977 and 1990. Lynch stalked the huge winners. Undiscovered, under-rated,…

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Stop Losses

| Motley Fool Staff

The subject of whether to use a stop loss is a controversial one for many investors. It's a relatively simple…

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Your Share Market Success: Skill or Luck?

| Motley Fool Staff

Are you a skilful investor? Or just plain lucky? If behavioural finance theory is anything to go by, most people with…

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How to invest in the ASX sharemarket

| Motley Fool Staff

With a little investing education, some common sense, and desire to save relatively small amounts of money over a long…

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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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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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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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Part 4: Why Shares Are Best

| Bruce Jackson

So which asset should you go for as a long-term investment? The asset that has generated the best returns over…

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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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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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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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Big Investing Mistakes

| Motley Fool Staff

Human behaviour carries a lot of baggage. Almost all of our evolution as a species has taken place living in…

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