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Growth Shares

2 ASX 200 shares that turned a $5,000 investment into $10 million

| Samantha Menzies

These shares have generated enormous returns.

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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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Recent sharemarket News

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Warren Buffett: You've done it again

| Bruce Jackson

Warren Buffett pays zero dollars for a large stake in Goldman Sachs. No wonder he's the world's richest investor

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Macquarie sells Nintex stake

| Mike King

Timely sale as investment bank's year end approaches

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Fortescue Metals on the up?

| Mike King

Broker forecasts rosy future for iron ore miner

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Labor spits chips over Crown casino

| Mike King

Premier's department accused of keeping key aspects secret

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Qantas-Emirates deal cleared for take-off

| Mike King

ACCC gives conditional approval to Qantas-Emirates alliance

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RM Williams up for sale

| Mike King

Another Aussie icon about to head overseas?

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BHP: You can't say I didn't warn you

| Bruce Jackson

BHP Billiton lost 1.4% to close below $33, its seventh consecutive loss, and its tenth loss in 12 sessions.

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AFL head and shoulders above the rest

| Mike King

AFL Australia’s most popular and financially successful sport

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Banks looking for new growth?

| Mike King

Westpac loans Cash Converters $60 million for personal lending

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Fund managers overpaid

| Mike King

Too many intermediaries clipping the ticket on our super

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Happiness is a juicy Telstra dividend

| Bruce Jackson

The latest Telstra dividend hits bank accounts

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Cyprus: If it looks too good to be true…

| Bruce Jackson

The tiny European country may have avoided bankruptcy, but is staring at a very deep and very long depression.

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Rejoice Telstra shareholders — your dividend could rise

| Bruce Jackson

Telstra (ASX: TLS) shareholders rejoice. Not only is the 28 cents per share annual dividend safe, it could rise despite…

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Investors need to take more care

| Mike King

Increasingly complex financial products raise the risks

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Could Australia follow Cyprus?

| Mike King

A warning to bank shareholders

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Over-taxed and confused

| Mike King

Aussies say they are over-taxed but appear to misunderstand several key elements of the taxation system

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Supermarket wars: Coles now a Woolies landlord

| Mike King

Battle intensifies after Coles buys lease to one of Woolworths' most profitable stores

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3 ASX stocks that slammed the market today

| Mike King

ASX rises 0.2%, but these three rise more than 7%

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Optus to focus on fixed-line broadband

| Mike King

Telco sacks 300 staff as it prepares for NBN and a renewed focus on fixed line broadband

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Politics bad for business

| Mike King

Uncertainty likely to continue until the September election

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Retailers: Warning to landlords

| Mike King

Lower rents needed as retailers threaten to close stores

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Buffett says bet on natural juices

| Mike King

Capitalism the key to US recovery

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Billabong shares dumped

| Mike King

Company goes into trading halt to investigate share price fall

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Premier results for Premier Investments

| Mike King

Half year profits up 21%

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CBA gets ok to buy up Aussie Home Loans

| Mike King

ACCC says deal won't significantly reduce competition

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LNG the next 'boom'

| Mike King

Australia on track to become the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas

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LM Investment goes under

| Mike King

Yet another mortgage fund with questionable practices fall into administration

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David Jones sees fall in profit

| Mike King

Although transformation appears on track with online sales rising 288%

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TPG dials up profits

| Mike King

Telco records 41% increase in net profit

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Westpac raises interest rates

| Mike King

Signs that RBA rate cuts have finished

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Major miners iron ore domination

| Mike King

Iron ore price could fall to US$70 a tonne, leading junior miners to struggle

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$25 billion wiped off market

| Mike King

Bailout for Cyprus triggers renewed European fears

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Visa credit card surcharges cut

| Mike King

Credit card giant, Visa, bans merchants from adding on excess surcharges

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M2 Telecoms: Buys Dodo and Eftel

| Mike King

Internet service provider expands after acquiring iPrimus 11 months ago

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Crown's 'Ocean's Eleven' moment

| Mike King

Melbourne casino scammers make off with more than $30 million

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Carsales.com drives into Asia

| Mike King

Vehicle classified company takes seat in iCar Asia

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QBE walks away from South Australia

| Mike King

Insurer cans builders indemnity insurance in SA

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Bank dividends at risk

| Mike King

Days of heady growth 'long gone', according to Westpac's chairman

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Job numbers spike Aussie dollar

| Mike King

RBA unlikely to cut rates for some time says market

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Foxtel's newest threat to free TV

| Mike King

Pay TV operator to launch internet TV and movies

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