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Superannuation

Here's the difference topping up superannuation in your 20s can make to your wealth

| Tristan Harrison

How much richer can we be by adding a bit more money in superannuation?

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Cheap Shares

5 oversold ASX shares to buy in April 2024

| Motley Fool Staff

Looking to snap up an ASX bargain this month?

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Investing Strategies

How to invest in the future with ASX AI shares

| Kate O'Brien

Discover the potential of AI in transforming industries and enhancing investment portfolios with ASX-listed AI shares.

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Trading? Go fishing, instead.

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Of all of the things an 11 year-old can become obsessed with, I’ll take fishing any day!

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Share Market News

Investing in shares now 'part of the ladder' to buying a home

| Bronwyn Allen

Investing in shares can speed up the process of generating enough cash for a home deposit, expert says.

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Superannuation

1 BIG reason your ASX shares could be underperforming your superannuation

| Sebastian Bowen

Have you checked your superannuation balance recently?

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Dividend Investing

Invest $20,000 in this ASX 100 dividend stock for $1,126 in passive income

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's my take on this 5.6% dividend stock...

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ESG

The ESG investing revolution: What you need to know to profit

| Kate O'Brien

ESG investing is changing the way investors approach the ASX.

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Recent S&P/ASX 200 News

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The worst performing stock in the ASX 200

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

If you had to guess, what would you say was the worst performing company — in terms of share price…

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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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Ending the week on a high

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

After falling 60.18 points yesterday, the S&P/ASX 200 recovered today, regaining 88 points.

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Market crash — how I've missed you

| Bruce Jackson

The Dow (INDEX: ^DJI) crashed Monday, the S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) following its lead. If fast growing, attractively…

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The bulls are back — and adding $75b of value on the ASX

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The ASX has put on gains in 11 out of the past 12 days and shows no signs of slowing…

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I'm not waiting around for the next bull market…

| Bruce Jackson

The great ASX bull market rolls on...

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Telstra. Stranger things have happened…

| Bruce Jackson

Despite its great run, Telstra shares could still see further gains ahead.

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3 ways to be a better investor in 2013

| Bruce Jackson

It's never too late to make those investing resolutions and commit yourself to improvement in 2013.

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5 ASX stocks that were hammered yesterday

| Mike King

Shares were down on Wednesday, but these 5 crashed 9% or more. Ouch.

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3 ASX high yielding dividend stocks beating yesterday's falling market

| Mike King

These three stocks managed to rise by more than 1.6%, in a falling market

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ASX to follow the Dow lower as investors fret about the unknown

| Bruce Jackson

Just when you thought it was safe to pile back into shares, along comes "the unknown" to spoil the party

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4 ASX stocks that rose more than 4 per cent yesterday

| Mike King

The ASX finished flat yesterday, but these 4 stocks all did much better. Is there gold amongst them?

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What the RBA's interest rate cut means for ASX investors

| Bruce Jackson

The rules of investing never change -- buy good companies at cheap prices.

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ASX shares up, interest rates slashed, and a few more tricks to this pony

| Bruce Jackson

The RBA finally admitted it was wrong on interest rates. Let the race for dividend yields begin...

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Dow surges, up and away for ASX and $A

| Motley Fool Staff

Never content to sit idle for long, the Dow Jones Industrials Average (INDEX: ^DJI) has shown big swings the last…

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Reserve Bank: What have you done for us lately?

| Bruce Jackson

All eyes are on the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) minutes of  its April 3 board meeting. According to The…

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ASX flat, Dow down, gold bubble continues to deflate

| Bruce Jackson

The S&P/ASX 200 ended Wednesday relatively flat, a decent performance when compared to the Dow and The Motley Fool's old…

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Sharemarket boom times are back…for some

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The ASX may be stuttering, but we Fools are not deterred. Stay firm. Take control. Make money for you, not…

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Dow holds firm, Apple jumps, gold slumps, ASX opens flat

| Motley Fool Staff

It was unlikely the markets would top yesterday's big gains, but the lack of real retracement was a positive sign…

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ASX market down early afternoon: Recovering from 1% fall at the open

| Mike King

After falling by over 1% at the open, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index is recovering to be down just 0.6%, following…

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One lucky ASX winner, or just good common-sense investing?

| Bruce Jackson

ASX shares are up, Richard Goyder and Marius Kloppers join the ranks of the optimists, Dean Morel gets excited, and…

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ASX opens flat, Dow sprints to the finish line

| Motley Fool Staff

Markets have bounced around constantly over the past few days. Overnight Tuesday in the U.S. was no exception.   Despite…

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MAD Goes Bonkers, And The Sharemarket Bandwagon Rolls Higher Again

| Bruce Jackson

The S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1 per cent, but Maverick Drilling & Exploration (ASX: MAD) went even higher. World sharemarkets are…

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Leighton Holdings returns to profit, but remains a high risk investment

| Mike King

Leighton Holdings Limited shares jump as the company returns to profit. The shares look cheap, but are one of the…

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Why the ASX's big new year rally means nothing

| Motley Fool Staff

For many investors, there's no better way to start off a new year than to have a nice big share…

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Shares party like it's March 2009

| Bruce Jackson

From its bottom in March 2009, the S&P/ASX 200 index surged 45% higher in the following 7 months. Are sharemarkets…

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