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ETFs

3 ASX dividend ETFs that could help you retire at 57

| Marc Van Dinther

The key is diversification that can help stabilise income.

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Retirement

This would be my $1 million ASX retirement portfolio

| Grace Alvino

Balancing dependable dividend shares with global ETFs can help create a more resilient retirement portfolio.

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How to invest

Don't overthink it: The best $10,000 approach to start investing in 2026

| Aaron Teboneras

A simple $10,000 ETF portfolio for investors starting their journey in 2026.

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Superannuation

Superannuation check up: Here's how much you should have saved by age 40, 50 and 60

| Samantha Menzies

Here’s how much super other Aussies have by your age.

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Dividend Investing

Passive income: How much would I need to invest in ASX shares to earn $1,000 every month?

| Samantha Menzies

Passive income is every investor's dream.

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Retirement

How much would I need to invest in ASX shares for a retirement income of $100,000 per year?

| Grace Alvino

With the right yield and portfolio size, a six-figure income from ASX shares is achievable.

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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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Recent Take Stock News

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I was wrong. Learn from my mistake

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We all wish we could be right every time. Our portfolios would be healthier — as would our egos.

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Fully franked dividend stocks still win, hands down

| Bruce Jackson

You’ll find tomorrow’s big winners in places no-one else is looking.

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RBA's next interest rate cut just a matter of time

| Bruce Jackson

The market is already pricing in a 90 per cent chance of interest rates being cut by the end of…

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How To Avoid The Cash Crash

| Andrew Page

Shares may be volatile, but for the long term investor, they are certainly far lower risk than cash, and offer…

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Is the ASX really rigged?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It’s easy to see the sharemarket as a casino, or as the province only of the investment banks and so-called…

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Free advice you WON'T get from your conflicted financial planner

| Bruce Jackson

Click here to find out how our young children could already be on the path to being worth a million…

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Here's how you earn $60,000 in retirement

| Andrew Page

The goal of of $60,000 in after tax income in retirement isn’t as farfetched as you might imagine — provided…

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6 ASX Dividend Stocks To Beat The RBA's Record Low Interest Rates

| Bruce Jackson

Here are a selection of six dividend stock ideas from our Motley Fool contributors.

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Dividend Shares to Beat A Share Market Crash

| Andrew Page

At times like these, when market corrections seem imminent, it can be tempting to sell out and wait for the…

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Joe Hockey's budget HITS the tax breaks and HOPES like hell the RBA cuts interest rates

| Bruce Jackson

Buying shares just for the dividend yield, regardless of the underlying value and risks, is fraught with danger.

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Why Joe Hockey should give negative gearing the boot

| Bruce Jackson

The tension is almost unbearable. What rabbit will Joe Hockey pull out of his cigar this year?

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Markets dare Glenn Stevens and RBA NOT to cut interest rates to record low

| Bruce Jackson

If it’s income you’re chasing, it’s dividend stocks you need. You simply have no choice but to take on more…

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This is how you beat the lowest ever yields in human history

| Bruce Jackson

No longer can you park your money in a safe term deposit and earn a decent rate of interest.

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Here are 3 ways you can beat stock market volatility, the RBA and the taxman

| Bruce Jackson

There’s just a week to go until the Reserve Bank of Australia’s next meeting on interest rates.

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Warren Buffett's priceless investment advice

| Bruce Jackson

Regardless of the state of the market, you’ll always do well, over the long-term, buying great companies, with strong competitive…

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This is how the property bubble bursts

| Bruce Jackson

There are always opportunities, whatever the market. Selling up and waiting for the next market crash is not an option,…

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Free money from the taxman

| Bruce Jackson

It’s all about dividends. Regular, rising, reliable dividends. An investor’s life doesn’t get much better.

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Waiting For Certainty

| Andrew Page

Sitting on the sidelines may sound like a sensible thing to do, but there is danger in waiting for certainty…

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4 things you can do that your stockbroker can't

| Motley Fool Staff

Learning to invest on your own — without using a full service stockbroker — is easier than you think.

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The secret of Warren Buffett's success

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Investing well is about understanding and controlling your temperament.

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Three investing tips from Warren Buffett

| Bruce Jackson

Apply the same logic to the share market that property investors are applying to the housing market, and shares would…

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ASX on brink of 6,000 as share market says RBA interest rate cut is a done deal

| Bruce Jackson

In today's market, it's hard to keep a good dividend stock down

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This April Fool's day message is no joke

| Bruce Jackson

Successful stock picking requires skill, absolutely. It requires skill to not only pick the big winners, but to avoid the…

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Iron ore collapse to send interest rates below 2%

| Bruce Jackson

Sit back and let the passage of time, and the miracle of compound returns, do their thing.

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It may not be a bubble, but it floats

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Learn from Buffett's winning bet

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Even millionaires need income — you can't live off booming house prices alone

| Bruce Jackson

Learn more about you, and your six-step income-generation plan

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My costly $1500 mistake

| Bruce Jackson

Why stop at ASX 6,000? Unlike many other countries, the Australian market is still some way off its all time…

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The Best Way To Beat The Market

| Andrew Page

A focus on quality dividend paying shares will ensure you have every chance of achieving a solid market beating return.

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Lower Rates Are Bad News, But There Is Hope…

| Andrew Page

As investors look farther afield for decent income returns, the sharemarket offers an attractive alternative — though one that is…

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Here's Your Chance To Learn From Warren Buffett

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Investment advice from the master… for free

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You are at serious risk of profiting… and why CSL is a better dividend stock than Rio Tinto

| Andrew Page

Shares are a great investment for those looking to safely build long term wealth — in my mind the best…

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Welcome To 'Expectations' Season

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Over time, share prices will reflect the value of the business itself. That’s why we’re long term investors.

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Holy goodnight, term deposits

| Bruce Jackson

With interest rates this low, the share market remains the only game in town…

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Trouble Ahead? Buy Shares!

| Andrew Page

As long as there are great companies, with attractive potential, offering great dividend yields, I’ll be a buyer.

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Why you need higher property prices like a hole in the head

| Bruce Jackson

Add to your winners. Water your flowers…

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You won't get this from Commonwealth Bank shares…

| Bruce Jackson

Sit back, enjoy the CBA dividends, and forget about any meaningful share price appreciation from here.

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My boldest share market prediction yet

| Bruce Jackson

The market may be flat today, but one thing is for sure — it won’t last long.

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With a fully franked dividend yield of 6%, this ASX stock is a true "Captain's Pick"

| Bruce Jackson

Today, the puck is Commonwealth Bank. Tomorrow, it may well be high-yielding “under the radar” mid-cap ASX stocks.

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Two better fully franked dividend bets than CBA and Telstra (not including BHP)

| Bruce Jackson

Capital growth PLUS a strong, growing fully franked dividend EQUALS investing nirvana.

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7 Tips To Get "Lucky Rich" In The Share Market

| Bruce Jackson

Grow your capital, earn income via dividends, and get legal and generous tax breaks courtesy of fully franked dividends.

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