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

May 2, 2012 | Bruce Jackson

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

Maverick Drilling & Exploration: Wow. Another huge upgrade

April 20, 2012 | Bruce Jackson

Maverick Drilling & Exploration Limited (ASX: MAD) announced a significant upgrade to their independently evaluated oil reserves due to the…

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The wrong way to gamble with the sharemarket

April 17, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

British entrepreneur Ashley Revell recently made an extremely risky bet. He sold everything he owned, took the cash to a…

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Transcript: Tom & David Gardner on the Foolish way to invest in today's market

January 24, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

David Kuo from Motley Fool UK talks to Tom and David Gardner, co-founders of The Motley Fool. You can listen…

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Why the Dow finished flat as a pancake

January 24, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose as high as 12,764 in overnight trading before falling below where it started, as…

Gina Rinehart: The $100 billion dollar lady, or an iron-ore bubble waiting to burst?

January 23, 2012 | Bruce Jackson

Gina Rinehart, already Australia's richest person, has seen her wealth double from $10 billion to $20 billion, writes The Motley…

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Shopping for cheap shares, US style

January 20, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The combination of changing consumption trends and a strong Australian dollar presents the perfect time to think about international investing.…

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Why I'm buying QBE Insurance shares next week

January 13, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

For those who hold QBE Insurance, the huge profit warning was as welcome as a January hailstorm. Rather than running…

Seeds of a new boom for shares?

January 11, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

One thing is certain: We are closer to the next bull market today than we were a few years ago.

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Rediscover that winning sharemarket feeling

January 10, 2012 | Bruce Jackson

People are running away from shares, but there are great growth opportunities, especially in the overlooked small cap sector.

4 Blue chip stocks for 2012

January 7, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Each new year brings hopes of a new start. Investors should take the chance to reassess their portfolio to make…

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Better Investing Step 5: Growth Matters

January 5, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Welcome to last part of The Motley Fool’s ‘5 Steps to Better Investing’ series. We’ve touched on a couple of…

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5 ASX shares for the rest of your life

December 6, 2011 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It’s hard to go wrong buying shares in solid, high yielding companies. Scott Phillips has identified five large-cap companies with…

Ten American shares you could buy today

December 1, 2011 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

With the Aussie dollar still going strong, and global share markets still well off their highs, now might just be…

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3 essentials to survive after you retire

November 29, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

No one said it's easy to retire. In one fell swoop, you'll lose a big pay cheque and face the…

Forget 2011, it's 2031 that matters for sharemarket investors

November 28, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

Come 2031, today's sharemarket woes will just be a footnote in your investment history. Worry not what markets do today,…

Are you ready to profit from the next meltdown?

November 28, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

With the fate of the European economy hanging in the balance, we may be on the verge of another extended…

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Attention Protestors: You're probably part of the 1%

November 8, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

The recent Occupy Wall Street protests (and their Occupy Sydney and Occupy Melbourne cousins) have aimed their message at the…

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The coming sharemarket rally

October 24, 2011 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The future is very likely to look better than today’s sharemarket is predicting, because of its over-reliance on events of…

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So you want to invest in ASX shares

October 22, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

Keen to make a fortune betting on ASX shares? Before diving in, find out about the basic principles that have…

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Fragile shares and a cactus Pilbara

October 21, 2011 | Bruce Jackson

Europe keeps sharemarkets on edge, with some traders saying it's making their jobs laughably difficult. Meanwhile, the iron ore price…

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The easy way to make $200,000

October 21, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

Money you save on charges over the course of your investing life could make a massive difference to your nest…

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Rich Aussies have nothing to complain about

October 20, 2011 | Bruce Jackson

Sharemarkets fall back, dragged lower by Europe. But why worry? We're rich, employed and can earn a decent return on…

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The upside of leverage without the downside risk

October 17, 2011 | Dean Morel

Does this one stock comes with less return risk than the Australian market and a higher probable return? It sure…

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Shares for the long, long run

October 17, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

Famed U.S. author Jeremy Siegel is as optimistic about shares as ever, and seemingly with some justification. If the current…

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Dividends: The great wealth creator

October 3, 2011 | Peter Phan

A portfolio of these 5 shares provides a trailing grossed up dividend yield of 10.4% per annum. This is better…

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Your 4 step DIY wealth creation plan

September 30, 2011 | Bruce Jackson

Only you have your best financial interests at heart. Take control of your financial destiny by following these 4 simple…

Make millions from thousands

September 28, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

Investing in an index tracking fund is a good, solid way to build wealth. But if you don't want to…

The easier way to make investing profits

September 22, 2011 | Peter Phan

Buying at the bottom of the sharemarket is impossible. Instead, focus on the quality of the ASX company, not the…

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Why sharemarket timing is a joke

September 16, 2011 | Bruce Jackson

Buying ASX shares at the bottom of the market is impossible to achieve. So why try? Instead, following these simple…

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What if the U.S. is headed for recession?

September 5, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

The U.S economy produced precisely zero new jobs in August, sending the stock market into a downward spiral.

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The stock market's best friend

August 18, 2011 | Bruce Jackson

What's next for the stock market? Ask someone who cares.

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4 things to remember as markets get wild

August 3, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

Panicking and selling everything now is terrible advice

Like Cadel, believe you will win

July 25, 2011 | Bruce Jackson

If Cadel Evans’ win doesn’t inspire investors, nothing will. Believe.

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One Sure-Sign Signal You Can Trust

June 23, 2011 | Bruce Jackson

We've been saying it for a while…we think interest rates are going nowhere fast. It was more hunch than science,…

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How To Become A Millionaire

June 10, 2011 | Bruce Jackson

As we confidently predicted, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates on hold this week. Phew. We were…

7 Traits of Phenomenal Investors

June 6, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

Reuters blogger Felix Salmon recently posted a video arguing against attending meetings like the Ira Sohn conference in New York…

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When Rich People Do Stupid Things

March 29, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

Enough. That's the title of Vanguard founder John Bogle's fantastic book about measuring what counts in life. The title, as…

How Goldman Sachs Outsmarted Buffett

March 25, 2011 | Motley Fool Staff

"Every day that Goldman does not call our preferred is money in the bank," Warren Buffett said last year. "Our…

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Buy Australian. I Am

March 14, 2011 | 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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What the RBA's interest rate cut means for ASX investors

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Maverick Drilling & Exploration: Wow. Another huge upgrade

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The wrong way to gamble with the sharemarket

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Transcript: Tom & David Gardner on the Foolish way to invest in today's market

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Why the Dow finished flat as a pancake

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Gina Rinehart: The $100 billion dollar lady, or an iron-ore bubble waiting to burst?

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Shopping for cheap shares, US style

⏸️ Investing

Why I'm buying QBE Insurance shares next week

⏸️ Investing

Seeds of a new boom for shares?

⏸️ Investing

Rediscover that winning sharemarket feeling

⏸️ Best ASX Shares

4 Blue chip stocks for 2012

⏸️ How to Invest

Better Investing Step 5: Growth Matters

⏸️ Best ASX Shares

5 ASX shares for the rest of your life

⏸️ Investing

Ten American shares you could buy today

⏸️ Your Money

3 essentials to survive after you retire

⏸️ Investing

Forget 2011, it's 2031 that matters for sharemarket investors

⏸️ Investing

Are you ready to profit from the next meltdown?

⏸️ Investing

Attention Protestors: You're probably part of the 1%

⏸️ Investing

The coming sharemarket rally

⏸️ How to Invest

So you want to invest in ASX shares

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Fragile shares and a cactus Pilbara