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Community Service Announcement

Lest We Forget

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We remember their service. We honour their sacrifice. We pledge to never forget.

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Share Market News

Are ASX 200 bank shares like CBA 'too expensive' right now?

| Tristan Harrison

Are banks overpriced or good value today?

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Broker Notes

Buy one, sell the other: Goldman's verdict on Coles vs. Woolworths share prices

| Bronwyn Allen

One stock is set for a 26% share price gain over the next 12 months while the other is destined…

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Small Cap Shares

How this 'rare window of opportunity' is opening for ASX small-cap shares

| Bernd Struben

The senior fund managers at Ophir believe ASX small-cap stocks are set to trounce their larger peers.

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Resources Shares

Own ASX mining shares? Experts say an upswing in commodity prices has begun

| Bronwyn Allen

HSBC economists Paul Bloxham and Jamie Culling explain why global commodity prices are rising.

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Share Market News

Will the Reserve Bank wait for the US Fed to cut interest rates first?

| Bronwyn Allen

Here's when AMP thinks interest rates will be cut in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the Eurozone.

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Dividend Investing

After passive income? Check out these ASX 200 dividend shares

| Kate O'Brien

ASX dividend shares can provide a reliable source of passive income

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ETFs

2 ASX growth ETFs I think could double in value over the next year

| Kate O'Brien

ETFs covering high growth sectors have the potential to deliver significant capital gains

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Recent Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC) News

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Australia's AAA rating safe – for now

| Mike King

Despite strong fundamentals, country has some weaknesses and potential threats

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Currency wars: Rate cut next week?

| Mike King

RBA hints that rates may be cut to force stubborn Australian dollar down

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Interest rates on hold

| Mike King

And could be for some time, according to RBA Governor Glenn Stevens

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Small lenders cut mortgage rates

| Mike King

And with no prompting from the Reserve Bank

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Asian focus paying dividends for ANZ

| Mike King

Global Markets division grows income by 26%

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Which bank posts $3.8bn profit

| Mike King

Shares hit record high above $67

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Westpac cuts mortgage rate below 5%

| Mike King

Two-year fixed rate home loan drops to 4.99%

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Banks to slash deposit rates?

| Mike King

Pressure building on banks to cut deposit rates

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Westpac's Asian adventure

| Mike King

Slow credit growth at home has Westpac eying an Asian expansion

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Banks under pressure to pass on rate cuts

| Mike King

Wholesale funding costs dropping

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Are the big banks overpriced?

| Mike King

Rush by investors into high yielding stocks may push them up further, or it could fall like a house of…

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AMP off to a flying start

| Tim McArthur

The financial services giant is riding the up market to profits.

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Tough year ahead say businesses

| Mike King

Businesses follow building industry - 2013 will be gloomy

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NAB's $3 billion pay day?

| Mike King

Sale of UK subsidiaries could be on the cards

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New threat to banks

| Mike King

Growth in property investment through self managed super funds could unleash a nightmare scenario

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A rate cut in February?

| Mike King

Private gauge of inflation at lower end of RBA's target range

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Banks to pass on full rate cuts in 2013?

| Mike King

More pressure on banks as funding costs ease

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Investors abandon bank deposits

| Mike King

Investors switching to shares and property

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Big four increase grip on mortgage market

| Mike King

Commbank moves to increase stake in Aussie Home Loans to 80%

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Dividend reinvestment plans – helpful or harmful?

| Mike King

A discussion of dividend reinvestment plans, including advantages and disadvantages

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Big four banks take stranglehold on mortgages

| Mike King

The big four Australian banks are increasing their dominance of the mortgage market

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NAB cuts broking fees to grow market share

| Tim McArthur

The cut-throat world of retail stockbroking just got fiercer.

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Banks ignore pleas to pass on full rate cut

| Mike King

Only ING Direct passes on full cut to customers so far

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Decision day: Rate cut on the cards

| Mike King

Majority of economists predicting 0.25% rate cut

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Can the RBA save Christmas?

| Mike King

Economists predict RBA to cut official cash rates on Tuesday

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The end of cheap online brokers?

| Mike King

New government rules could result in the demise of cheap online brokers

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Property prices to remain flat

| Mike King

Mortgage market expected to grow by up to 5% in 2013

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RBA's Christmas present?

| Mike King

Central bank indicates further rate cuts may be coming

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The death of high interest savings accounts

| Mike King

Changes to banking rules coming in 2015

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A tick of approval for Australia but IMF warns of 'hard landing' risks

| Mike King

Strong growth, plans for a surplus and low unemployment means IMF approves

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The end of TV as we know it

| Mike King

Ten + Nine + Seven equals two?

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Business failures on the rise

| Mike King

10,000 businesses hit the wall in last 12 months

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Surviving a post-election market crash

| Bruce Jackson

The S&P 500 had its biggest one-day drop since June overnight, on the back of the US elections. Prepare yourself…

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Finally, some bank competition

| Mike King

Big four banks look set to get increased competition

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Bank boss tips December rate cut

| Mike King

That's if RBA doesn't cut today

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Lessons from the Banksia collapse

| Mike King

$660 million of investors capital at risk

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Banks expect more defaults

| Mike King

A warning to bank shareholders

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Trillion-dollar home loans

| Tony Reardon

The mortgage business is getting more competitive, and that's good news for consumers

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Inflation shock: prices on the way up

| Mike King

CPI data reduces chance of rate cut on Melbourne Cup day

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When a brand ambassador goes bad

| Mike King

Sponsorship remains an important part of marketing

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