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Share Market News

Top ASX shares wealthy young investors are buying right now

| Tristan Harrison

How are other investors directing their capital?

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Opinions

One unloved ASX income stock I’m buying, with an 11% dividend yield

| Bernd Struben

You’re most likely familiar with this beaten-down ASX income stock. You may even have shopped in one of the company’s…

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Opinions

$50k in savings? Here’s how I’d try to turn that into ASX passive income of $2k a month!

| Tony Yoo

We could do this in just eight years, believe it or not. Check this out.

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Opinions

Yield-hunting: My top ASX dividend shares to fund an early retirement

| Bernd Struben

ASX dividend shares offer a unique means to help fund an early retirement.

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Opinions

The Kogan share price has soared 70% in 2023. Here’s why it could still be a buy

| Tristan Harrison

Is it still a good time to go shopping for Kogan shares?

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Share Market News

3 things ASX investors should watch this week

| Tony Yoo

For your portfolio's sake, don't ignore these important events in the coming days.

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Share Market News

Viva Leisure shares surge 6% on shareholder discount program. Which other ASX companies offer ownership perks?

| Bronwyn Allen

High-tech health club operator Viva Leisure has introduced a 25% discount on club memberships for investors.

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Earnings Results

Experts forecast the ASX 200 winners and losers this earnings season

| Bronwyn Allen

The consensus is for solid results but lower dividends and a weaker outlook.

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Recent Share Market News

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Share Fallers

Why is the AFIC share price tumbling today?

| Sebastian Bowen

There's a happy reason why AFIC shares are dropping today.

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Share Market News

This ASX stock’s rocketed 726% since last July. Now look what the founder’s done

| Tony Yoo

Boom online retail platform saw a curious move from the chief executive on Thursday night.

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Opinions

2 contrarian ASX share investment decisions that have paid off big for me

| Tristan Harrison

I’ve made good money with these two unloved picks.

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Materials Shares

These ASX lithium shares could rise 30%+: analysts

| James Mickleboro

These lithium shares have been tipped to smash the market.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX mining shares up 500% to 2,000% in a year

| Bernd Struben

I don’t own any of these ASX mining shares. But I sure wish I’d bought some of their stock a…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 looks set to end the week with a small decline.

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Financial Shares

2 ASX finance shares (not the big banks) Celeste is riding to the moon

| Tony Yoo

These stocks could be a handy way to cash in while consumers and businesses are struggling with high interest rates.

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

We had some impressive gains on the ASX 200 this Thursday.

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Financial Shares

Are Suncorp shares a buy after its FY23 results?

| James Mickleboro

Should you be buying Suncorp shares? Let's find out.

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52-Week Highs

7 ASX 200 shares dodging the doldrums to crack new 52-week highs

| Sebastian Bowen

Do you own any of these shares hitting new highs today?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Here’s what a top broker is saying about A2 Milk shares

| James Mickleboro

Is this infant formula a buy? Let's see what a top broker is saying.

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Share Fallers

Why AGL, Appen, Downer, and Rio Tinto shares are sinking today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a rough session. But why?

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Share Market News

Are millionaire investors going cold on Core Lithium shares?

| Bronwyn Allen

The lithium miner hit a new 52-week low this morning before rebounding.

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Share Gainers

Why AMP, Boral, Cettire, and Lake Resources shares are racing higher today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are getting a lot of love from investors on Thursday.

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Share Gainers

Why have Lake Resources shares rocketed 35% on Thursday?

| Tony Yoo

No one wanted this lithium producer earlier this week, but now everyone wants a piece of the action. What's going…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Wesfarmers share price climbs amid ACCC green light

| Tristan Harrison

Wesfarmers is getting closer to bulking up its healthcare division.

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Share Fallers

Guess which ASX 200 stock is diving 6% after slashing its dividend

| Tony Yoo

Investors are not taking kindly the news that this company has almost halved its 2023 dividend.

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Bank Shares

Own CBA shares? Broker warns that profits won’t reach FY23 levels again until 2028

| James Mickleboro

Are the next few years going to be tough for Australia's largest bank?

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Best Shares

2 ASX stocks I think can turn $15,000 into $50,000 in just 10 years

| Sebastian Bowen

These shares have made their investors wealthy in recent years...

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Share Market News

Top ASX shares wealthy young investors are buying right now

| Tristan Harrison

How are other investors directing their capital?

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Healthcare Shares

Why has the Resmed share price crashed 19% in a week?

| Sebastian Bowen

The sleep-focused ASX 200 healthcare stock has been harshly punished over the past week.

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Small Cap Shares

‘Very strong’: 2 small-cap ASX shares to buy that you’ve not been thinking about

| Tony Yoo

If you want to beat the market, you need to think differently. Here are the stocks Glenmore Asset Management is…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

On Wednesday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was on form and pushed higher. The benchmark rose 0.4% to 7,338 points. Will…

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

Do you own any of today's top ten shares?

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Share Fallers

Why did this ASX All Ords share just crash 22%

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's a closer at why one index member was severely unloved on Wednesday.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX resources stocks going gangbusters on Wednesday

| Bernd Struben

These ASX resources stocks are trouncing the benchmark returns today.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Lithium and tech are on the menu this week.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 flat amid latest inflation news from China

| Bronwyn Allen

Domestic demand is falling in China, raising fears of deflation.

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Share Fallers

Why Atlantic Lithium, Beach Energy, Pantoro, and Suncorp shares are falling

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a tough time on Wednesday.

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Share Gainers

Why CBA, Coronado, InvoCare, and Syrah shares are rising today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a great session on Wednesday.

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Share Fallers

Renascor Resources share price crashes 20% despite positive study results

| Bronwyn Allen

Renascor Resources has announced the study results of its proposed South Australian graphite mining and processing project.

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Opinions

One unloved ASX income stock I’m buying, with an 11% dividend yield

| Bernd Struben

You’re most likely familiar with this beaten-down ASX income stock. You may even have shopped in one of the company’s…

Read more »

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Opinions

$3,000 to invest? Here are 3 investments I’d make in ASX shares this year

| Tristan Harrison

I’d buy these investments this year while the prices still look really attractive.

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Opinions

Beginner investors: 3 ASX stocks I’d buy right away!

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why I like these investments for starters.

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Best Shares

5 ASX shares I would buy if the share market has a firesale

| Sebastian Bowen

If there's a stock market sale, I would queue up for these ASX shares.

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Energy Shares

Should ASX uranium shares be back on your radar?

| Tony Yoo

Nuclear power could have a major role in the global energy mix in the coming years.

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Opinions

An unloved ASX stock I’m considering buying with $5,000 in August

| Tony Yoo

This software maker has been punished by the market over the past couple of years, but it's now gone too…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

A big day of results awaits investors and the ASX 200 on Wednesday.

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Opinions

$50k in savings? Here’s how I’d try to turn that into ASX passive income of $2k a month!

| Tony Yoo

We could do this in just eight years, believe it or not. Check this out.

Read more »

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

ASX investors almost choked at the finish line today.

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