Best of the Fool: Top 5 articles of the past week (05 to 11 August)

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Published August 12, 2013 1:42 pm AEST

Here are last week's most popular stories on Fool.com.au:

S&P/ASX 200 to hit 6,000 points August 06, 2013
Companies mentioned: Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA), Westpac (ASX: WBC), ANZ (ASX: ANZ), NAB (ASX: NAB)

Is now the time to buy gold stocks? August 06, 2013
Companies mentioned: Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM), Regis Resources (ASX: RRL), Silver Lake Resources (ASX: SLR), Kingsgate Consolidated (ASX: KCN)

Setting shareholders' cash on fire August 09, 2013
Companies mentioned: BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP), Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX), Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM)

3 wealth managers for your watchlist August 05, 2013
Companies mentioned: AMP (ASX: AMP), BT Financial Group (ASX: BTT), IOOF Holdings (ASX: IFL), Westpac (ASX: WBC)

Worried about the miners? Try these 3 stocks instead August 05, 2013
Companies mentioned: Telstra (ASX: TLS), Myer (ASX: MYR), Metcash (ASX: MTS), BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP), Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO), Fortescue Mining Group (ASX: FMG)

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