Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (16 October, 2013)

Here are yesterday's most popular stories on Fool.com.au

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Published October 17, 2013 10:38 am AEDT

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

3 stocks to protect your portfolio against a market fall October 16, 2013

Companies mentioned: Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG), Beadell Resources (ASX: BDR), Regis Resources (ASX: RRL) and Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM).

AMP's survey shows where the big money is headed October 16, 2013

Companies mentioned: AMP (ASX: AMP), Macquarie Group (ASX: MQG) and Westpac (ASX: WBC).

Whitehaven Coal, Rio Tinto and Linc Energy: What you need to know about coal October 16, 2013

Companies mentioned: Whitehaven Coal (ASX: WHC), Leighton Holdings (ASX: LEI), Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and Linc Energy (ASX: LNC).

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