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Brendon Lau

@brenlau
Brendon’s passion for shares started by accident in 2003 and he has worked in various roles around capital markets ever since as a trader, stock analyst and markets reporter with the Australian Financial Review. Most of his wealth has come from share investing than any other asset class, and that has given him the financial freedom not to work full-time, if he chooses to. Brendon is a medium to long-term investor who aims to hold positions for a year or longer and is focused on fundamental analysis, although he will occasionally use technical indicators to time his entries and exits. Brendon has an MBA from Melbourne Business School and is RG 146 certified. He lives in Melbourne with his wife, three kids and two dogs.

Recent Articles

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Share Gainers

JB Hi-Fi (ASX:JBH) share price jumps on broker upgrade

| Brendon Lau

The JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX: JBH) share price is outpacing its peers today after a leading broker upgraded its shares.…

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52-Week Lows

Codan (ASX:CDA) share price hits new one-year low

| Brendon Lau

It's a week shareholders rather forget as the Codan Limited (ASX: CDA) share price tanked 23% despite announcing a new…

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Share Fallers

Galan Lithium (ASX:GLN) share price tumbles after it posted its quarterly report

| Brendon Lau

The Galan Lithium Ltd (ASX: GLN) share price is crashing after the ASX miner posted its latest quarterly update. Shares…

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Broker Notes

Latest ASX 200 shares to make it on top brokers' buy list

| Brendon Lau

Doing some early Christmas shopping? These 3 shares might be worth putting on your list.

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Broker Notes

Why the Super Retail (ASX:SUL) share price is crashing today

| Brendon Lau

The Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL) share price is tumbling despite releasing a bullish trading update yesterday. The Super…

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Gold

Northern Star (ASX:NST) share price wanes as quarterly production falls

| Brendon Lau

The Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) share price is falling after its quarterly gold production declined and costs increased.…

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Broker Notes

Why now could be the time to buy the Transurban (ASX:TCL) share price

| Brendon Lau

Those looking for an excuse to buy the underperforming Transurban Group (ASX: TCL) share price may get their wish. Morgans…

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Bank Shares

Legal risk just increased for the Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price

| Brendon Lau

The Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) share price could find itself under the comfortable spotlight if it gets hit by…

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Technology Shares

Why ASX 200 tech shares have outperformed today

| Brendon Lau

Tech shares on the S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index:^AXJO) have made a big comeback on Thursday, leaving investors wondering if the…

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Share Gainers

Star Entertainment (ASX:SGR) share price surges despite police probe

| Brendon Lau

The Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX: SGR) share price rocketed higher today despite news that the Queensland police is investigating…

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Broker Notes

Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price on watch after broker downgrade

| Brendon Lau

The gap between the Zip Co Ltd (ASX:Z1P) share price and Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) share price could be set…

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Broker Notes

Why the Ansell (ASX: ANN) share price is crashing today

| Brendon Lau

The Ansell Limited (ASX: ANN) share price took a dive this morning after a leading broker urged investors to dump…

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Broker Notes

Top broker upgrades the Super Retail (ASX:SUL) share price to buy

| Brendon Lau

The Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL) share price jumped higher this morning after it got upgraded by a leading…

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Share Gainers

The Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) share price surges on resource upgrade

| Brendon Lau

The Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price jumped after it posted a 54% increase in total 2P (Proved and…

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Broker Notes

Why this broker just upgraded the Baby Bunting (ASX:BBN) share price to buy

| Brendon Lau

The Baby Bunting Group Ltd (ASX: BBN) share price could get a boost this morning on the back of a…

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Share Market News

The RBA gives ASX 200 shares a slither of good news on a down day

| Brendon Lau

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has given ASX 200 investors a reason to smile even as they face a…

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Broker Notes

Brokers just upgraded these underperforming ASX shares to 'buy'

| Brendon Lau

Two ASX shares that have been sold-off recently may have caught a break as brokers just upgraded them to 'buy'.…

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Bank Shares

Why the ANZ (ASX:ANZ) share price has lagged the ASX 200

| Brendon Lau

ASX 200 bank shares are charging higher but the Australia and New Zealand Banking GrpLtd (ASX: ANZ) share price is…

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Gold

Here's why the Newcrest (ASX:NCM) share price is in the spotlight today

| Brendon Lau

The Newcrest Mining Ltd (ASX: NCM) share price will be in focus today after the gold price firmed even as…

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Record Highs

Why the Metalstech (ASX:MTC) share price hit a record high today

| Brendon Lau

Gold hasn't totally lost its lustre as the surging Metalstech Ltd (ASX: MTC) share price demonstrated this morning. Shares in…

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Resources Shares

How China's energy crisis could be good for BHP (ASX:BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO)

| Brendon Lau

The iron ore price found its feet recently and BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO)…

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Share Gainers

Why the Collins Foods (ASX:CKF) share price is surging higher today

| Brendon Lau

The underperforming Collins Foods Ltd (ASX: CKF) share price could soon play catch up after a leading broker upgraded the…

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Broker Notes

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) and Coles (ASX:COL) could face a margin shock

| Brendon Lau

The Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) share price and Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL) share price could be in for…

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Resources Shares

Is this ASX 200 miner one of the best value shares to buy today

| Brendon Lau

Investors hunting for bargains among beaten down S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index:^AXJO) mining shares might want to put the Sandfire Resources…

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Share Gainers

Why the embattled AGL (ASX:AGL) share price is surging higher today

| Brendon Lau

Everything has a price and the AGL share price may have finally found its way from the sin bin to…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

APA Group (ASX:APA) share price jumps on strong support for its takeover bid

| Brendon Lau

The APA Group (ASX: APA) share price is outperforming today after its largest shareholder and several experts voiced support for…

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Broker Notes

Why the Transurban (ASX:TCL) share price just got upgraded by a leading broker

| Brendon Lau

The Transurban Group (ASX: TCL) share price got upgraded to "buy" following the successful $11.1 billion acquisition of WestConnex. Transurban…

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Share Gainers

New Hope (ASX:NHC) share price jumps on $337m profit turnaround

| Brendon Lau

The New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC) share price is outperforming today after it posted a big turnaround in full…

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Share Market News

The next ASX 200 shares that could undertake a big capital return

| Brendon Lau

Capital returns have been a big theme on our market and a leading broker reckons this S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index:^AXJO)…

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A white and black clock face is shown with three hands saying Time to Buy reflecting Citi's view that it's time to buy ASX 200 banks
Resources Shares

Use the sharp commodity sell-off to buy these ASX 200 mining shares

| Brendon Lau

ASX mining shares are plunging as sentiment towards hard commodities turn bearish, but a top broker is urging investors to…

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Share Market News

This year's ASX 200 Santa Rally to get a whopping $84bn cash boost

| Brendon Lau

The ASX 200 could set for a particularly exciting Christmas as investors may have a lot of extra cash to…

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These three ASX mining shares rocketed by more than 20% today
52-Week Highs

Why the Jupiter Energy (ASX:JPR) share price more than doubled today

| Brendon Lau

The Jupiter Energy Limited (ASX: JPR) share price surged today after it signed a key infrastructure deal. Such announcements don't…

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Gold

Why the St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) share price is outperforming today

| Brendon Lau

The bounce in the St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) share price is giving hope that the embattled gold miner has…

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Resources Shares

The latest ASX 200 mining shares to get hit by broker downgrade

| Brendon Lau

Sentiment is starting to improve for ASX 200 mining shares, but this could be time to take profit on some…

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Gold

Is worst over for ASX gold shares as Macquarie upgrades sector?

| Brendon Lau

Things could finally be looking up for ASX gold shares after a top broker upgraded the sector. This could help…

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Bank Shares

National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) share price dragged lower by downgrade

| Brendon Lau

The National Australia Bank Ltd. (ASX: NAB) share price is underperforming other ASX big bank shares after it got hit…

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Share Market News

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price on watch after its big green promise

| Brendon Lau

Environmentally conscious investors can rejoice as the market passes judgement on the Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) share price after…

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Share Gainers

Harris Technology (ASX:HT8) share price jumps as sales tripled

| Brendon Lau

The Harris Technology Group Ltd (ASX: HT8) share price jumped after it posted a tripling in revenue thanks to the…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Transurban (ASX:TCL) share price could get boost from WestConnex rumour

| Brendon Lau

Investors may finally have a reason to get excited again about the Transurban Group (ASX: TCL) share price on reports…

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Communication Shares

Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price withstands its LetsVaxx campaign backlash

| Brendon Lau

Telstra has joined a number of other ASX 200 shares in encouraging COVID vaccinations.

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