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Mike King

Mike King is a Fool.com.au Investment Analyst and Writer. He caught the investing bug more than a decade ago, at a time when the U.S. had invaded Iraq and fear reigned in the markets. His initial success as the markets took off encouraged his passion and thirst for knowledge. With 13 years behind him at one of Australia's largest domestic banks, Mike's passion for stocks led him to join a boutique funds management firm, where he stayed for four years. A seven-year stint in equity research at one of the largest investment banks in the world followed that, giving Mike a thirst to pursue his passion further. Mike holds a Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment and a Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning. His passion is to help retail investors invest better, and that passion was one of his primary reasons for joining The Motley Fool Australia in late 2011. Mike has written thousands of articles since joining, including for Fairfax Media, Yahoo!7, Ninemsn and has also appeared on ABC's The Business. You can see all of Mikes' holdings here

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4 shares sinking on the ASX today

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S&P/ASX 300 flat in afternoon trading - unlike these 4 companies' share prices

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Why these gold shares were smashed today

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Gold miners smashed as spot gold sinks

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Is Blackmores Limited struggling to enter the infant formula market?

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Blackmores Limited (ASX:BKL) early sales are uninspiring

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Patties Foods share price to soar on takeover offer

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Patties Foods Limited (ASX:PFL) receives proposal from private equity firm

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How I'd invest $500 today

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3 ideas of how you could invest $500 today

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The problems Woolworths Limited and Wesfarmers Ltd face in one picture

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Can Big W and Target be turned around?

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Why these 4 ASX shares sank today

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The S&P/ASX 300 rose 0.3%, but these 4 companies saw their share prices sink

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2 ultra-cheap shares hiding in plain sight?

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IVE Group Ltd (ASX:IGL) and Opus Group Ltd (ASX:OPG) share look very cheap

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Could this small tech company be the next TPG Telecom Ltd?

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Up more than 100% since listing last year, this company could have much further to run

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Is this the ALDI of consumer electronics and homewares?

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Could this retailer disrupt homewares and consumer electronics like Aldi has in the supermarkets sector?

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Iron ore price set to sink below US$50 a tonne

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The iron ore price fell 1.8% overnight and futures pointing to further falls today

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Why the Pulse Health Limited share price plunged 30% today

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Pulse Health Limited (ASX:PHG) share price sinks 33% to 29 cents

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Here's why the Programmed Maintenance Services Limited share price soared today

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Programmed Maintenance Services Limited (ASX:PRG) share price zooms higher

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The AP Eagers Ltd share price jumps: Here's why

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The AP Eagers ltd (ASX:APE) share price jumps 3% on positive trading update

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What investment returns should you aim for?

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Can you beat the professional fund managers?

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4 shares soaring on the ASX today

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S&P/ASX 200 closes down 0.3% but these 4 companies soared

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5 dividend shares better than the big banks

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5 dividend shares that could pay bigger dividends than the big four banks

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Should you buy shares or property?

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Is residential property or shares the best investment option?

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Is Wesfarmers Ltd profit under threat?

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Will Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) disappoint shareholders? One analysts thinks so

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Iron ore price smashed: miners to follow

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Iron ore price smashed down overnight, losing 6.7%

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Why shareholders selling Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd might regret it

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Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX:FLT) confirms what many in the market had expected, but issues appear temporary

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Is this the future for Australia's ASX-listed lithium shares?

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Does the graphite sector offer some lessons for investors looking at lithium shares?

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Is the Atlas Iron Limited share price a huge opportunity?

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The Atlas Iron Limited (ASX: AGO) share price jumps on upbeat presentation

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Headwinds about to hit iron ore?

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Stockpiles of the commodity are piling up at Chinese ports

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Australian property prices are headed higher

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Property investors are being enticed back into the market thanks to lower interest rates

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Telstra Corporation Ltd hit by more outages

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Network outages could deliver long-term brand damage for Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS)

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Does JB Hi-Fi Limited face a bidding war over The Good Guys?

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Will Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX:HVN) make a bid for The Good Guys too?

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Is Rio Tinto Limited about to join the lithium party?

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Will Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) become the first of the majors into lithium production?

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Why the Orocobre Ltd share price is up 133% in 6 months

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Orocobre Ltd (ASX:ORE) rides the lithium boom wave

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CRASH! Beacon Lighting Group Ltd share price plunges 20%

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Beacon Lighting Group Ltd (ASX: BLX) has seen its share price sink 25% to a low of $1.18, after the…

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4 small cap shares soaring on the ASX today

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The S&P/ASX 300 closes up 0.7%, but these 4 companies jumped more than 7%

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3 dirt cheap dividend stocks to buy under $5

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These 3 cheap companies are all trading under $5 and pay whopping dividends

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Why the Clean TeQ Holdings Limited share price is up 122% this year

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Does Clean TeQ Holdings Limited (ASX:CLQ) have the ability to fullfil its potential?

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Australia's big four banks facing a looming time bomb

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Australia's big four banks face an unprecedented threat from new apartments due for settlement within the next 24 months

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Murray Goulburn facing shareholder class action

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Dairy giant Murray Goulburn accused of breaching Corporations Act

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Why health care shares are soaring today

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Sonic Healthcare Limited (ASX:SHL) share price jumps 5.9% and Primary Health Care Limited (ASX:PRY) is up 6.2%

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Iron ore is down 23% since April peak and more falls are coming

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Iron ore price sinks again

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Why there's no bid coming for Woolworths Limited

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Potential bid for Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) highly unlikely

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Is this the end of Kingsgate Consolidated Limited?

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Will Thailand force Kingsgate Consolidated Limited's (ASX:KCN) only operating mine to close?

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Why the Hills Ltd share price is up 200% in the past month

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Hills Ltd (ASX:HIL) sees share price soar as earnings grow and costs shrinks

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