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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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Why China's new rules are good news for Blackmores Limited and Bellamy's Australia Ltd

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Blackmores Limited (ASX:BKL) and Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX:BAL) could be an opportunity

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Why the GUD Holdings share price jumped today

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GUD Holdings Limited (ASX: GUD) share price jumps on news of Sunbeam sale

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Giant US coal miner Peabody Energy files for bankruptcy

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Implications for Australia's coal miners as Peabody becomes third out of 4 largest US coal producers to file for bankruptcy

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Australians are being forced to work longer

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Not enough savings and superannuation mean many Australians could be forced to work into their 70s

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Why you can ignore forecasts for iron ore of US$54 a tonne for 2016

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Why the iron ore price is likely to average anything but what is predicted

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5 shares soaring on the ASX today

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S&P/ASX 200 posts third weekly fall in a row, losing 0.5% today

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The writing is on the wall for fossil fuels

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Renewable energy investment is racing ahead of fossil fuels

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ANZ Bank to cut dividends by 17% this year says broker

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Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) expected to slash dividends

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Home loan interest rates to rise

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Other lenders expected to follow Bank of Queensland Limited's (ASX:BOQ) lead and raise mortgage rates

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4 shares soaring on the ASX today

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S&P/ASX 200 posts a gain of 0.4%, but these four shares added more than 4%

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Don't make this amateur investing mistake

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If there's one important rule to follow when investing, it's this one

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Is Singapore Airlines about to takeover Virgin Australia?

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is Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd (ASX:VAH) a takeover target from Singapore Airlines?

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Arrium Ltd: The writing was on the wall five years ago

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Arrium Ltd (ASX:ARI) was never a good investment for a number of reasons

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AGL Energy Ltd joins Tesla to push for electric vehicles

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Australia lags behind the world in electric vehicle takeup

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Is part of this $1.2 billion yours?

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$1.2 billion sitting in forgotten shares, insurance policies and bank accounts

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Why the South32 share price is jumping today

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Is South32 Ltd (ASX:S32) a bargain buy?

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2 reasons why the Westpac share price is sinking today

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Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) share price bucks the trend and sinks 0.8%

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Ferrovial ups bid for Broadspectrum shares to $1.50

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But Broadspectrum Ltd (ASX:BRS) board rejects bid

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Why the ARB Corporation share price could be set to soar

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ARB Corporation Limited (ASX:ARB) could see sales soar in the second half of FY2016

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4 shares soaring on the ASX today

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The S&P/ASX 300 may have dropped 1.4%, but these four shares all put on more than 6%

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Oil shares spilled as S&P/ASX 200 tumbles

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Oil prices tumble, bringing down oil shares

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Arrium Ltd's bankers push for voluntary administration

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Arrium ltd (ASX:ARI) could be in voluntary administration as early as today

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An income investor's guide to Transurban Group

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Transurban Group (ASX:TCL) is growing revenues and dividends nicely

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Nine Entertainment share price plunges 20%

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Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC) share price plunges as low as $1.22

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Is there more to come for Blackmores Limited after today's 4% rise?

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Blackmores Limited (ASX:BKL) shares jump on prospect of continuing soaring sales

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3 reasons why the Slater & Gordon share price is sinking today

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Slater & Gordon Limited (ASX:SGH) share price sinks 9.4% to just 24 cents

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Whitehaven Coal shareholders might want to look away now

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Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) share price sinks 7.7%

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Why the RCR Tomlinson share price is sinking today

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RCR Tomlinson Limited (ASX:RCR) share price sinks on writedowns and business closures

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Australia's big four banks under more pressure

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Bad debts and higher capital requirements likely to weigh on bank shares for the rest of 2016

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4 shares sinking on the ASX today

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The S&P/ASX 300 index sinks 1.6%, but these four companies saw their share prices sink much further

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4 ASX shares thumping the market today

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The S&P/ASX 200 sinks 1.6%, but these 4 companies posted strong gains

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Is there still time to jump on Aconex Ltd?

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Is Aconex Ltd (ASX:ACX) overpriced with an annualised P/E ratio of 165x?

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Housing growth sinks to lowest level in 31 months

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Property markets are coming off the boil, but no sudden plunge ahead

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Big four banks crunched

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Big four banks' share price plunge as fears rise again over bad debts and their capital adequacy

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4 shares soaring on the ASX today

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S&P/ASX 300 closes up 0.1%, but these 4 companies saw their share prices jump much higher

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4 shares sinking on the ASX today

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S&P/ASX 200 closes up just 0.1% as rally fizzles out

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When dividends make more sense than growth

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When dividends are king

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Air New Zealand to dump stake in Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd

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Will Air N.Z. FPO NZ (ASX:AIZ) sell its $347 million stake in Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd (ASX:VAH)?

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3 income shares for SMSF Investors

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SMSFs have been feeling the pain from the banks' falling share price. Here are 3 alternatives paying big dividends

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Gold miners soar as US interest rates on hold for longer

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Concerns over global growth means US interest rates on hold for longer

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