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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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Plenty of life left yet say corporate bosses

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Air New Zealand to increase Virgin stake

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Puma stalking Coles and Woolies

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Is Australia heading into a recession?

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Is Rio Tinto a buy?

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ACCC gives Virgin and Air New Zealand green light

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Qantas, Virgin at loggerheads

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Airlines dispute corporate market share

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No rate cut tomorrow

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Investors desert managed funds

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And less than 1 in 200 go back

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ANZ breaches credit rules

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BC Iron's 11.7% dividend

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Transfield's $254 million loss

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Blackmores profit falls 10%

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ASX ends up just 0.1%

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Greencross sees 35% growth in profit

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19 acquisitions during FY2013 drive revenue and earnings growth

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Vodafone dials up new plans

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Sydney Airport wants to slow passengers down

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Airport aims to become more than just the place you go to catch a flight

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Traditional pharmacies suffering

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Discount chemist chains taking market share from traditional chemists

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ASX ends up 0.9%, and has now gained close to 10% since late June 2013

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Yet another offer for Billabong

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This time its a financing offer, expected to save the company up to $143 million

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Santos buys into AWE project

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At full capacity, new project will go close to doubling Santos' Indonesian production

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Telecom NZ's juicy 7% dividend

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A large, dividend paying telco to add to your watchlist

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ASX ends down 0.5% as US Fed gets closer to taking its foot off the money printing accelerator

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Telstra boosts cloud services

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Telco drives into unified communications services

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Fortescue's improving outlook

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Sydney Airport drives rise in earnings

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