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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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Is this Australia's most expensive company?

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A P/E ratio of 115? Investors must be mad!

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Super Retail's super profit

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Net profit jumps 23% with all divisions humming along

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Online sales to accelerate

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BlueScope shares slammed

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Will Fairfax split its business?

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Services sector does it tough

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Telstra eats Optus' lunch

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Sky City profit drops

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Sleepmaster collapses

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Air wars: Qantas cuts costs

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Retirement expectations 'unreal'

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Consumers cut back borrowing

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RBA cuts forecasts

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Central bank forecasts lower economic growth

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$18 billion in fees paid to super funds

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Long period of low growth ahead

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