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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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Rio puts coal assets on chopping block

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Miners focus on cutting costs and selling off under-performing and non-core assets

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Rate cuts over: Retail sales climb

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Consumers splash out on electronics, household goods and food

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First home buyers struggle

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Rising home prices and a lack of incentives hurt

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New home sales slump 5%

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Victorian housing in a world of pain

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Is now the time to buy Cochlear?

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With the share price down 15% since the start of the year, is this the opportunity investors have been waiting…

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BHP and Exxon opt for floating LNG plant

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Will Woodside follow suite with its Browse LNG project?

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House prices post biggest gain in 3 years

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Housing recovery ahead?

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Suppliers told to pay up to have products removed

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Coles issues strict conditions for health food suppliers

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Macquarie our 'fifth pillar'?

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Investment bank's mortgage book grows by 55% in six months

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Telstra cleared for takeover of True Local

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Shareholders might be asking what benefits it brings, in the face of intense competition from Google

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Revealed: Best days to buy petrol

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Motorists urged to avoid petrol stations on Thursdays and Fridays

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Rio's Mongolian jeopardy

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Ongoing tension between partners threatens to delay Oyu Tolgoi project

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Small Cap managers crowing

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98% of small cap managers beat the index in 2012, but the numbers only tell half the story

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Macquarie sells Nintex stake

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Timely sale as investment bank's year end approaches

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Fortescue Metals on the up?

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Broker forecasts rosy future for iron ore miner

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Labor spits chips over Crown casino

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Premier's department accused of keeping key aspects secret

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Qantas-Emirates deal cleared for take-off

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ACCC gives conditional approval to Qantas-Emirates alliance

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RM Williams up for sale

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Another Aussie icon about to head overseas?

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AFL head and shoulders above the rest

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AFL Australia’s most popular and financially successful sport

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Banks looking for new growth?

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Westpac loans Cash Converters $60 million for personal lending

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Fund managers overpaid

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Too many intermediaries clipping the ticket on our super

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3 ASX stocks that beat the market today

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ASX adds 0.5%, but these three managed bigger gains

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Investors need to take more care

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Increasingly complex financial products raise the risks

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Could Australia follow Cyprus?

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A warning to bank shareholders

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Over-taxed and confused

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Aussies say they are over-taxed but appear to misunderstand several key elements of the taxation system

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Supermarket wars: Coles now a Woolies landlord

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Battle intensifies after Coles buys lease to one of Woolworths' most profitable stores

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3 ASX stocks that slammed the market today

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ASX rises 0.2%, but these three rise more than 7%

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Optus to focus on fixed-line broadband

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Telco sacks 300 staff as it prepares for NBN and a renewed focus on fixed line broadband

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Politics bad for business

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Uncertainty likely to continue until the September election

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Retailers: Warning to landlords

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Lower rents needed as retailers threaten to close stores

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Buffett says bet on natural juices

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Capitalism the key to US recovery

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Billabong shares dumped

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Company goes into trading halt to investigate share price fall

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Premier results for Premier Investments

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Half year profits up 21%

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CBA gets ok to buy up Aussie Home Loans

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ACCC says deal won't significantly reduce competition

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LNG the next 'boom'

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Australia on track to become the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas

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LM Investment goes under

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Yet another mortgage fund with questionable practices fall into administration

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David Jones sees fall in profit

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Although transformation appears on track with online sales rising 288%

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TPG dials up profits

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Telco records 41% increase in net profit

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Westpac raises interest rates

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Signs that RBA rate cuts have finished

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Major miners iron ore domination

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Iron ore price could fall to US$70 a tonne, leading junior miners to struggle

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