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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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Chance of RBA rate cut in March now virtually nil say analysts

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Media upheaval

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Nine Entertainment tipped to partner up with Southern Cross Media

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Rosella closes down

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Australian food manufacturers under intense pressure

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Rio's Mongolian misery

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Home owners rejoice

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House prices rise in Australia's cities

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Tussle over Ten as Stokes takes a bite

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Billionaire Kerry Stokes reported to have picked up 5% of TV broadcaster, Ten

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3 ASX stocks that crushed the market

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ASX rises 1.3%, its biggest gain in seven months, but these three added more than 8%

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Treasury Wine sees good times ahead

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But one of their products may be a better investment

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Supermarkets drive sales at Woolworths

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$30 billion in total group revenues in just six months is nothing to be sneezed at

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Australia's AAA rating safe – for now

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Despite strong fundamentals, country has some weaknesses and potential threats

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Fall in construction – another trigger for rate cut?

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Construction work falls likely triggered by falling commodity prices

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United's ugly result

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Engineering and property services firm sees net profit fall 53%

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Currency wars: Rate cut next week?

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RBA hints that rates may be cut to force stubborn Australian dollar down

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Air wars: Virgin has wings clipped

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Earnings hit by overcapacity and increased competition

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Truck sales drive Seven Group's profit

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Sales of Caterpillar mining equipment turbo-charge Seven's half year profit

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Crown losing its shine

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Falling profits, flat revenues and a large capital expenditure program mean Crown is no bargain

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Interest rates on hold

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And could be for some time, according to RBA Governor Glenn Stevens

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Billabong's $500 million dumper

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Surfwear maker takes writedowns of $567 million

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$35 billion wiped off market

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Small lenders cut mortgage rates

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And with no prompting from the Reserve Bank

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ASX earnings down

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Australia's main stock exchange sees revenues and profits down as market activity falls to cyclical lows

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Weak ad market hampers Fairfax

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Asset sales boost net profit

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Mixed results for Flying Kangaroo

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International division reduces losses, but domestic earnings fall

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Fortescue profit drops 40%

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Increased production levels no match for falling iron ore price

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Seven's slippery slope

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With print media sales sliding and TV revenues facing low single digit growth, Seven will need to run hard just…

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Twiggy joins Buffett

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More change at the top: BHP chief quits

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ASX mining services sector hammered

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Investors give mining services sector the cold shoulder

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BrisConnections traffic smash

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Traffic volumes of less than half that expected, bring toll road operator to its knees

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BMW recalls 500,000 cars

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Faulty battery connection could cause loss of electrical power

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Sonic shock

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Unexpected fee cuts and weak global economic growth hit Sonic

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Arrium trying to change its spots

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Writedowns, challenging conditions for its steel business and low iron ore prices take toll on Arrium

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3 ASX stocks that smashed the market today

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ASX rises 0.6%, but these three added more than 5%

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Coke boss slams supermarkets

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CEO Terry Davis calls for a national debate over aggressive supermarket practices

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And one third worried about being able to meet monthly expenses

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Media boss draws shareholder Eire

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APN News and Media in trading halt

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The 'Aussie' most overvalued

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