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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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3 ASX stocks punished by the market today

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ASX drops 0.3%, despite the Dow Jones closing above 14,000 for the first time in five and a half years…

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Westpac's Asian adventure

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Job ads fall: Recession around the corner?

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11th straight month of falls in job ads

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Kathmandu hikes profit forecast

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Banks under pressure to pass on rate cuts

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Virgin's Skywest sideshow

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Is this a sign of a turnaround for retailers in general?

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Are the big banks overpriced?

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The big hole in flood insurance

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GUD Holdings: Is this company toast?

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$20 trillion oil discovery

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Puma stalks Woolies and Coles

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BHP on track for big growth

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Three bombed out gold stocks set to soar

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At current gold prices, these three could be throwing off cash for years to come

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Wickham Securities goes under

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Tough year ahead say businesses

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Game over for Atari

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ASX rises just 0.1%, but these three added more than 4.5%

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The death of buy-and-hold investing has been greatly exaggerated

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ASX performance over last two years is proof

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Tripling of gas prices in some states could lead to massive job losses in manufacturing

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NAB's $3 billion pay day?

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ASX rises 0.3%, but these three added more than 4%

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