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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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JB Hi-Fi: Music to investors' ears

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Structural and cyclical changes are still a threat to this business

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4 small cap companies you need to consider

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These four companies have both potential growth and decent dividends

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Is Crown worth a gamble?

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Odds are that the house always wins

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Telstra's dash for NBN cash

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Telstra is looking to secure some earlier funding - and get more cables laid, to boot

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China to the rescue

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Chines inflation falls, and a busy day for company results on the ASX

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Read it and weep – News Corp's results

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Publishing drives down News Corp’s profits

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Raining on Rio's parade

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Commodity prices drag down Rio's profits

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Telstra finally dials up growth

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Telstra's mobile growth continues

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The devil's in the detail

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ASX rises and watch for companies reporting unusual items to boost profit

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Computershare feels investors' pain

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Soft corporate activity is still hurting financial market businesses

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Bidding war for ClearView?

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Interest in wealth management businesses heats up

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Woolworths insures to ensure growth

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Retailer expands insurance offerings

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Abnormal items take a toll

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Mixed results from mining related companies, while RBA leaves rates on hold

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Profit falls never sound good

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Unhappy investors punish Cochlear's share price

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Reporting season preview – resources companies

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Commodity prices could play a major part in the performance of our resources companies this earnings season

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Reporting season preview – telecommunications

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Dividend yields are not the only important numbers to consider

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Reporting preview – retailers

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Comparable store sales are one of the key factors when looking at retailers

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Reporting preview – Contracting and services companies

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With notoriously thin margins, services companies need to be watched carefully

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Reporting season preview

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Follow the Fool's guides this reporting season

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Will mergers be the Midas touch for shareholders?

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Silver Lake's golden deal for Integra

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Are miners betting the house on iron ore prices?

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Fortescue takes on more debt

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Action-seeking investors punish market

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BHP's writedowns and Healthcare stocks in the news

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Resmed reports 12% jump in profit

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Could this be a stock to watch?

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Paint and chips fly as war breaks out

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Dulux and Alesco fighting a war of words

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BHP takes $2.8 billion writedown

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With lower gas prices predicted over the next decade, are there more writedowns to come?

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Crown's gamble as retail sales rise

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James Packer's Crown to build $1bn hotel in Sydney

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Tinkler's bid for Whitehaven on the rocks?

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Coal prices fall, is a lower offer coming?

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BHP facing the perfect storm?

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What else could go wrong?

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Bank struggles to continue as housing remains soft

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Credit growth hard to come by

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A 10-bagger in a week and dividends in demand

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ASX market closes slightly lower as investors await news from US and Euro policymaker meetings

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Winners and losers in the telco war

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Telco wars aren’t hurting share prices

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10-speed economy under stress?

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Or is this just part of the normal business cycle?

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The online delivery war heats up

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Toll sends Australia Post a message

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July ends on a high, more to come?

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Is this the start of a bull market, or just another dead-cat bounce?

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High dollar to drive auto profits

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The higher AUD could accelerate these companies' profits

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High Aussie dollar a double edged sword for retailers

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Lower costs are good news for sales, but online competition lurks

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Australian dollar flying high – Aussie tourists to benefit

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Which companies stand to benefit from the higher Australian dollar?

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Some win, some lose as market moves higher

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More pain for retailers, thanks to Australia Post

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Property trusts getting exciting again?

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Have these property companies turned around?

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