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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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9 Warning Signs – and the ASX companies that exhibit them

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There are some key warning signs that may suggest a company is headed for trouble. They're not a guarantee of…

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Fleetwood Corporation: A picks & shovel play on the WA mining boom

| Mike King

Fleetwood Corporation Limited (ASX: FWD) is debt free, and a 'picks and shovels' play on the booming WA mining economy.…

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9 signs your ASX company is heading to the wall

| Mike King

One of the most important factors in outperforming the market is avoiding the losers. There are several warning signs you…

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Cash Converters International Ltd: Revenues up but worrying signs

| Mike King

Cash Converters International Ltd (ASX: CCV) announced its results for the six months to December 2011 on the 15th February…

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1300 Smiles Limited: A stock to make you smile

| Mike King

1300 Smiles Limited (ASX: ONT) is a stock you may or may not have heard about. The company provides the…

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Forge Group Limited: One fast-growing & cheap play on the mining boom

| Mike King

Forge Group Limited (ASX:FGE) today announced its first half results for FY2012, with revenues up 12% to $227.8m and a…

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Noni B Limited: Shares and profits surge, proving the death of all retailers has been greatly exaggerated

| Mike King

Noni B Limited (ASX: NBL) shares jumped more than 10% after the women's clothing retailer posted a 58% improvement in…

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Carsales.com: Driving up profits, shares worth a test drive

| Mike King

Carsales.com Limited (ASX: CRZ) today announced an increase in first half profits by 20% to $33.1m. The shares are worthy…

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The Reject Shop: Shares up 5%, stock no retail reject

| Mike King

The Reject Shop Limited (ASX: TRS) today released its first half results with net profit of $16.6m being more than…

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ARB Corporation: Even nature can't slow this company down

| Mike King

ARB Corporation Limited (ASX: ARP) today reported revenues up 2.3% and net profits up 1.6% for the first half FY…

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Mortgage Choice Limited: Profits down, shares hammered, market no fool

| Mike King

Mortgage Choice Limited (ASX: MOC) released an announcement to the ASX at 6.30pm on Friday night, downgrading first half 2012…

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Retail Stocks: Share prices are down, down but their death is greatly exaggerated

| Mike King

David Jones Limited (ASX: DJS) share price might be down 44% in the last 12 months, but Mike King believes…

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Rio Tinto Limited: $17.3bn reasons why BHP is a better bet

| Mike King

Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) management has presided over a sorry state of affairs. That, plus their over-reliance on iron-ore,…

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Nick Scali Limited: Profits down, but riding out the retailing storm

| Mike King

Nick Scali Limited (ASX: NCK) has reported lower profits, but strong trading in January, and immunity from the online threat…

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FlexiGroup: Flexing its muscles

| Mike King

FlexiGroup Limited (ASX: FXL) today released its first half 2012 results with Net Profits up 13% to $28.2m, volume growth…

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Tabcorp Holdings: Dividend of almost 9% might make it worth a flutter

| Mike King

Tabcorp Holdings Limited: Cheap, steady and a near 9% dividend. It might be worth a flutter.

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Webjet Limited: Profits up, but Flight Centre's the better bet

| Mike King

Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) recently announced it had strongly outperformed the travel market with revenues up 38%, net profit after…

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BHP Billiton: Profits down 5.5%, dividend up 20%, but commodity prices fall and demand weakens

| Mike King

BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP), the world's largest mining company by market value, announced a 5.5% fall in net profit,…

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Macquarie Group: 2012 profit to fall by 25%, shares still expensive

| Mike King

Macquarie Group Limited (ASX: MQG) today gave an operational briefing to investors and analysts, and expects FY 2012 net profit…

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K2 Asset Management: Profit drops 85%

| Mike King

K2 Asset Management Limited (ASX: KAM) today reported a fall in profits by 85% to $2.1m. Not surprisingly, the share…

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Bradken: First half 2012 results – The boom rolls on

| Mike King

Bradken Limited (ASX: BKN) today announced  a large increase in profit after tax, up 66% on first half 2011 results…

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Vocus Communications – Focused and growing at optic fibre speeds

| Mike King

Vocus Communications Limited (ASX: VOC) announced on 2nd February 2012, its expected results for the first half of FY2012. Expected…

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Credit Corp Group: Good momentum, but still a risky proposition

| Mike King

Credit Corp Group Limited (ASX: CCP) announced strong earnings and raised its profit forecast. On a valuation and dividend yield,…

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Woolworths: Bye bye Dick Smith

| Mike King

What: On 31st Jan 2012, Woolworths Limited (ASX:  WOW) announced that it is accelerating the restructure of its specialty consumer electronics, Dick…

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Monadelphous Group: Sales soar 24 per cent, but I'm steering clear

| Mike King

What: Monadelphous Group Limited (ASX: MND) updated the market for sales revenue and earnings for the half year ended 31…

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This is not the time to abandon quality shares

| Mike King

Selling quality companies like Woolworths Limited (ASX: WOW) or CSL Limited (ASX: CSL)? You must be mad, writes The Motley…

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GUD Holdings: Nice dividend, shame about the business

| Mike King

What: GUD Holdings Limited (ASX:GUD) today, 24 Jan 2012, announced their results for the 6 months to 31 December 2012.…

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Gage Roads: Something brewing in Fremantle?

| Mike King

Gage Roads Brewing Co Limited (ASX: GRB) could be brewing up a ripper result for 2012. After posting a maiden…

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Specialty Fashion Group shares hammered in "toughest retail environment"

| Mike King

Specialty Fashion Group Limited shares are hammered as it sees disappointing Christmas sales in a very tough retail environment.

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Leighton Holdings returns to profit, but remains a high risk investment

| Mike King

Leighton Holdings Limited shares jump as the company returns to profit. The shares look cheap, but are one of the…

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Iluka Resources: Revenues jump by 75%, but I'm steering clear

| Mike King

Iluka Resources Limited revenues are growing quickly, but lower zircon production and sales levels in 2012 is the warning sign…

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Flight Centre: Cheap, and flying below the radar

| Mike King

Flight Centre's shares are down, but the company is growing, sports a solid dividend yield, and the shares are trading…

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Super Retail Group: The super retailer?

| Mike King

Super Retail Group Ltd seem to be bucking the trend of falling sales and falling share prices that are apparent…

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Platinum Asset Management: Not FUM anymore

| Mike King

A bet on Platinum Asset Management is a bet on a rising sharemarket. Do you feel lucky?

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Matrix Composites & Engineering: Results trumps potential

| Mike King

Matrix Composites and Engineering Limited (ASX:MCE) has been awarded a cooperation agreement by a leading European oil services company potentially…

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5 safe haven ASX stocks for 2012

| Mike King

2012 might be grim. These 5 ASX shares offer some protection

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