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Tony Yoo

Tony Yoo is a senior journalist at The Motley Fool Australia. He formerly wrote for Yahoo Finance, Business Insider and Guardian Australia. Please send story tips to tony.yoo(at)foolcontractors.com.

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Ask a Fund Manager

If the house next door was selling for 50% off, wouldn't you buy it?

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Ask A Fund Manager: Auscap Asset Management's Tim Carleton tells how investors need to strike while bargain ASX shares are…

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Bank Shares

Macquarie vs NAB shares: Which bank is the better buy right now?

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Two quality financial institutions, but which is the preferred investment for one expert at the moment?

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Investing Strategies

'Long term view': Expert names 2 punished ASX shares with 'bright outlook'

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The sure-fire way to combat volatile markets is to invest for the long term.

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Investing Strategies

2 'cyclical' ASX shares about to take off: experts

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A couple of stock advisors reckon investing in these businesses that dig up jobs and minerals are the go in…

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Retail Shares

Has this ASX sector hit rock bottom? Is it time to buy in?

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If you want to buy low then you need to be somewhat contrarian.

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Investing Strategies

Our 4 favourite lithium ASX shares right now: Wilsons

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The major battery ingredient is seeing soaring demand due to the global transition to green energy.

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Investing Strategies

2 surprising ASX shares to buy for the energy transition: Wilsons

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Renewables and lithium batteries are where we are heading, but did you forget about these stocks that could also play…

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Investing Strategies

10 ways to not lose money investing in ASX shares

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Here are some practical ways to adhere to Warren Buffett's first rule of investing.

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Investing Strategies

'Deep value': 2 ASX shares this expert will pounce on this dip

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Here's a pair of stocks that have plummeted in recent times but are apparently destined for great things.

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Cryptocurrencies

Soy boy and bitshaming: Here's your guide to crypto slang

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There is a whole subculture that has driven the rise of cryptocurrencies for the last 15 years. We explain some…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Coles shares on watch after massive $300 million selloff to Viva Energy

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Coles Express petrol stations will disappear over the next two years.

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Resources Shares

This is how I found a 15-bagger ASX share: fund manager

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Australian Eagle chief investment officer Sean Sequeira recalls how he backed a stock when no one else believed in it.

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Growth Shares

3 hot small-cap ASX growth shares Firetrail's backing right now

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Do you want to invest in some emerging businesses while they're cheap? Here's a trio that are looking good.

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Cheap Shares

'Offers value': Experts pick 2 quality ASX shares to buy at a 40% discount

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Investing in market dominant businesses could provide protection against an economic downturn.

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Financial Shares

2 bargain finance ASX shares to buy (not big banks): experts

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If you want to take advantage of interest rate hikes, these stocks have better potential than the major four.

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Investing Strategies

'Bullish sign': Expert names 2 rising ASX shares to buy right now

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Stocks that are consistently rising have been hard to find this year.

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Ask a Fund Manager

I regret not buying 2 ASX shares that became 10-baggers: fundie

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Ask A Fund Manager: Elvest Co's Adrian Ezquerro urges investors to not fuss about a few cents difference in the…

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Ask a Fund Manager

One 'safe' and one 'exciting' ASX share to own for years like Warren Buffett: fund manager

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Ask A Fund Manager: Elvest Co's Adrian Ezquerro explains why two stocks look ripe for putting away into the bottom…

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Ask a Fund Manager

2 ASX shares now at a buying opportunity after a shocking 2022: fundie

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Ask A Fund Manager: Elvest Co's Adrian Ezquerro names some bargains he'd buy right now plus one that's worth watching…

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Investing Strategies

What to do with an ASX share so devastated you can't even look: expert

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You may have one or two stocks that are down 80% this year. Here's some advice on what to do…

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Broker Notes

Changing channels: Expert just dumped this ASX 200 share to buy its competitor

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Two very similar companies in the same industry have been switched around in Wilsons' focus portfolio. Why?

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Ask a Fund Manager

One very famous and one very obscure ASX share to buy: fund manager

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Ask A Fund Manager: Elvest Co's Adrian Ezquerro names a pair of stocks to pick up right now, one of…

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Ask a Fund Manager

High quality ASX shares beat timing the market every time: fundie

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Ask A Fund Manager: Elvest Co's Adrian Ezquerro tells how his small-cap fund had 100% cash in June, but that's…

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Investing Strategies

This ASX company with 190% profit growth pays a MASSIVE dividend yield

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Which Australian stock is rewarding investors with 7% income driven by 45% revenue growth?

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Broker Notes

2 ASX shares to buy for CHEAP after a shocking August: expert

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If you want to beat the market, you have to behave differently to other investors.

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Broker Notes

4.8% yield: Expert picks 2 'high quality' ASX shares to buy now

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Quality has been the name of the game ever since the market sold off high-growth stocks. Here's a pair looking…

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Broker Notes

62% upside: Expert names 2 ASX shares looking beautiful right now

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With such a huge cloud hanging over the economy and interest rates, it's helpful to know which stocks the experts…

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Investing Strategies

Are you waiting to see what happens to ASX shares? DON'T

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One expert warns investors to not sit on the sidelines right now. Buy stocks, he says, regardless of whether the…

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Share Market News

Will the ASX open for trade on the Queen's memorial public holiday?

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The prime minister has declared 22 September will be a one-off day off to commemorate Elizabeth II, but what does…

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Investing Strategies

'Good value': Expert names 2 ASX dividend shares to pounce on next dip

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Keep your eye on these stocks and jump on them when the prices fall, reckons fund manager.

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Broker Notes

'Unparalleled': 2 experts reckon this ASX share is a long-term buy

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Rightly or wrongly, most of the world has moved on from the COVID-19 pandemic. This company is now poised now…

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Investing Strategies

I shouldn't have sold this ASX share two years ago: fund

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How would you be if you cut a stock that's since risen 470% in just a couple of years?

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Growth Shares

2 ASX shares that look expensive but have years of growth ahead: QVG Capital

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Despite the devastation among growth stocks in 2022, there are still some trading at massive PE ratios. But that's not…

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Growth Shares

'Hungry for growth': Multiple funds name same 2 ASX shares that look good to buy now

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One stock rose spectacularly in August, while the other struggled during reporting season. But both are keepers, according to QVG…

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Share Fallers

2 ASX shares to buy as risk-reward plays after reporting season: expert

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Here's a pair of stocks that could give you a few more dollars to spend for Christmas.

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Technology Shares

4 ASX tech shares for the 'patient investor': expert

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These software companies have shown 'a newfound zeal in cost cutting'.

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Ask a Fund Manager

Fundie reveals the 2 ASX shares he'd buy and hold for 4 years

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Ask A Fund Manager: SG Hiscock's Hamish Tadgell reveals the stocks he'd tuck away in the bottom drawer for long-term…

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Ask a Fund Manager

2 discounted ASX shares I'd buy now and one I wouldn't touch: expert

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Ask A Fund Manager: SG Hiscock's Hamish Tadgell names a pair of tech stocks that currently look ripe as cheap…

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Communication Shares

'A very good deal': Expert names 2 ASX shares to buy for CHEAP now

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The market has hammered these shares out of worries about the economy. But Forager reckons the fears are overblown.

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Healthcare Shares

2 healthcare ASX shares ready to go off like a cracker: experts

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In times of steeply rising interest rates, it's worth thinking about which sectors and stocks might be more resilient in…

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