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Tristan Harrison

Tristan Harrison is one of the longest-serving writers at The Motley Fool Australia. Tristan has been contributing ASX news and stock analysis articles since 2016. His aim is to help Australians learn about great ASX shares, with a focus on ASX dividend shares and undervalued ASX growth shares. He holds an advanced diploma from the Association of Accounting Technicians and is enrolled in the Chartered Institute Management Accountant (CIMA) qualification program.

Recent Articles

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Opinions

At almost $7, can the A2 Milk share price go any higher?

| Tristan Harrison

Is the market still underestimating A2 Milk?

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Opinions

Bargain buys? 3 ASX All Ords shares trading at 52-week lows right now

| Tristan Harrison

Are investors being too negative about these ASX shares?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

4 directors have been buying up this ASX 200 stock since the company reported

| Tristan Harrison

Should insider buying drive investor attention towards this stock?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Coles stock can deliver golden combo of share price growth plus dividends: Citi

| Tristan Harrison

Consumers are still shopping with Coles, helping grow its earnings.

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Dividend Investing

Is right now the time to buy Wesfarmers shares for passive income?

| Tristan Harrison

The owner of Bunnings is still paying dividends. So is it time to put shares in the shopping basket?

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Energy Shares

Is the party well and truly over for ASX 200 coal shares?

| Tristan Harrison

Can these coal miners dig themselves out of this hole?

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Technology Shares

The ASX 200 tech shares I'd be thrilled to buy at a 20% discount

| Tristan Harrison

I’d love to go shopping for these tech names if they heavily dipped.

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Dividend Investing

Here's how much I'd need to invest in ANZ shares to generate a $300 monthly income

| Tristan Harrison

Can investors bank on good dividends from this ASX 200 stock?

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Healthcare Shares

Should I buy CSL shares while they're under $300?

| Tristan Harrison

Can investors make a healthy return with this biotech?

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Bank Shares

Here's how much I'd need to invest in NAB shares to generate a $200 monthly income

| Tristan Harrison

NAB could be a dividend cash cow for some investors.

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Dividend Investing

Too much of a good thing? When ASX dividends could hurt your overall returns

| Tristan Harrison

Dividends are a great source of cash flow, but are they the wisest choice?

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Opinions

Does the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) hold the ticket to building long-term wealth?

| Tristan Harrison

Should Aussies use this ETF as their number one choice for becoming rich?

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Bank Shares

ASX 200 bank shares slump could continue: Morgan Stanley

| Tristan Harrison

Watch out below – bank share prices are expected to keep falling.

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52-Week Highs

Qantas share price takes off to new multi-year high on Tuesday

| Tristan Harrison

The airline is reaching new heights. Why?

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Healthcare Shares

Owners of this ASX 200 share are soon going to receive a bigger dividend

| Tristan Harrison

Investors in this healthcare company are about to get a healthy cash boost.

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Share Market News

Guess which ASX 200 CEO just sold $5 million worth of his company shares?

| Tristan Harrison

Is it time to worry about this business after a share sale?

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Dividend Investing

How I'd aim to replace an entire salary with passive income from ASX dividend shares

| Tristan Harrison

Dividends could create a second income or replace a whole salary.

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Resources Shares

It's time to buy Rio Tinto shares: Goldman Sachs

| Tristan Harrison

Rio Tinto is an opportunity worth digging into according to this top broker.

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Resources Shares

Keen to bag the latest BHP dividend? You'll need to be quick

| Tristan Harrison

Investors don’t have long to make sure they own BHP shares.

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Dividend Investing

Which ASX All Ords shares would be on my watchlist for generating massive dividends?

| Tristan Harrison

These two names could pay huge dividends this decade.

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Opinions

S&P 500 could rally for next 8 weeks: Wall Street analysts

| Tristan Harrison

Strength for US shares could lead to promising returns for the global share market.

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Share Market News

Guess which ASX 200 director just bought 50,000 of their company's shares

| Tristan Harrison

An insider just went shopping for shares of their business. Should you?

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Healthcare Shares

2 ASX 200 healthcare shares just upgraded by Citi analysts

| Tristan Harrison

Experts think that these ASX shares could offer healthy returns.

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Defensive Shares

Why you need defensive ASX shares in your portfolio right now: WAM

| Tristan Harrison

2023 could be the year when the quality of businesses shines through.

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Cheap Shares

I think value investors would love to buy these 2 cheap ASX shares

| Tristan Harrison

These two shares could deliver for investors.

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Opinions

Why I don't own BHP shares (yet)

| Tristan Harrison

BHP is on my watchlist. I may add it to my portfolio in the future.

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Travel Shares

Should I buy Flight Centre shares at $19?

| Tristan Harrison

Can this ASX travel share keep flying higher?

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Share Market News

Making the first $1,000 in passive income: These are the ASX shares I would buy first

| Tristan Harrison

Building a dividend stream? These are the names I’d use to turn a trickle into a flood.

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Dividend Investing

This ASX 200 dividend share failed to be one of the world's biggest payers in 2022. Could it get worse?

| Tristan Harrison

Is this blue chip giant losing its appeal as a dividend payer?

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Retail Shares

For $750 in monthly passive income, buy 8,572 shares of this ASX 200 stock

| Tristan Harrison

Going shopping for this business could unlock wonderful dividend cash flow.

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Bank Shares

Should I buy ANZ shares at almost $24?

| Tristan Harrison

ANZ shares have declined, is this a good time to pounce?

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ETFs

Is the BetaShares NASDAQ 100 ETF (NDQ) worth buying for dividend income?

| Tristan Harrison

Are US tech shares actually good dividend payers?

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Dividend Investing

ASX investors: How to earn $533 each month in passive income

| Tristan Harrison

Looking for investment income? ASX shares are a great option.

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Dividend Investing

Hoping to bag the boosted Bendigo Bank dividend? Here's how

| Tristan Harrison

This ASX bank share is about to allocate its dividend.

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Dividend Investing

3 ASX shares I own for passive income

| Tristan Harrison

I bought all three of these ASX shares as ideas for dividend income.

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Bank Shares

Why did the Bank of Queensland share price smash the ASX 200 in February?

| Tristan Harrison

BOQ shares delivered for investors last month.

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Dividend Investing

An ASX 200 dividend heavyweight I'd buy over CBA shares right now

| Tristan Harrison

This seems like one of the best ASX blue chips to buy.

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Energy Shares

Why did the Woodside share price outperform the ASX 200 in February?

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s what happened for Woodside last month.

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Opinions

Should I target $1,000 of annual dividends by investing $10,000 today?

| Tristan Harrison

ASX shares could be a great way to unlock income.

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Bank Shares

Watch out CBA: This ASX 200 bank share is rapidly growing

| Tristan Harrison

One ASX bank share is quickly gaining market share.

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