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Best ASX Shares

The stock market is home to many hundreds of ASX shares. Here you can find out independent news, commentary and opinion on some of the top ASX shares.

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Best ASX Shares

The 5 best ASX real estate shares of the 2021 financial year unmasked

| Bernd Struben

Office space, industrial storage, retail malls and residential. These companies cover them all.

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Dividend Shares

A dividend bonanza could be inbound for ASX shares, here's why

| Mitchell Lawler

Prepare for a wave of dividend...

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Energy Shares

5 best ASX energy shares of the 2021 financial year revealed

| Bernd Struben

As the world emerged from initial COVID lockdowns, the demand for energy soared.

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Best ASX Shares

Meet the best performing ASX 200 shares of FY21. Are yours on the list?

| Mitchell Lawler

These companies have been crowned the best of the best in FY21...

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Dividend Shares

3 ASX 200 dividend shares making year-to-date highs

| Kerry Sun

These dividend favourites are hitting new 2021 highs.

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Dividend Shares

The 10 ASX dividend shares delivering the highest yields

| Bernd Struben

With term deposits paying little more than 1%, high-yielding stocks have the potential to provide regular income.

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Best ASX Shares

Top ASX shares to buy in March 2021

| Motley Fool Staff

Our Foolish contributors have compiled a list of some of the ASX shares experts are saying to Buy in March.…

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Best ASX Shares

Why the Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price has soared 24% in a year

| Sebastian Bowen

The Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) share price has been a solid performer over the past year. Here's why this ASX blue…

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Recent Best ASX Shares News

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Dividend Shares

Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) dividend rises 7%, share price falls after FY21 results

| Kerry Sun

Triple digit profit growth and a solid dividend was not enough to impress investors on Monday.

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Dividend Shares

The Adairs (ASX:ADH) dividend more than doubled in FY21

| Kerry Sun

A record financial result will see a generous dividend paid out to Adairs shareholders.

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Dividend Shares

The Newcrest (ASX:NCM) dividend boosted 129%

| Kerry Sun

Newcrest marks its sixth successive year of increasing dividend payments to shareholders

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52-Week Highs

August has been a great month so far for the Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price

| Nikhil Gangaram

We take a look at how shares in the supermarket giant have been performing ahead of the company's full-year results

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Dividend Shares

The Treasury Wines (ASX:TWE) dividend bumped up by 60%

| Brooke Cooper

Here's how Treasury Wines dividends for FY21 have stacked up.

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Dividend Shares

The Origin (ASX:ORG) dividend has dropped 20%

| Brooke Cooper

What's happened to Origin's dividends?

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Retail Shares

How did the Adairs (ASX:ADH) share price respond last earnings season?

| Nikhil Gangaram

The homewares retailer will be looking for another year like last year when it releases its FY21 earnings tomorrow.

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Share Market News

Why the Tabcorp (ASX:TAH) dividend was boosted by 32%

| Kerry Sun

The strong performance of Tabcorp's business will see a combined FY21 dividend of 14.5 cents.

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Dividend Shares

What you need to know about the BHP (ASX:BHP) dividend dates in 2021

| Kerry Sun

Despite a sharp selloff after its results announcement, BHP will be paying a record dividend.

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Dividend Shares

Domino's (ASX:DMP) dividend boosted by 45%

| Kerry Sun

Consumers are clearly buying more pizzas during COVID, driving a 45% jump in Domino's dividend.

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Dividend Shares

Super Retail (ASX:SUL) dividend supercharged by 450%

| Kerry Sun

Super Retail just delivered record sales, doubled net profit and announced a four-fold increase in dividends.

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52-Week Highs

Could it be time to consider buying Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) shares?

| Nikhil Gangaram

The Aussie conglomerate has been enjoying an outstanding year on the ASX 200

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Dividend Shares

BlueScope (ASX:BSL) dividend boost with shares up on Monday

| Kerry Sun

BlueScope announces a special dividend following record FY21 earnings.

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Bank Shares

Here's why the ANZ (ASX:ANZ) share price is up 4% in a week

| Nikhil Gangaram

What's behind the share price gain?

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Dividend Shares

BHP (ASX:BHP) dividend in spotlight amid China iron ore cutback

| Kerry Sun

Is it worth holding BHP for dividends in the wake of weaker iron ore prices?

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52-Week Highs

3 ASX 200 dividend shares lifting to 52-week highs

| Kerry Sun

While typically slow moving, these ASX 200 dividend shares are breaking above 52-week highs.

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Bank Shares

What you need to know about the CBA (ASX:CBA) dividend dates in 2021

| Brooke Cooper

We've laid out all the info CBA shareholders need to know about their upcoming dividend.

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Bank Shares

Should you buy NAB (ASX:NAB) shares in August 2021 for the dividend yield?

| Brooke Cooper

We take a look at how NAB dividends stack up against the other big banks.

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Best ASX Shares

If you'd invested $2,000 in Webjet (ASX:WEB) shares 10 years ago, here's what it would be worth now

| Zach Bristow

The travel expert has proved a winner for long-haul investors...

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Energy Shares

How does the Woodside Petroleum (ASX:WPL) dividend compare to the energy sector?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's some good news for Woodside shareholders.

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Share Market News

The AGL (ASX:AGL) share price is down 60% in 5 years. But have the dividends paid off?

| Zach Bristow

Here we examine what impact the AGL dividend has had on investor returns over the medium term.

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Dividend Shares

The Westpac (ASX: WBC) share price is down 20% in 5 years. But have the dividends paid off?

| Brooke Cooper

We've done the maths on this dividend share so you don't have to.

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Dividend Shares

The Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price is down 35% in 5 years. But have the dividends paid off?

| Brooke Cooper

We've done the math so you don't have to.

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Resources Shares

Own Fortescue (ASX:FMG) shares? Here's what to look for during reporting season

| Kerry Sun

With Fortescue due to report its FY21 results next month, what should investors look out for?

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Best ASX Shares

The 5 best ASX real estate shares of the 2021 financial year unmasked

| Bernd Struben

Office space, industrial storage, retail malls and residential. These companies cover them all.

Read more »

A man happily kisses a $50 note scrunched up in his hands representing the best ASX dividend stocks in Australia today
Dividend Shares

A dividend bonanza could be inbound for ASX shares, here's why

| Mitchell Lawler

Prepare for a wave of dividend...

Read more »

asx share price increase represented by golden dollar sign rocketing out from white domes of lithium
Energy Shares

5 best ASX energy shares of the 2021 financial year revealed

| Bernd Struben

As the world emerged from initial COVID lockdowns, the demand for energy soared.

Read more »

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Best ASX Shares

Meet the best performing ASX 200 shares of FY21. Are yours on the list?

| Mitchell Lawler

These companies have been crowned the best of the best in FY21...

Read more »

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Dividend Shares

Here are 3 ASX shares going ex-dividend next week

| Mitchell Lawler

The clock is ticking on these upcoming dividend payments...

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Dividend Shares

3 ASX 200 dividend shares making year-to-date highs

| Kerry Sun

These dividend favourites are hitting new 2021 highs.

Read more »

man laying on his couch with bundles of money and extremely ecstatic about high dividend returns
Dividend Shares

The 10 ASX dividend shares delivering the highest yields

| Bernd Struben

With term deposits paying little more than 1%, high-yielding stocks have the potential to provide regular income.

Read more »

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Real Estate Shares

ASX shares in this sector are pushing towards 52-week highs

| Kerry Sun

Goodman Group and 3 other ASX shares in the real estate sector are all close to their 52-week highs. Here's…

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Best ASX Shares

How I'd build a 'best stocks to buy now' list

| Peter Stephens

Focusing on the quality and prices of companies from a diverse range of sectors could make it easier to build…

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Best ASX Shares

How I'd aim to find top shares to buy in March 2021

| Peter Stephens

Comparing companies with their peers and considering how they might change in future could allow an investor to find the…

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Best ASX Shares

Top ASX shares to buy in March 2021

| Motley Fool Staff

Our Foolish contributors have compiled a list of some of the ASX shares experts are saying to Buy in March.…

Read more »

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Best ASX Shares

Why the Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price has soared 24% in a year

| Sebastian Bowen

The Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) share price has been a solid performer over the past year. Here's why this ASX blue…

Read more »

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Best ASX Shares

Top ASX shares to buy in February 2021

| Motley Fool Staff

Our Foolish contributors have compiled a list of some of the ASX shares experts are saying to Buy in February.…

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Dividend Shares

3 top ASX dividend shares to buy for 2021 and beyond

| Sebastian Bowen

Tesltra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) is one of the 3 ASX dividend shares for income investors to buy today for…

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Dividend Shares

ASX dividends: Are miners the new bank shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

With ASX banking dividends drying up in 2020, is the answer for income investors ASX miners like BHP Group Ltd…

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Dividend Shares

2 ASX dividend shares with yields over 5% right now

| Sebastian Bowen

Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) is one of 2 ASX dividend shares offering fully franked yields greater than 5% right…

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