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I'm fine with a stock market crash. You might be too

| Mitchell Lawler

This article might leave you longing for a ride to the downside.

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How I'd fill an empty ASX share portfolio to build a $500 monthly passive income machine

| Bernd Struben

Building an ASX passive income portfolio simpler than you may think.

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Investing Strategies

Want cash like Warren? How to stack paper without ditching ASX shares

| Zach Bristow

Life is about trade offs.

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Dividend Investing

5 simple steps to earning $500 in monthly ASX passive income

| Bernd Struben

Almost any investor can build a $500 monthly passive income from ASX dividend shares.

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How timing the market can cost you big dollars

| Bernd Struben

And one simple way ASX investors can avoid the urge...

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5 easy ways to invest like Warren Buffett with ASX shares

| Bernd Struben

Here’s how we can imitate Warren Buffett with ASX shares.

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Here's how to buy Chinese stocks on the ASX

| Sebastian Bowen

Buying Chinese stocks is trickier than you might think.

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Here's how you could turn a $5,000 ASX share portfolio into $50,000

| Sebastian Bowen

I believe anyone can make money with ASX shares using some simple rules.

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Own ASX shares? Expert reveals why uncertainty and risk are not the same

| Bernd Struben

Many investors believe risk and uncertainty are essentially the same thing.

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Expert names 3 commodities set to boom from a Russian invasion

| Aaron Teboneras

We delve into one expert's theory on which commodities to invest in to take advantage of current geopolitical tensions.

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Looking for ASX shares that perform under higher inflation? Read this

| Sebastian Bowen

How does one deal with higher inflation?

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Investing Strategies

Which one are you? The 4 different styles of trading ASX shares

| Tony Yoo

It helps to identify what type of investor you are, and how other people might buy and sell differently to…

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Here's how rich you'd be if you invested $20k in these shares 10 years ago

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares have made investors wealthy...

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Investing Strategies

When to sell your losing ASX shares

| Tony Yoo

Here are some simple rules you can follow to exit losers early and not cut winners prematurely.

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Losing sleep over falling ASX share prices? Here's how one expert says investors can 'take advantage of sell-offs'

| Aaron Teboneras

Holon expert, Tim Davies provides his insights on ASX shares investing and how to pick a winner.

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Share Market News

Is now the time to buy the dip in ASX 200 shares?

| Bernd Struben

JP Morgan expects risky asset markets to rebound.

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Legendary share market investing expert and owner of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett
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Can ASX investors learn from how Warren Buffett is responding to the market downturn?

| Sebastian Bowen

What would Buffett do?

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What exactly is an ASX value share and why is everyone talking about them?

| Sebastian Bowen

Isn't all investing value investing?

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NFTs will be standard in investment portfolios within 5 years: expert

| Tony Yoo

Is this a fad and a bubble, or is it a fair dinkum way to invest? One expert reckons this…

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The best cryptocurrency exchanges for Australians

| Tony Yoo

Some crypto exchanges have collapsed, taking their customers' wealth with them. So it's some relief to see which ones are…

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This is 'the only free lunch in investing': expert

| Bernd Struben

Rising inflation figures are roiling global share markets.

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Should you buy or sell in a market crash? Here's what Warren Buffett says

| Sebastian Bowen

What would Buffett do...?

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ASX earnings season: How to digest a company report in 4 bite-sized pieces

| Mitchell Lawler

Time to make sense of those earnings reports...

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When it comes to ASX shares, is it possible to pick the bottom?

| Mitchell Lawler

Waiting for the bottom in today's falling market? Maybe it's time to smash that crystal ball...

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Here's a quick way to ride out the sell-off in ASX shares

| Mitchell Lawler

It's time to pull out those trusty investment principles...

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A smiling woman holds a sign saying 'Don't panic', indicating unwanted share price movement
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3 reasons not to panic in this ASX 200 correction

| Sebastian Bowen

Corrections can be scary, but can also give us some buying opportunities...

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Investing Strategies

4 mental biases stopping you from making money in ASX shares

| Tony Yoo

Could your own brain be wrecking your ASX shares? These are the natural tendencies to keep in check if you…

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Is the metaverse the next big thing? Here's why ASX investors think so

| Sebastian Bowen

Investors are betting that the metaverse will be the next leap forward...

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Investing Strategies

How to be 100% invested and still sleep at night

| Tony Yoo

One expert shows a way of defending against a correction 2022 without changing out your shares into cash.

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Made a New Year's resolution to start investing? Here are some of the benefits of ASX ETFs

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why ETFs can be a great choice for a beginner...

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Share Market News

ASX retail investors should be banned from 'financial heroin': Choice

| Tony Yoo

Controversial CFDs are in the spotlight again as temporary restrictions on their sale to retail consumers are about to be…

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Investing Strategies

How much the average Australian investor earned in 2021

| Tony Yoo

Ever wondered how large the portfolios of your friends and neighbours are? And how much they raked in last year?…

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Is dollar cost averaging the way to invest in Bitcoin?

| Bernd Struben

Dollar cost averaging can smooth out your investment returns without needing to time the market.

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Cryptocurrencies

Warning: These are the 3 most common crypto scams

| Tony Yoo

Cryptocurrencies have now hit mainstream investing, but it's still a wild world out there and everyone needs to be careful.

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Investing Strategies

What are some key lessons for ASX share investors at the end of 2021?

| Mitchell Lawler

What investing lessons can we learn from the year gone by?

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How to make share market volatility your friend: AustralianSuper CIO

| Sebastian Bowen

How does one handle volatility in a share portfolio?

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What to look for when investing in ASX microcap shares

| Sebastian Bowen

Are microcaps worth another look?

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Buying ASX shares? Why the 'when' is just as crucial as the 'which': expert

| Sebastian Bowen

How much does 'when' matter with ASX shares?

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What might trading volume tell us about the potential of an ASX share?

| Sebastian Bowen

What is trading volume really all about?

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How to snare a multi-bagger ASX share: expert

| Sebastian Bowen

How does one find the 'next Afterpay'

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Cryptocurrencies

Crypto investors missing millions after 2 Aussie exchanges collapse

| Tony Yoo

Customers of myCryptoWallet and ACX are in a panic as the apps stop withdrawals then shut down, leaving them unable…

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2 top ASX shares to buy and hold for a decade

| James Mickleboro

Are these the shares to buy and hold?

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How to invest

Here's how much $20,000 invested in these ASX shares 10 years ago is worth now

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could have made you wealthy...

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ETFs

Why do investors buy the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX:VAS) when they can buy individual shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's what an ETF can do for your portfolio...

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ETFs

Why is the ETFS Fintech & Blockchain ETF (FTEC) not listed on the ASX?

| Tony Yoo

An ETF Securities executive tells The Motley Fool why it listed with Australia's alternative stock exchange for its latest product.

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Here's why Janus Henderson (ASX:JHG) is currently focused on preserving investor capital

| Sebastian Bowen

This fund manager dishes on how to plan for volatility...

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Share Market News

Here are 10 years of ASX 200 historical returns

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's a look at how the ASX 200 has performed over the past decade...

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Share Market News

Can 10 pictures predict what the share market will do?

| Tony Yoo

No one has a crystal ball. But an Australian team has developed an algorithm as close as we're going to…

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