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What's next for Warrnambool?

| Andrew Mudie

Small investors should consider taking profits now.

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3 small-cap stocks for future growth

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Significant growth in the future could be realised from smaller cap stocks

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX loses 0.8% to fall to six-week lows

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RBA to keep rates on hold

| Mike King

Market says no chance of rate cut on Tuesday

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3 micro-cap stocks that could grow across Australia

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Investors can follow small companies as they expand into new regions

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Seek delights investors by announcing float of Chinese website

| Claude Walker

Should you buy shares in this top-notch Aussie company?

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Metcash shares in strong rebound

| Tom Richardson

Shares rebounded strongly in trade today, with the half-year result slightly better than analysts’ low expectations.

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This private health insurer is growing and taking market share

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

NIB Holdings' policy holders top 1 million with New Zealand acquisition.

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2014's top dividend stocks on the ASX

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Australia’s best dividend stocks outperform their foreign counterparts, here are my top 3 for the next 12 months.

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Drug industry ripping off cancer sufferers

| Mike King

New report claims Australian consumers paying more than 15 times that of people in the UK, Canada and New Zealand

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles from last week (25-29 November, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Here are last weeks most popular stories on Fool.com.au:

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Graincorp CEO joins Coca-Cola Amatil

| Mike King

CEO steps down as takeover bid knocked-back

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ABS: Mining outlook is mixed

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Mining construction and engineering companies are battered, but could that be changing in near term?

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Betting on a property boom? Here's the bank stock you should buy

| Owen Raszkiewicz

I’m still bearish on the banks but if I were to buy one, I know which it’d be.

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Your instant 5-share gas portfolio

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Here are five stocks that stand to benefit from a rising need for energy.

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GrainCorp plunges 22%, should you buy?

| Tim McArthur

The treasurer’s decision has cost some investors a lot of money but it might have created an opportunity for savvy…

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Missed home repayments low, but can they be sustained?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The banks’ profits have soared as a result, but are they still good investment ideas?

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ANZ class action goes to court

| Mike King

38,000 customers want a refund

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Should you buy Primary Health Care?

| Mark Woodruff

Maybe, but there are better options.

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Bentham IMF: High dividends and growth

| Mark Woodruff

This is also one of the world’s most successful litigation funders.

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Bullish on stocks? Go right to the heart of the market

| Chris Koenig

If the stock market continues its growth, one company to benefit will undoubtedly be the ASX itself.

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3 stocks to buy and hold for 2014

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Strengthen your portfolio with these 3 companies.

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Why shares in Newcrest Mining are down 9% in five days

| Regan Pearson

Skittish gold investors are still uncertain about Newcrest Mining’s prospects despite focus on cost reductions.

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2 health care stocks for a healthy portfolio

| Andrew Mudie

NIB and Cochlear stand to benefit from the aging population.

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Seek, Ansell and ASX: 3 stocks for 2014

| Andrew Mudie

Exposure to jobs, medicine and equities markets is pivotal in 2014.

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Which iron ore miner will rise most in 2014?

| Andrew Mudie

Fortescue expected to keep rising on high iron ore prices and a low Australian dollar.

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Oroton's future looks bright

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Brooks Brothers, The Gap stores and new Chinese stores to offset Ralph Lauren departure over time.

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3 companies with growing returns on equity

| Tom Richardson

Many investors consider this a key measure of how well a company is performing.

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Is this a perfect opportunity to buy Westfield?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The company has heavily underperformed the ASX 200, but is the performance justifiable or is this a prime opportunity?

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Does the Dogs of the Dow strategy work in Australia?

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Newcrest Mining, Worley Parsons and Incitec Pivot are at the ASX 50 bottom.

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3 energy companies with a 'once in a generation' growth opportunity

| Regan Pearson

Forecast growth for east coast gas demand still seen as a massive opportunity for Cooper Basin energy producers

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4 ASX 200 gainers for the past week

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Top moves from Seek and three resources companies.

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2 accounting software companies to watch

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Wide open opportunities for business accounting platforms as they move to the cloud.

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2 small biotech firms with big potential

| Tom Richardson

The biotechnology sector continues to offer interesting investment propositions.

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Buy these stocks to benefit from a falling Aussie dollar

| Tim McArthur

Not all companies earning US dollars benefit equally from a weaker currency.

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Top stock picks for December

| Motley Fool Staff

We asked our contributors to pick their favorite stocks to buy in December. Here are their top ideas.

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Woolworths still expanding in New Zealand

| Sean O'Neill

The grocery giant has plenty of scope for growth.

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The pain might not be over for Forge shareholders

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The performance of the Forge share price yesterday shows the share market at its most brutal

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An emerging opportunity in the nickel sector?

| Mark Woodruff

The rough ride for the sector is illustrated by the fall in the share price of Western Areas.

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Don't miss this opportunity as the ASX drops

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

If you’re interested in finding a stock to add to your portfolio today, then this might just be the answer.

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