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Value and growth investors should look at McMillan Shakespeare now

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

A one-off bad news story may be your door of opportunity.

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Should you buy Westpac?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

At today’s price, how attractive is this bank?

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Maca is an oasis in the mining services desert

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

How is this company different?

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Mirvac tries (again) with new CFO

| Justin Loiseau

Shane Gannon will take over from Greg Dyer, who leaves after just eight months on the job.

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AP Eagers cruises along with higher profits

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Reasonable sales increases and property sales lift the company.

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Virgin Australia profit falls into red for 2013

| Justin Loiseau

Fortunately for investors, this bad news isn't exactly news.

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Oil versus gold

| Regan Pearson

Two valuable commodities, but which one is best for your money?

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Investing wisdom from Warren Buffett's amazing 19-page memo

| Motley Fool Staff

This strategy performed extremely well over the years for Warren Buffett, and for shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway

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Facebook's new goals

| Motley Fool Staff

All three of these factors make Facebook a great long-term investment.

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (30 August, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Here are yesterday’s most popular stories on Fool.com.au

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If this scares you, you shouldn't be investing

| Motley Fool Staff

There are a lot of things to worry about as an investor. Hackers aren't one of them.

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (29 August, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Here are yesterday’s most popular stories on Fool.com.au:

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Microsoft's window of opportunity is here

| Motley Fool Staff

There's plenty of time for the next leader to get things right

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Apple, please surprise us on Sept. 10

| Motley Fool Staff

Investors are wondering whether or not Apple can deliver the same type of revolutionary products under Cook's leadership.

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Country Road expands business with a little Witchery

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Acquisition leads to huge profit growth.

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Retail Food Group keeps making the dough

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Franchise growth and facility expansion help it grow nationwide.

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Can Billabong ride out this wave of loss?

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Is the worst really out of the way?

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10 moments we wish we could forget from this reporting season

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Poor earnings results have acted as a drag on the ASX 200.

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10 highlights of the reporting season

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Company earnings have done little to spark the economy, but these companies delivered solid performances.

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3 cheap stocks right now

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

This earnings season, investors have been given little reason to want to buy more stocks. Here are three worth a…

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Steve Ballmer deserves more credit than he's getting

| Motley Fool Staff

While Microsoft stock has been a dud, Microsoft the company has done quite well

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Bevan Slattery: An apology

| Bruce Jackson

The Motley Fool apologises to Mr Bevan Slattery.

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Top stock picks for September

| Motley Fool Staff

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

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Nintendo punks Microsoft and Sony

| Motley Fool Staff

The console wars were never going to be boring this year, but they just got a little more interesting.

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David Jones is now focused on margins, not revenues

| Peter Andersen

Sales are down, but optimism is up.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX recovers to add 0.1%

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Ramsay's results are just what the doctor ordered

| Tim McArthur

Australia’s largest private hospital owner has reported a 15% increase in profits.

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Corporate Travel Management keeps profits up despite tough year

| Justin Loiseau

North American growth soared 96%.

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ERM Power ups its profits by 44%

| Tim McArthur

The electricity producer and retailer powers up its profits to $20 million.

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Westfield profit falls 35.7%

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The company’s shares are trading down marginally on the result.

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Newsat profit skyrockets

| Mike King

Satellite company on track to launch Jabiru-1 in 2015

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Did you get your share of the $54 billion?

| Bruce Jackson

Make no mistake: This particular $54 billion represents REAL CASH. And some of it is yours!

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iSelect continues to disappoint investors

| Tim McArthur

IPO investors are still underwater.

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Ausdrill up 12% on full-year results

| Owen Raszkiewicz

There might be value for some investors who are more bullish than others.

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Telstra's Asia troubles

| Owen Raszkiewicz

David Thodey is having a tough time keeping the group together.

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2 property stocks with pizzazz and value

| Peter Andersen

Property is a favourite of many investors, and sometimes the ASX presents some compelling opportunities. Let’s take a look at…

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (28 August, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Here are yesterday’s most popular stories on Fool.com.au

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New home sales drop

| Mike King

Detached house sales slip 4.7%, while units rise

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Watpac sells property assets, east coast civil works to trim down to new size

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

This infrastructure company sees the writing on the wall.

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Woolworths makes progress on its strategic priorities

| Tim McArthur

The supermarket giant set out some grand plans two years ago. We review how it's progressing.

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