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ASX climbs but leaves resources behind

| Mike King

ASX adds 1.1% and rises above 5,000

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Telstra hits five year high

| Mike King

Is it still a buy at this price?

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Real-life Monopoly lessons

| Mike King

How to win the game and real life

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Don't buy the gold miners – yet

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Why it's not the right time to be scooping up shares of gold miners.

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Should you buy shares today?

| Tim McArthur

Market jitters, plummeting gold prices, and the attack in Boston have many investors asking themselves whether they should be selling.

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BHP retains full year guidance

| Mike King

Steady as she goes for the world's largest miner

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All eyes on Rio Tinto now

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Rio’s current pricing, growth prospects and undervaluation makes it a cautious but appealing investment.

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Why I'm banking on ANZ

| Owen Raszkiewicz

ANZ looks to Asia and beyond for growth.

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Woolworths latest to dump Microsoft

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Flexible, mobile solutions from Google win out over the old standby.

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Coca-Cola Amatil seeks support for rotten fruit business

| Justin Loiseau

Unfair competition is at the root of the company's concerns.

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ASX continues to bleed

| Mike King

ASX drops 0.3%, but it could have been much worse

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Managed funds underperform the market – again

| Mike King

Australians pay an estimated $20 billion each year in fees to fund managers

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'My network rules' as Ten bounces back

| Mike King

Struggling broadcaster gains market share from rivals

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Who is Jack Cowin's mystery buyer?

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Jack Cowin, owner of Competitive Foods and Hungry Jacks, is negotiating to sell his company's KFC stores to an unidentified,…

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What to do when everyone is right

| Motley Fool Staff

Everyone thinks they're right. And that's really dangerous.

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R M Williams' French connection

| Mike King

Global fashion house LVMH linked to stake in R.M. Williams

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Three reasons Santos will smash the market

| Regan Pearson

Santos is in line to perform particularly strongly over the next decade.

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Quickflix announces HBO deal

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

The Australian Netflix that wasn't, Quickflix (ASX: QFX), has announced that it's struck a deal to run HBO programs closer…

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The stock pickers' guide to property stocks

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Defensive property stocks yield good dividends for conservative investors, but finding one with growth prospects is even better.

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A golden crash

| Mike King

Price of gold falls over 9%, its largest fall in 30 years

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Why Newcrest sunk 8% yesterday

| Tim McArthur

Miners take a hit as gold falls to a two-year low.

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On the fence with Coca-Cola Amatil

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Is this investor favourite a buy at current levels?

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Leighton board backs major shareholder

| Justin Loiseau

Leighton hopes to finally close the book on its recent corporate turmoil.

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Should you buy Rio Tinto today?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

After yesterday's drop, the shares are looking like even more of a bargain.

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Why Computershare is up 34% this year

| Tim McArthur

Computershare is a top quality stock, but is now a good time to buy?

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ASX warns about social media

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Companies must start monitoring social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogs.

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All eyes on CSL now

| Tim McArthur

Recent reports of avian flu in China have put the spotlight back on this vaccine developer.

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ASX slammed: China growth slows

| Mike King

Falling gold prices and weak Chinese economic data drags market down 1%

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Should you buy Coca-Cola Amatil?

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Coca-Cola Amatil (ASX: CCL) certainly doesn't appear cheap at first glance. The shares are trading for a whopping 24 times…

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Market bloodbath: $20 billion wiped out

| Mike King

Falling commodities prices and weak Chinese data pull the market down

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The urge to demerge

| Mike King

Companies look at spin-offs as a means to increase shareholder value

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Insurance companies under fire

| Mike King

Floods see insurance premiums rise by 700%

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High Aussie dollar a boon for shoppers and retailers

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

If you're like me, you've had some good fun lately shopping the sales with your Aussie dollars. Camp chairs for…

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Your instant 5-share mining portfolio

| Owen Raszkiewicz

It's a good time to consider investing in quality resource stocks.

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NAB the favorite amongst analysts

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Despite its outperformance over the index in the past year, many analysts still say NAB is a buy.

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Which Telco should you own?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

With many of Australia’s largest telecommunication companies returning record profits the past 12 months, it’s hard to know which ones…

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Three reasons to buy QBE Insurance

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

With excellent management, a strong business model, and excellent customer service, QBE is a strong business that's had a string…

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Is Woolworths headed for a fall?

| Regan Pearson

Woolworths' slow and steady growth could be about to come to an end.

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All eyes on Fortescue now

| Tim McArthur

Morningstar downgrades Fortescue over debt concerns.

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Warren Buffett is right — gold is incapable

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's been a good week for share market investors, with the benchmark S&P / ASX 200 closing up 2.5%. Unfortunately,…

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