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Buy, sell or hold the big banks?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

They dominate the sector, and have generated small fortunes for long-term shareholders. But the best days of the big four…

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Why the balance sheet may not balance

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There are many reasons why things may not be exactly as they appear...

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Still waiting for the market crash of 2012

| Bruce Jackson

The wait for the 2012 market crash goes on, and the cheaper share prices it will bring.

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Sunland Group: A dollar for 50 cents

| Mike King

Sunland is retreating to home turf and consolidating its business. A sustainable turnaround would make today's price cheap

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Triple-digit losses for the Dow, ASX set to open lower

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The Dow was off over 100 points - and our market is expecting losses

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ASX Market Wrap: Good news hard to find, but rate cut odds firm

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The market took the PPI numbers to all-but-confirm an interest rate cut next week, and ended down 0.3%

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4 ASX stocks that jumped over 10 per cent last week

| Mike King

These four stocks beat the market by a factor of 10 (or more) last week

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Spotless: Is the takeover dead in the water?

| Mike King

The longer the process takes, the more likely the offer will fall over or be scaled back

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A flat start expected on the ASX, despite a strong Dow close

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The Dow was up 0.5% on Friday, while the S&P gained a more sedate 0.12%. The ASX is slated for…

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Apple won't go down forever

| Motley Fool Staff

The shares are off 9%, but one Fool sees reason to buy

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Why you should look for 10-baggers

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A couple of big winners can make a huge difference to your portfolio

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If you're focusing on the obvious, you may be dead wrong

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Do you know how your companies make money? Or just think you do?

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How do you know it's time to run from a stock? Here's how

| Motley Fool Staff

Where there's smoke...

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Get rich by taking things slowly

| Peter Phan

Sometimes 'slow is fast, and fast is slow' - and slow can be very profitable

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ASX Market Wrap: Weather, retail sales and a court case

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Another company blames the weather for lower profits and iiNet wins High Court case

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API: Shares up over 16 per cent, but one to skip

| Mike King

When the risk/reward balance isn't in your favour, best to take a pass

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Maverick Drilling & Exploration: Wow. Another huge upgrade

| Bruce Jackson

Maverick Drilling & Exploration Limited (ASX: MAD) announced a significant upgrade to their  independently evaluated oil reserves due to the…

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iiNet wins landmark copyright case

| Mike King

ISP wins closely watched case against the Hollywood heavyweights

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Woolworths: Third quarter sales soft

| Mike King

Price wars with competitor Coles continue to take their toll

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Asian expansion – the big bank edition

| Peter Phan

Both the stakes and rewards are raised when companies expand offshore

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Moderate gains and 'buzzword bingo' on the ASX

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The ASX closed up 0.3% among strategy updates and capital management plans

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Banks: The bull and the bear

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

A conservative consumer, lower growth and risky expansion mean 'buyer beware'

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Fools. You Made A Very Bad Call

| Bruce Jackson

In today's packed edition of Take Stock, we look at Warren Buffett's shocking prostate cancer news, one Fool's trip to…

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Telstra roundtable: Focusing on the dividend a fair call

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Telstra Corporation (ASX: TLS) today unveiled their much awaited capital management program. It turned out the be somewhat of a…

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Blackmores: Healthy sales, flat profit

| Mike King

A good sales result, but profit cracks starting to show?

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Is India the new China?

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India is starting to happen, investors. The world's second most populous nation — largely ignored for its lackluster growth, rampant…

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Why Australian retailers didn't sleep well last night

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Amazon.com.au might be closer than we think... and our retailers have reason to worry

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Buffett's next move – and yours

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What the Oracle's cancer news means for him... and investors

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Jeans, moats and Asian expansion

| Peter Phan

Just because a market exists, doesn't mean a company is equipped to exploit it

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How rich countries spend their money

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Are our lifestyles making us poor?

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Codan: Metal detectors making money

| Mike King

A lift in sales leads to profit upgrade for the metal-detector-to-communications company

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ERA: Hope for a new ERA?

| Mike King

Sentiment has turned positive, but this miner still has mountains to climb

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A rising ASX tide lifts almost all boats

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

There aren't too many unhappy ASX investors after today's 1.4% gain

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Westfield: Divesting majority of 8 US shopping centres

| Mike King

The company continues to rebalance its portfolio to improve investor returns

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Beware the 'market darlings'

| Mike King

Like Icarus, flying too close to the sun can be a dangerous pursuit

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Fleetwood wins accommodation tender at Gladstone

| Mike King

The 'picks and shovels' player increases its accommodation arm

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IAG: Asia Pacific expansion coming thick and fast

| Mike King

After a tough time overseas in the past, IAG is ready to again spread its wings

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Tamawood: Gathering momentum?

| Mike King

Another Queensland property group with promise

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Dow surges, up and away for ASX and $A

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Never content to sit idle for long, the Dow Jones Industrials Average (INDEX: ^DJI) has shown big swings the last…

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Warren Buffett diagnosed with cancer: "Not remotely life threatening"

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Buffett says that while the treatments will restrict his travel, they will not otherwise affect his daily routine.

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