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Create an index portfolio with just five stocks

| Mike King

There's an easy way to approximate the index return - or do better

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Buy Harvey Norman, Buy

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

He thinks he might be mad, but Scott Phillips makes the case for buying shares in Harvey Norman

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One finger lickin' good stock idea for this rising sharemarket

| Bruce Jackson

Although the ASX is lagging other markets, it has been a good start to 2012 for investors. The Motley Fool's…

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ETFs: Expanding your investment choices

| Mike King

ETFs may be a simpler, lower cost way to meet your asset allocation needs

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How Buffett sees the world

| Motley Fool Staff

Warren Buffett divides investments into three main types

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Dragon Mountain: A dollar for 87 cents

| Mike King

Buying a company for less than its cash in the bank is an attractive idea

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Gunns: Green shoots or heading for the pulp mill?

| Mike King

A tough market and upcoming capital raising are just two of Gunns' challenges

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Google vs. Facebook: Fight of the century

| Motley Fool Staff

Which company put a stronger case for its business

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Investors: Ignore the economy

| Motley Fool Staff

There is basically no relationship between current GDP growth and future stock returns

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Amazon's amazing automatons

| Motley Fool Staff

Top line growth and operational efficiencies... Amazon keeps delivering

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5 stocks to own for 50+ years

| Mike King

4 criteria and 5 stocks to help you on your way

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The cold, hard truth about brokers and financial advisors

| Motley Fool Staff

A recent piece of research calls the value of advisors into question

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The greatest investing story of the next decade?

| Motley Fool Staff

Understanding its almost indescribable potential could be incredibly valuable

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Premier Investments: There's profit in pyjamas

| Mike King

Tough retail conditions continue, and strong brands are prevailing

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Reckon: Intuit deal comes to an end

| Mike King

Shares hammered as the company charts a new course

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How to handle a China slowdown

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The boom may yet go on, but if it ends, investors need to be prepared.

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A Foolish review of Apple's new iPad

| Motley Fool Staff

How does Apple's latest iteration stack up? Will competitors ever be able to catch up?

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Sigma: A return to profit, but not in the clear

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The pharmaceutical wholesaler still has choppy waters to navigate

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OrotonGroup: Defying the retail trend

| Mike King

Despite a good result, OrotonGroup's shares were thrown out with the bathwater

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A billion reasons not to worry about Chinese growth

| Motley Fool Staff

China's growth is slowing, and world sharemarkets are concerned. But fear not. A billion new Chinese consumers will pick up…

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ASX down 0.5%, resources and retail in focus

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The key themes of the past year were in stark relief today

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Investing in retail: discretion required

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Who’d be a discretionary retailer – or shareholder?

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The bursting of the bond bubble, and why Ken Henry is wrong

| Bruce Jackson

Ken Henry suggests super investors pile into bonds. We couldn't disagree more.

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More pain for David Jones shareholders

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

A big drop in second half profit, and growth is years away

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Why I think Ken Henry is wrong

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Dr Henry is encouraging super funds to invest in bonds. We disagree

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5 reasons to buy high-yield ASX shares

| Mike King

They might not be exciting, but they can be profitable

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What to do when your shares are under water

| Mike King

Here are some options when you're showing paper losses

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Is BHP calling the peak of the China boom?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

BHP's review may be a sign that growth in China is starting to cool

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Apple's great dividend yawn

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Apple has announced its plans for (some of) its cash

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Apple set to splash billions in cash

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Apple has almost US$100b in cash. In a few hours we'll find out how they're planning to spend it

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How to sell like Buffett

| Mike King

When you buy to hold, make sure you have a plan to sell.

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DJs shares halted amid profit concerns

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Reports of a halving of profits from its credit card business, with an announcement expected after tomorrow's board meeting

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More bad news for managed funds

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

84% of US funds failed to beat the benchmark last year. We think individual investors can do better

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11 reasons I don't own gold

| Motley Fool Staff

Sorry gold bugs - I disagree... and history (and Warren Buffett) are on my side.

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The biggest threat to Apple

| Motley Fool Staff

The threat to Apple may not be imminent, but the past provides a cautionary tale

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Women in boardrooms: Fair and profitable

| Motley Fool Staff

The absence of women on corporate boards and in other high-level positions could signal a weaker business outlook for many…

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Sharemarket boom times are back…for some

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The ASX may be stuttering, but we Fools are not deterred. Stay firm. Take control. Make money for you, not…

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94 percent of equity funds lost money over the past year

| Mike King

The stats are in and it’s not pretty for Australian long-only equity funds.

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Goldman isn't alone in the delicate art of ripping us off

| Motley Fool Staff

Is much of the financial system simply an organised game of ripping off the next guy?

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The amazing power of dividends

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

A huge slice of market returns are from dividends and dividend growth. Don't miss out on your share of the…

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