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Happy 10th birthday, iPod

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A decade is more like a century in the world of technology, yet the iPod brand has withstood the test…

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3 stocks to profit from the coming sharemarket rally

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Investors buying shares at today's prices potentially stand to benefit twice. Firstly, from rising profits, and secondly, from a removal…

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Two great investors sharing one winning strategy

| Bruce Jackson

Was that the bottom of the market? Share surge higher as Europe is forgotten for a couple of days. You'll…

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Microsoft reminds sharemarket investors it's still a force

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Microsoft reports record $17.4 billion quarterly revenue. Trading on a annual dividend yield of nearly 3%, the shares look cheap

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Is the iPad 3 already on its way

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The iPad 3 is rumoured to be entering production ahead of next year's launch

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Is Fortescue a value trap?

| Peter Phan

Fortescue has ridden the China boom and cyclically high iron ore price. But is this single trick pony a value…

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The coming sharemarket rally

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The future is very likely to look better than today’s sharemarket is predicting, because of its over-reliance on events of…

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So you want to invest in ASX shares

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Keen to make a fortune betting on ASX shares? Before diving in, find out about the basic principles that have…

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Fragile shares and a cactus Pilbara

| Bruce Jackson

Europe keeps sharemarkets on edge, with some traders saying it's making their jobs laughably difficult. Meanwhile, the iron ore price…

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The easy way to make $200,000

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Money you save on charges over the course of your investing life could make a massive difference to your nest…

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Rich Aussies have nothing to complain about

| Bruce Jackson

Sharemarkets fall back, dragged lower by Europe. But why worry? We're rich, employed and can earn a decent return on…

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The death of the bear market?

| Bruce Jackson

Are we now climbing the proverbial wall of worry? Is the bear dead? An increasing number of analysts think we…

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Two big reasons to sell Apple

| Dean Morel

One analyst recommends an apple a day, but believes investors should shy away from Apple stock.

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A Surprise Earnings Miss for Apple – Will You Sell?

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Anyone who's followed Apple for a meaningful period of time can tell you the Mac maker has a history of…

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The High-Yield Dividends to Own for Decades

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High-yield stocks that you should consider owning for decades.

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Opportunity lying in plain sight

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Jeremy Gratham's many past investment predictions have been uncannily correct. This time around, he's predicting U.S. blue chip stocks will…

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5 Stocks That Are Too Cheap to Sell

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Some of the best companies around are still generating substantial wealth for investors and they're too discounted to let go.

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⏸️ Best ASX Shares

The upside of leverage without the downside risk

| Dean Morel

Does this one stock comes with less return risk than the Australian market and a higher probable return? It sure…

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Shares for the long, long run

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Famed U.S. author Jeremy Siegel is as optimistic about shares as ever, and seemingly with some justification. If the current…

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Apple's record-breaking iPhone launch

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Apple may sell as many as 4 million new iPhones in a single weekend. Are you buying one?

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BHP's big $30 billion hole

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BHP Billiton look to spend $20 billion to $30 billion on expanding the massive Olympic Dam mine in South Australia.

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4 wealth-building strategies for an early retirement

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Retiring early needn't be a forlorn hope. Here are 4 simple ways you can happily sail off into the sunset

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Should you catch Billabong's wave?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Billabong shares have been dumped in recent months. But with the shares looking cheap, are they a wave worth catching…

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The Next Huge Oil Spike

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The Iran Saudi assassination attempt could escalate. This type of international volatility has many Motley Fool writers convinced a portion…

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"This market is going to fly"

| Bruce Jackson

Should we expect the mother of all sharemarket rallies? It's the $64,000 question. We wish we knew. But, if investing…

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Foolish thought of the day – Weds 12th Oct 2011

| Bruce Jackson

Is that a sense of relative calm we can sense on world sharemarkets? Not if the Slovakians have anything to…

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Shares a better investment than property

| Bruce Jackson

Buying an investment property now could be your worst investing decision, ever.

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3 investing lessons from Steve Jobs

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The life of Steve Jobs has lessons for technologists and leaders. There are also some key lessons to be learned…

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Shares party like it's March 2009

| Bruce Jackson

From its bottom in March 2009, the S&P/ASX 200 index surged 45% higher in the following 7 months. Are sharemarkets…

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No Thorn in my side

| Dean Morel

Thorn Group is a well-managed company available at a good discount. It deserves a place on our radar. At the…

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Give your under-performing shares the sack

| Peter Phan

Use the market sell-off to upgrade the quality of your ASX share portfolio

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The 3 Smartest Things I Heard at Occupy Wall Street

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On a visit to Fool HQ this week, Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball, Liar's Poker, The Big Short, and more, said that the…

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The 25 smartest things Steve Jobs ever said

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Steve Jobs openly shared his thoughts with the public. And he was more quotable than many think. In honour of…

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This Oil Stock Is a Screaming Buy

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The oil field services industry has collectively taken a hit since the markets tanked a couple of months back over…

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After Steve Jobs, How Does Apple Carry On?

| Eric Bleeker

Steve Jobs turnaround story and "second act" at Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) will forever be remembered as one of the greatest…

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Coal: Does This Signal The End of The Mining Boom?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Whether you’re buying shares, property or any other financial asset, it’s a good mental exercise to try to get your…

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Steve Jobs: Tribute to a Visionary

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The world has lost one of its greatest visionaries. Steve Jobs and his accomplishments will never be forgotten, as he…

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We lose a visionary and set-out a clear investing vision

| Bruce Jackson

The simple secret to investing and why so few people can do. Shares are truly cheap when chaos, panic and…

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The surest way I know to profit in the sharemarket

| Dean Morel

“In the short-run it’s a voting machine, but in the long-run it is a weighing machine”. Wise words, though for…

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Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

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Apple co-founder, chairman, former CEO, and visionary Steve Jobs has passed away, the company announced today

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