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ASX gold shares could be a place to find safety and even positive returns. Certainly, there is significant volatility in share markets worldwide at the moment, but perhaps gold can be the antidote.

The global banking sector continues to see volatility, with Deutsche Bank being the latest bank to see investor uncertainty.

Gold has been a store of wealth for thousands of years and has tracked inflation over time.

For some reason, the yellow metal has managed to build a reputation of being a hedge against share market and other asset declines.

Indeed, being able to benefit from something going up when other assets go down could be a very useful strategy, if it works.

However, ASX gold mining shares can have similar sorts of risks to those of other commodities. So, I’d want to choose gold assets that seem relatively trustworthy in the face of all this uncertainty, like the two potential options below.

Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN)

Evolution Mining is an ASX gold mining share that operates five wholly-owned mines: Cowal in New South Wales, Mungari in Western Australia, Mt Rawdon and Ernest Henry in Queensland, and Red Lake in Ontario, Canada.

What investors may notice about that list is that all of the mines are located in dependable countries where there are high levels of trust in mining and taxation laws, as well as a strong belief in capitalism. In other words, I like the jurisdictions where Evolution Mining’s mines are located.

The business is expecting to significantly increase its gold production, with the company projecting a 25% increase between FY22 to FY24. In FY24, Evolution could produce 800,000 ounces of gold. In the first half of FY23, it made around US$330 million of operating mine cash flow.

It also has exposure to copper through its Ernest Henry operations.

In FY24, the ASX gold share is expected to generate earnings per share (EPS) of $2.95 and pay annual dividends of 9.5 cents per share. That means the current Evolution Mining share price is valued at under 12x FY24’s estimated earnings with a potential grossed-up dividend yield of 4.6%.

Global X Physical Gold ETF (ASX: GOLD)

If investors want to try to avoid exposure to mining risks, then I think I’d want to choose an exchange-traded fund (ETF) like this one – it’s backed by physical gold. Each physical bar is segregated, individually identified, and allocated.

The ETF comes with an annual management cost of 0.40%. The physical gold bullion is held in the vault(s) of the bank of JPMorgan Chase in London. This vault is audited twice a year, with the auditor’s reports made available for investors to inspect.

ETF’s unit price has risen nicely over the past decade, but it’s impossible to say what the value of the ETF will do in the future.

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Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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Stock in S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) maltster United Malt Group Ltd (ASX: UMG) has been put into the freezer today as the company prepares to react to what looks like a takeover proposal.

The share will remain frozen until it reveals the details of its apparent suitor and their bid or the market opens on Wednesday, whichever comes soonest.

The United Malt share price last traded at $3.44.

Let’s take a closer look at what’s going on with the ASX 200 consumer staples share this week.

ASX 200 share frozen amid takeover approach

The United Malt share price has been halted amid “a potential change of control transaction” involving the company.

And the suitor behind what appears to be a takeover bid? That’s broadly reported to be European peer Malteries Soufflet.

Malteries Soufflet was itself acquired by agriculture group InVivo in 2021, with global investment firm KKR buying a significant minority stake alongside Bpifrance and Crédit Agricole Group around the same time.

United Malt became the world’s fourth largest independent commercial maltster on demerging from GrainCorp Ltd (ASX: GNC) in 2020.

The demerger was intended to create shareholder value by splitting the two businesses into separate ASX 200 agribusiness companies.

However, the United Malt share price has disappointed since. The stock has fallen 16% since it listed. Though, it’s jumped 21% since hitting an all-time low of $2.81 in October 2022.

As of Friday’s close, the maltster boasts a market capitalisation of around $1 billion.

Goldman Sachs is advising the company’s suitor while Macquarie provides advice to United Malt, according to reporting by the Australian Financial Review.

United Malt tipped financial year 2023 to bring a “material increase in earnings” on posting its full-year results in November 2022.

Its underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) fell 23.2% last fiscal year to $105.9 million. Meanwhile, its revenue lifted 13.9% to $1.4 billion on the back of higher barley prices.

United Malt share price snapshot

The United Malt share price has underperformed the ASX 200 in recent months.

The stock has fallen 1.4% since the start of 2023. It is also currently 9% lower than it was this time last year.

For comparison, the ASX 200 is trading flat year to date and has dropped 6% over the last 12 months.

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When it comes to receiving income from the share market, most investors think of individual ASX shares like Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) or BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP). But exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can also be a good source of dividends for investors.

We already know that investing in ETFs can bring a bevvy of benefits, such as easy diversification. But there are many ETFs on the ASX that have the potential to shower investors with dividend income as well. Let’s check out three.

3 ASX ETFs that will pay you nice dividend income

Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (ASX: VHY)

This ETF from Vanguard specialises in providing high levels of dividend income to its investors. Rather than tracking an entire market-wide index, this ETF holds a concentrated portfolio of around 70 ASX shares. These shares are selected for having “higher forecast dividends relative to other ASX-listed companies”.

At present, these include names like CBA, National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB), Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) and Transurban Group (ASX: TCL).

The Vanguard High Yield ETF has paid out $4.15 in dividend distributions per share over the past 12 months. On current pricing, that gives this ETF a trailing yield of 6.37%.

BetaShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ)

This US-focused ETF is not normally a name that comes up in a discussion about dividend income. But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth considering. This ETF is an index fund that tracks the American NASDAQ-100 Index (NASDAQ: NDX).

The NASDAQ is one of the two major stock exchanges in the United States and is known for housing most of the US’s largest tech companies. As such, you’ll find the likes of Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Tesla, Alphabet, NVIDIA and Netflix amongst this ETF’s top holdings.

Many of these shares pay their investors dividends. As such, this ETF receives these dividends and passes them on to its investors in turn. Over the past 12 months, investors have enjoyed distributions totalling 87.26 cents per unit. That gives this ETF a trailing yield of 2.93% on current prices.

Considering this, and the average performance of 15.56% per annum that this ETF has delivered over the past five years, we have an ETF that has the potential for both growth and dividend income.

iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (ASX: IXI)

Finally, this consumer staples ETF from iShares is worth a look. Consumer staples shares are the companies that produce, manufacture or sell food, drinks, and other household essentials. Vices like alcohol and tobacco also fall within this sector.

This ETF holds a collection of the globe’s largest consumer staples shares. In this ETF you’ll find names like Nestle, Pepsico, Coca-Cola, L’Oreal, Walmart and Philip Morris International.

These kinds of companies are some of the world’s best dividend payers. For example, Coca-Cola is a rare ‘dividend king’, having not cut its annual dividend for over 50 years. Given the strength of some of these companies, I think this ETF is worth a look for strong and steady income, despite its current trailing yield of 1.76%.

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The Impedimed Limited (ASX: IPD) share price has had a sensational start to the week.

In afternoon trade, the ASX biotech share is up 86% to 11 cents.

Why is this ASX biotech share rocketing higher?

Investors have been buying this ASX biotech share after it advised that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has released a new version of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Survivorship.

According to the release, for the first time, these guidelines include bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS).

Key points include:

• The NCCN Guidelines specifically name bioimpedance spectroscopy as an objective measurement tool to identify early signs of lymphoedema.
• The NCCN Guidelines now recommend regular screening for all cancer survivors at risk of lymphoedema.
• The recommendations made by the NCCN Survivorship Panel were Category 2A, which means that there was uniform NCCN consensus for this new recommendation.
• The inclusion of BIS in the NCCN Guidelines will help establish BIS as standard of care and accelerate adoption by Private Payors and Providers.

The release highlights that NCCN Guidelines are the globally recognised standard for clinical direction and policy in cancer care, with the goal of improving patient care and outcomes.

Why is this good news for ImpediMed?

This is good news for ImpediMed as it has the only FDA-cleared BIS technology for the assessment of lymphoedema.

The company’s SOZO Digital Health Platform is broadly accepted and recognised for effective and accurate screening of lymphoedema.

The ASX biotech share’s Managing Director & CEO, Richard Valencia, commented:

The recommendation in the NCCN Guidelines for the use of bioimpedance spectroscopy technology is a major validating moment for the Company. The authors of the NCCN Guidelines are world leaders in global cancer care driven by sound clinical evidence and patients’ best interests. Their recommendations are highly influential for clinicians, patients, policymakers, and insurance companies.

We will take the information in these updated NCCN Guidelines and immediately integrate it into our reimbursement strategy to expand coverage of SOZO testing for lymphoedema. Our near-term focus remains leveraging our strong clinical evidence, market position, and now these guidelines to drive growth and adoption of our solution for breast cancer-related lymphoedema. Longer-term, these guidelines also support an opportunity to expand into other cancer types, broaden our footprint in oncology, and benefit even more patients.

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It’s been a much-needed positive start to the trading week for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) so far this Monday. After a wild and woolly week last week, the ASX 200 is kicking things off this week on a far better note.

At the time of writing, the Index is currently enjoying a 0.13% bounce, which lifts it back over 6,960 points.

But time now to delve deeper into these tentative gains by checking out the ASX 200 shares that are at the top of the stock market’s trading volume charts, according to investing.com.

The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume this Monday

Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS)

First up today is a familiar face in ASX 200 blue chip Telstra. So far this session, a decent 10.15 million Telstra shares have been traded on the markets. There hasn’t been any news out of Telstra itself for a while now. So this high volume could be a result of the movements of the Telstra share price itself.

The telco has indeed had a bit of a bouncy day. Telstra has bounced between $4.17 and $4.22 a share all day and is currently up by 0.72% at $4.20.

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)

Next up we have ASX 200 lithium leader Pilbara Minerals. This Monday has had a notable 13.58 million Pilbara shares bought and sold thus far today.  All has been quiet on the Pilbara news front today as well. But certainly not with the Pilbara share price.

Pilbara has had a bit of a rough start to the trading week. The lithium leader is down a nasty 2.67% so far today to $3.46 a share, despite this lack of news from the company. This sell-off looks like the catalyst behind these high trading volume numbers we are seeing.

Sayona Mining Ltd (ASX: SYA)

Third and finally this Monday, let’s check out Pilbara’s fellow ASX 200 lithium stock Sayona Mining. This session has seen a sizeable 31.3 million Sayona shares swapped on the stock market so far. Again, there is little news to speak of today.

But there are a few other factors worth mentioning. The first is Sayona’s ongoing presence on ASX’s most shorted shares list, which my Fool colleague went into this morning. This could be helping to boost volumes in itself.

But Sayona is also going the opposite way to Pilbara today. This lithium share is presently enjoying a hefty 3.8% lift up to 19 cents a share. It’s this rise that looks to be behind the big numbers we are seeing with Sayona’s volumes this Monday.

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When it comes to building wealth through investing, there are few strategies more effective than compounding. By reinvesting your dividends, you can harness the power of compounding to grow your portfolio over time. But not all ASX dividend shares are created equal.

Identifying companies that can stand the test of time should be a priority if building life-changing wealth over decades is the plan. There’s little point in finding an investment with a high yield now if it goes bust five years later — undoing all of the prior compoundings.

That’s why I would focus on companies within the ASX 300 with a competitive edge and a long history of growing dividends.

Let’s take a look at three companies that I believe best fit the bill.

Retailers with strong and growing brands

The accumulated value of a brand built over decades can be a wide and defendable moat. Humans tend to unconsciously gravitate toward companies they know and trust, even if it means sometimes paying more than at a lesser-known competitor.

Two dividend shares I reckon are prime examples of this familiarity bias in action are Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL) and Premier Investments Limited (ASX: PMV). Kicking off in 1972 and 1987, respectively, both companies have a long track record of providing quality products at affordable prices.

While growing their customer bases over the years through additional stores and brands, these two retailers have amplified their earnings. Similarly, dividends have gradually trended higher during their listed lives, as shown below.

Aside from Super Retail Group experiencing a blip during the pandemic, dividends have steadily increased over time.

In my opinion, both Premier Investments and Super Retail Group have a good chance of compounding into the future. This is because both of these ASX dividend shares are still rapidly growing their brands.

For example, Super Retail achieved 55% sales growth of its Macpac brand in the first half of FY2023. Likewise, Premier Investments revealed record half-year results today. The retail conglomerate’s global sales of its Smiggle brand increased 30.3%, and Peter Alexander’s sales reached a record $261.7 million — up 15.1% year on year.

Possible future dividend aristocrat inside the ASX 300

The crème de la crème of the compounding is a dividend aristocrat — companies that have upped their dividends for 25 consecutive years or more.

Even an initial investment of around $5,000 can grow to considerable wealth over 15 years, assuming the company increases its dividends by roughly 10% per annum and the share price rises 5% each year.

Assuming dividends are reinvested, such a hypothetical investment could grow to more than $20,000, as illustrated below.

Unfortunately, there aren’t any ASX 300 shares — or ASX companies, period — that meet the stringent criteria of an aristocrat. However, if we loosen the conditions to include ASX shares that have not reduced their dividends over the same time, Sonic Healthcare Limited (ASX: SHL) gets pretty close.

The laboratory and pathology giant has not once cut its dividends over 20 years. An exceptional history if ever I’ve seen one.

I believe Sonic’s positioning in a defensive market bodes well as a multi-decade investment. The company’s strong balance sheet and involvement in molecular diagnostics could fuel future years of compounding, in my opinion.

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With so many shares to choose from on the ASX, it can be hard to decide which ones to buy. The good news is that brokers across the country are doing a lot of the hard work for you.

Three top ASX shares that leading brokers have named as buys this week are listed below. Here’s why they are bullish on them:

Aeris Resources Ltd (ASX: AIS)

According to a note out of Bell Potter, its analysts have retained their buy rating on this copper miner’s shares with an improved price target of 95 cents. This follows news that it has discovered a massive new sulphide lens within the Bentley deposit at its 100%-owned Jaguar operation. Outside this, the broker highlights that Aeris represents a copper dominant mining exposure with all its production assets in Australia. The Aeris share price is trading at 59 cents today.

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL)

A note out of Morgans reveals that its analysts have retained their add rating and $43.00 price target on this gaming technology company’s shares. This follows the company’s investor round table event, which went down well with the broker. All in all, Morgans remains optimistic about Aristocrat’s long-term growth potential. This is thanks to its superior capitalisation and strong ability to invest in the development of its land-based and digital gaming businesses. The Aristocrat share price is fetching $36.65 this afternoon.

Block Inc (ASX: SQ2)

Analysts at UBS have retained their buy rating and US$102.00 (A$153.22) price target on this payments giant’s shares. The broker believes that the Hindenburg Research short attack was filled with unsubstantiated allegations. In light of this, it believes investors should take advantage of its share price weakness to invest in an innovative company that is well-placed for medium term growth. The Block share price is trading at $91.15 on Monday.

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ASX lithium shares have been all the rage in recent years, but have they had their run? Is it too late to buy in?

Not for at least one stock, which multiple experts still rate as a buy:

Almost doubles production, revenue surges

Bell Potter investment advisor Christopher Watt names Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) as one of his team’s “preferred lithium plays”.

“Spodumene concentrate production of 309,255 dry metric tonnes in the first half of fiscal year 2023 was up 83% on the prior corresponding period,” Watt told The Bull.

“A surge in revenue saw a big improvement in the company’s cash balance.”

Argonaut Securities associate dealer Harrison Massey also rates the lithium miner as a buy.

“Pilbara MInerals remains an attractive investment in response to strong lithium demand,” he said.

“Sales revenue of $2.18 billion in the first half of fiscal year 2023 was up 647% on the prior corresponding period.”

Pilbara shares are now 8.4% higher than they were a year ago but along the way, the stock price has fluctuated as much as 168% upwards and 43% downwards.

The fortunes of the stock are understandably correlated to the spot price for lithium.

Both experts noted how Pilbara paid out its first dividend recently, perhaps acting as a soother for the volatility.

“The company offers a bright outlook,” said Watt.

“It recently announced an inaugural fully franked dividend of 11 cents a share, supported by higher spodumene prices and volumes.”

Macquarie also loves Pilbara

Watt and Massey’s peers are somewhat divided on their opinion on Pilbara shares.

According to CMC Markets, eight out of 15 analysts currently rate the stock as a strong buy. However, three of the others are urging investors to sell.

The team at Macquarie shares Watt and Massey’s bullishness. 

The Motley Fool reported last week that those analysts had slapped on a price target of $7.50, which implies Pilbara shares could more than double from their current level.

Pilbara operates the Pilgangoora Project, which is “one of the largest hard rock lithium deposits in the world”, according to The Motley Fool’s James Mickleboro.

“Macquarie appears to believe recent weakness in the Pilbara Minerals share price has created an incredible buying opportunity.”

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In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on course to start the week with a small gain. At the time of writing, the benchmark index is up 0.25% to 6,973.6 points.

Four ASX shares that are climbing more than most today are listed below. Here’s why they are racing higher:

Aeris Resources Ltd (ASX: AIS)

The Aeris Resources share price is up 11% to 59 cents. This morning, analysts at Bell Potter retained their buy rating on this copper developer’s shares with an improved price target of 95 cents. This was in response to news that it has discovered a new massive sulphide lens at the Bentley deposit at its 100%-owned Jaguar Operations.

Block Inc (ASX: SQ2)

The Block share price is up over 2% to $91.01. Investors have been buying this payments company’s shares today after they crashed deep into the red on Friday following a short seller attack from Hindenburg Research. Investors may believe this was an overreaction.

Fineos Corporation Holdings PLC (ASX: FCL)

The Fineos share price is up 4.5% to $1.17. This morning, this core systems provider to the life, accident and health, and employee benefits insurance industries revealed a cost cutting plan. It has identified operating cost reduction opportunities totalling 10 million euros. Pleasingly, management doesn’t expect this to impact its growth.

Tyro Payments Ltd (ASX: TYR)

The Tyro share price is up 3.5% to $1.46. The catalyst for this has been speculation that Potentia is planning to make a $1.70 per share takeover offer. Tyro responded to the speculation by advising that no offer has been received. However, it confirmed that takeover talks between the two parties are continuing.

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The BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price is down 0.6% in early afternoon trade on Monday.

Shares in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) mining giant closed Friday trading for $43.64. Shares are currently trading for $43.38.

I suspect today’s retrace is linked more to sliding metals prices than fresh news that the miner has numerous suitors interested in its Queensland coal mines.

With iron ore down 0.3% to US$117.90 per tonne and copper down 1.2% to US$8,921.50 per tonne, the S&P/ASX 300 Metals & Mining Index (ASX: XMM) is down 0.4% at this same time.

What’s happening with BHP’s coal mines?

The Motley Fool first reported on BHP’s potential sales of its Blackwater and Daunia coal mines, located in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, on 16 November.

The BHP share price closed up 1.2% on the day.

The two mines are reported to command a price tag of some $2 billion. Together they mine both metallurgical coal, mostly used for steel making, and thermal coal, which is primarily used to generate electricity.

ASX 200 coal stock Coronado Global Resources Ltd (ASX: CRN) emerged as an early likely suitor for the coal assets. The miner’s Curragh complex is located close to Blackwater.

On 22 March, The Motley Fool reported that New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC) is also eyeing the two coal mines.

New Hope CEO Rob Bishop said his company will be “looking at those assets”. He added that he expects it will be a “fairly competitive process, but something [New Hope] will participate in”.

The BHP share price closed up 0.7% on that day.

Then there’s Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL). As The Australian Financial Review reported earlier in March, the ASX coal miner is also pursuing BHP’s two Queensland assets.

“For the moment our preference would be to stay focused on the BHP assets and make sure we are successful there,” Yancoal CEO David Moult said.

“That is the one we are going to be focused on now and that is where we are going to be putting in our effort because it does fit very well with us,” he added. “We are really keen to get into it and have a look.”

And as The Australian reported earlier today, we can add a range of other potential buyers to that list, totalling some 15 to 25 interested parties.

Those look to include Stanmore Resources Ltd (ASX: SMR), Indian conglomerate JSW, BUMA Australia, Peabody Energy, and Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC).

And they’ll all have some pretty deep pockets to pay for BHP’s assets following all-time high coal prices in 2022.

BHP share price snapshot

As you can see in the chart below, the BHP share price is down 4% in 2023.

Over the past six months, shares remain up 17% amid a recovery in copper and iron ore prices.

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