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Sebastian Bowen

Sebastian Bowen has been a Motley Fool contributor since late 2018. Sebastian found his passion for writing and educating others about shares and all things finance after completing his studies in political, economic and social science and enjoys bringing this passion to life at the Fool. His investment philosophy is a simple one – buying high-quality companies at prices that make sense. When he’s not researching his next investment at all hours of the morning, Sebastian enjoys classic movies and likes to unwind with a good book, newspaper or record.

Recent Articles

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Bank Shares

The Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price is outperforming the ASX big 4 in the past month

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Macquarie shares have had a very nice month...

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Resources Shares

Why the BHP (ASX:BHP) share price is slumping 1% today

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are BHP shares falling today?

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BNPL shares

Here's why the Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price is up 5% in a month

| Sebastian Bowen

Afterpay shares have had quite a month...

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares this Monday

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Alumina shares rocketed almost 9% after market open this morning, before cooling off later in the day.

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Financial Shares

Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price slumps on FUM update

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Why is the Magellan share price falling by more than the ASX 200 today?

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Resources Shares

Why the Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) share price is leaping higher today

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are this ASX gold miner's shares on the rise today?

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Energy Shares

AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) share price hits 19-year low

| Sebastian Bowen

AGL shares just keep falling...

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BNPL shares

Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price jumps 2% despite new BNPL competitor

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The BNPL company is off to a great start this week.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 Weekly Wrap: ASX puts earnings season to bed with another rise

| Sebastian Bowen

What was happening on the ASX 200 last week?

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Bank Shares

The CBA (ASX:CBA) share price has gained 20% in the last 6 months

| Sebastian Bowen

Why have CBA shares been on fire for the past 6 months?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 heaviest traded ASX 200 shares this Friday

| Sebastian Bowen

Want to know which ASX 200 share is the most traded today? We have the answer

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Resources Shares

Why the Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price has underperformed the ASX 200 in the last year

| Sebastian Bowen

After a bumper 2020, Fortescue shares are struggling this year

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

When was the best ever day on the A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price chart?

| Sebastian Bowen

When were A2 Milk's happiest days?

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Energy Shares

How does the Santos (ASX:STO) dividend compare to the energy sector?

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look to see how the Santos dividend stacks up today

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Thursday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at which ASX 200 shares were swapping hands the most today

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Share Market News

ASX investors were buying Alibaba, Pfizer shares last week

| Sebastian Bowen

Which US shares were ASX investors buying last week?

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Energy Shares

Energy shares are the only ASX 200 sector on the rise this Thursday

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are energy shares on the rise today?

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Share Market News

Your super fund could be run by the Future Fund one day

| Sebastian Bowen

Calls for a shakeup in the national superannuation scheme could see the Future Fund providing super services for Aussies...

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares were the most heavily traded on Wednesday

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX 200 share was the most traded on the share market today?

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Share Market News

Own AFIC (ASX:AFI) shares? Then you also own these US tech stocks

| Sebastian Bowen

AFIC has found a new playground to play in...

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BNPL shares

The Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price is down 20% since early July. What's next?

| Sebastian Bowen

Zip shares have gone backwards over the past 2 months. Why?

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Share Market News

Why did Magellan High Conviction Trust (ASX:MHH) just morph into an active ETF?

| Sebastian Bowen

New code, new me for Magellan...

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Resources Shares

Why the Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) share price is down 17% in a month

| Sebastian Bowen

What went wrong with Rio shares last month?

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Share Market News

How did the ASX 200 shares perform compared to the FTSE 100 shares in August?

| Sebastian Bowen

How did the ASX 200 measure up against its British counterpart, the FTSE 100, over August?

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BNPL shares

How do you value the Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price?

| Sebastian Bowen

How exactly does one value Afterpay shares?

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are the most traded this Tuesday

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Which ASX 200 share was the most traded today?

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ETFs

What's been moving the Nasdaq 100 in August?

| Sebastian Bowen

This ASX ETF has had a cracking August

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ETFs

August has been a good month for the VAS (ASX:VAS) share price

| Sebastian Bowen

The VAS ETF has ha a great month so far...

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Superannuation

CBA (ASX:CBA) just failed the government's superannuation test

| Sebastian Bowen

CBA might have a super problem...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price history: What caused the biggest ups and downs?

| Sebastian Bowen

What have been the biggest ups and downs for the Woolworths share price?

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Share Market News

ASX 200 miners dominate most traded shares on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX 200 share was the most traded today?

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Financial Shares

Here's why the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price is up 6% in the last 3 months

| Sebastian Bowen

Since this news became public, the IAG share price has rallied.

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Share Market News

Why is the Future Fund bailing out of China shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's gone wrong with investing in China?

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Materials Shares

The materials sector is leading ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

What's holding the ASX 200 up today?

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Energy Shares

Santos (ASX:STO) share price lifts 3% following oil price rise

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are Santos shares climbing today?

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BNPL shares

Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price rises amid Amazon's BNPL move

| Sebastian Bowen

Afterpay shares are off to a great start this week...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 Weekly Wrap: A mixed bag of earnings dominates ASX

| Sebastian Bowen

Here on our ASX 200 Foolish Weekly Wrap, we look at the things that moved the S&P/ASX 200 Index and…

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Bank Shares

How has the Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price performed against the banking sector in August?

| Sebastian Bowen

Let's see how Westpac's performance compares to its ASX banking brethren this month.

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Share Market News

It hasn't been a great week for the Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price

| Sebastian Bowen

What happened with Telstra last week?

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares were flying around the share market this Friday

| Sebastian Bowen

It's been a big trading day for these 3 ASX 200 shares. Here are the details

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