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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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Economy

The Aussie dollar has plummeted! Here are some ASX winners and losers

| Sebastian Bowen

There both winners and losers from the fall in the Aussie dollar.

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Share Market News

Why is the ASX 200 falling today? Thank CBA shares

| Sebastian Bowen

What's behind the ASX 200's massive fall today? Investors can look to CBA shares for an answer

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Resources Shares

Lake Resources (ASX:LKE) share price on fire today up 14%

| Sebastian Bowen

Lithium company Lake Resources is up 14% today. What's going on?

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Share Market News

ASX 200 Weekly Wrap: ASX makes it 5 out of 5

| Sebastian Bowen

What was the ASX 200 up to last week?

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ETFs

3 ASX ETFs that could give investors easy exposure to the US markets

| Sebastian Bowen

Some easy ETFs for US exposure...

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Economy

3 things that might happen to ASX shares if inflation returns

| Sebastian Bowen

Here are 3 things to watch out for if inflation returns...

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Cryptocurrencies

Is Facebook about to finally launch its cryptocurrency?

| Sebastian Bowen

And could Facebook's new cryptocurrency be the new Bitcoin?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX 200 share have been traded the most today?

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ETFs

Could investing in the ASX 300 be better than the ASX 200?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is the ASX 300 Index a better investment just because its larger than the ASX 200?

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Retirement

New superannuation rules just passed the Senate. Here's a breakdown

| Sebastian Bowen

New super rules have just passed the Senate....

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Economy

What pandemic? Unemployment is now below pre-COVID levels at 5.1%

| Sebastian Bowen

New figures released today show unemployment has fallen for the seventh consecutive month.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most active ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX 200 share has been the most popular today?

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Bank Shares

Westpac (ASX:WBC) just made a new high! Could it still be a buy today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Westpac shares have just hit a new 52-week high....

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Economy

Did the US Federal Reserve just ring the inflation warning bell?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is inflation back? If so, the US Fed has been very, very wrong....

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Share Market News

Here are 3 of the ASX 200's most traded shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

These shares saw a flurry of trading activity today.

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Share Market News

ASX investors couldn't get enough of meme stocks last week

| Sebastian Bowen

ASX investors can't seem to get enough of the meme stock...

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International Stock News

Rupert Murdoch is hopping on the NFT train

| Sebastian Bowen

What's Rupert up to this time?

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⏸️ Famous Investors

'Big Shorter' Michael Burry calls biggest share market bubble of all time

| Sebastian Bowen

An ominous forecast from an iconic US hedge fund manager?

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Retirement

Most Aussies will get a pay raise next month… will you?

| Sebastian Bowen

Will you get a pay rise or a pay cut next month?

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Communication Shares

Are Telstra (ASX:TLS) shares still cheap today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is the Telstra share price still cheap today?

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Share Fallers

The McPherson's (ASX:MCP) share price fell 15% today. What happened?

| Sebastian Bowen

The health and beauty company's shares took a dive today after it announced a takeover proposal would not be going…

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Share Market News

Here are 3 of the most traded ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

Theses 3 shares have been the most active on the ASX 200 today.

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BNPL shares

Sezzle (ASX:SZL) share price misses out on today's BNPL gains

| Sebastian Bowen

The BNPL company is not having the best of days today.

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ETFs

Investors are now buying more index ETFs than ASX shares

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are index ETFs so popular?

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Share Fallers

What on earth is going on with the Cettire (ASX:CTT) share price today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Shares in the online luxury goods retailer slumped 21% today before the company announced a trading halt. We take a…

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Share Market News

After a thumping year, L1 Capital to expand fund offerings

| Sebastian Bowen

L1 Capital already has a market-beating LIC. It's now looking to expand...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 Weekly Wrap: ASX edges even higher, led by tech rebound

| Sebastian Bowen

What was the ASX 200 up to last week?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX 200 is finishing off the week positively. 3 shares in particular have been the most active today.

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Economy

US inflation numbers are accelerating. How will ASX shares fare?

| Sebastian Bowen

As the US economy recovers and consumer prices spike, we take a look at the potential impact on ASX shares

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Economy

How much does it take to make Australia's wealthiest 1%?

| Sebastian Bowen

If you want to join the top 1% of Aussie earners, here's how much you need to rake in.

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International Stock News

Will Robinhood be the biggest IPO on global markets in 2021?

| Sebastian Bowen

There is speculation that Robinhood, the US$40 billion zero-fee US brokerage firm, will IPO in July

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Record Highs

The Brickworks (ASX:BKW) share price hit an all-time high today. Here's why

| Sebastian Bowen

Brickworks hit a new all-time high today...

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Share Market News

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) under fire over Darwin Dan Murphy's store

| Sebastian Bowen

Woolworths is under fire today over its now-abandoned Darwin liquor store

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are the most actively traded today

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX 200 shares are the most ative today?

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Share Market News

US on brink of passing massive anti-China law

| Sebastian Bowen

The US Senate has just passed a massive US$250 billion anti-China bill....

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) share price is on fire this week

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why Whitehaven Coal has been on fire lately...

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares were among the biggest movers today

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at 3 ASX shares that attracted a lot of attention today...

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BNPL shares

The IOUpay (ASX:IOU) share price is up 4,000% in the past year

| Sebastian Bowen

4,000% in the past 12 months? That's the increase long term IOUpay shareholders have enjoyed.

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Share Market News

Here are the US shares ASX investors were buying last week

| Sebastian Bowen

ASX investors till can;t seem to leave AMC shares alone...

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Healthcare Shares

What's been happening with the Sigma (ASX:SIG) share price?

| Sebastian Bowen

Shares in healthcare company Sigma have been trending downwards lately. Let's take a look.

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