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Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Scott Phillips is The Motley Fool’s Chief Investment Officer in Australia. He is Advisor of The Fool’s flagship investment service, Motley Fool Share Advisor and the Portfolio Manager of Motley Fool Everlasting Income and Premier Portfolio, as well as running our most premium service, Motley Fool Platinum. He is passionate about investing, having managed his own portfolio for over 15 years. A dyed-in-the-wool Fool (in the best way), he has been a member of The Motley Fool since 1999. Scott holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Management) and a Graduate Diploma of Accounting. Before joining The Fool, Scott worked in various Sales and Finance roles in industry, which has allowed him to see the good, bad and the ugly of corporate management close-up. Giving him a great understanding of the way businesses run – and what separates the business wheat from the chaff – Scott wholeheartedly agrees with Warren Buffett when he said he was a ‘better investor because I am a businessman and a better businessman because I am an investor’. Scott left a successful career to follow his passion – helping our members achieve the best possible investment returns, and helping Australians learn to better manage their money. It’s no surprise he ended up at The Motley Fool.

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The looming threat for Australia's companies

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Change isn’t new, but the pace is quickening...

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We Will Remember Them

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Today is November 11th – Remembrance Day. It's the 98th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War…

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Your 'smashed avo' investment guide 

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Forget the fight between the generations, here’s how you can win... 

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5 ASX stocks for the defensive investor

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If you were getting your portfolio ready for disaster – by avoiding "growth" stocks that were going to suffer most…

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What the banking inquiry means for shareholders

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The big bank CEOs are contrite, but the banks are probably safe...

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The market's down, because…

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Even if you can finish the sentence, it’s a waste of time...

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The real problem with the Guvera IPO 

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The float has been controversial, but there’s a bigger issue. 

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Here's what the $1.6 million Super cap means to you (including your SMSF)

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The ATO will still be very kind to savers.

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Lest We Forget

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I was never in the Army. I was never asked to fight for my country. But my father was. He…

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Time to slaughter some sacred tax cows

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There are plenty of special interests, but it’s time to put the nation first

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Mobile Embrace's Unanswered Question

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A question we can't quite answer...

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Are consultants killing common sense?

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As investors our sole responsibility is to determine if a company is worth our investment dollars.

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The dividend warning bank shareholders need to read

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Dividends - The difference between right and popular

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The trend is your friend

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Ignore price trends. When it comes to trends in business here’s a simple rule: If in doubt, follow the money.

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Your dividend payments aren't guaranteed

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Dividends, especially of the fully-franked variety, are all the rage for Australian investors — and with some good reason.

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We Will Remember Them

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Lest We Forget

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A warning shot for bank shareholders

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Bank shareholders are in for a rude shock, and no less than RBA Governor Glenn Stevens is delivering the warning.

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Invest internationally, from home

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Which companies are the next generation of global success stories?

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An Interview with Mark Bouris of Yellow Brick Road Holdings Ltd

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Mark Bouris talks candidly about broker and financial planner Yellow Brick Road Holdings Ltd (ASX:YBR).

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Dividends just jumped the shark

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If you’re holding shares of a company that’s borrowing to pay its dividend, make sure you know the real gamble…

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What is your CEO really telling you?

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If you own shares in a company, those people work for you.

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Please support Legacy

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Please support Legacy

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Want to win at investing? Build a cathedral

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Your job is to find great businesses, pay reasonable prices and let time do its thing. That’s how true legacies…

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The long and the short of it..

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it’s theoretically possible to make money from short-selling… I think there are just easier (and more profitable) ways to invest

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The World Is Your Oyster

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For the investor who wants to really build long-term wealth…

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Did you miss these two big moves?

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98% of the world’s investment opportunities are overseas. It’s time for more Australians to take the opportunity.

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Sorry Australia, you've been had

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This is an intervention

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Greece or rust!

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Investing is full of risks, by its very nature. The investor’s job is to understand and either minimise those risks…

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Greece or rust!

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There’s a more pressing worry here at home

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Your one-step tax deduction

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July 1 will be a new financial year. But it’ll be just another day in a long-term investing journey.

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I was wrong. Learn from my mistake

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We all wish we could be right every time. Our portfolios would be healthier — as would our egos.

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Is the ASX really rigged?

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It’s easy to see the sharemarket as a casino, or as the province only of the investment banks and so-called…

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When Buffett speaks, you should listen

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40,000 people, two old men and the best advice you’ll ever get

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The end of broadcast television?

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Netflix’s arrival means the incumbents need to shape up or ship out…

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Lest We Forget

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One hundred years ago, to the day, as dawn broke, men of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corp nervously,…

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Here comes the crash

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It’s coming… but no-one knows when

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Shaking an iron fist at the sea

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The ‘new normal’ is nothing new – or normal

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The secret of Warren Buffett's success

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Investing well is about understanding and controlling your temperament.

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It may not be a bubble, but it floats

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Learn from Buffett's winning bet

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What's the difference between 'limit' and 'market' orders?

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Knowing what sort of order to place can help make - or save - you some real money

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