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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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My 'going on holidays' investing strategy

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Some (early) holiday reflections...

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What the bush taught me about investing

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Bushcraft basics for intelligent investing.

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The ASX is closed. Now what?

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Aesop’s advice for investors.

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Straight Talk with Scott Phillips - The new Super tax is a bad tax
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The new Super tax is a bad tax… here's why

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It's not the intent, but the method, which is so badly awry

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The new Super tax is a bad tax

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There are three problems.

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Warren Buffett
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End of an era: Buffett to step down

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The Oracle of Omaha will end a 60 year reign.

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Motley Fool TV LIVE and FREE at 8pm AEST

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Applying the Pareto Principle to your investing.

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Lest We Forget

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We will remember them.

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Are you ready for today's falls?

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ASX futures suggest that we’ll drop by a bit over 4% today.

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An antidote to market meltdown mania

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We're LIVE and FREE on YouTube soon.

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Trump, Tariffs and (Market) Tantrums!

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We’ve been here before.

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About That FoolFit™ Investment Opportunity…

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It's time to set the record straight.

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Tariffs? Recession? Market falls? Read this.

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The true challenge is emotional, not intellectual.

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Protectionism is stupid. But changing our investing is silly.

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It’s time to put the politics aside.

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6 Lessons from Warren Buffett's latest letter

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Buffett's annual shareholder letter did not disappoint!

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A Valentine's Day economics lesson

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Who said supply and demand wasn’t romantic?

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Tariffs: Russian Roulette With A Bullet In Every Chamber

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It's the ultimate lose-lose.

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Before interest rates fall…

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What the Treasurer must do before the next RBA meeting.

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Nvidia, DeepSeek AI, and Lemmings

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Making sense of DeepSeek and Nvidia.

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Investing lessons… from Aerogard?

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Tune out the noise... and avagoodweekend

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What you can learn from past share price movements

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Three lessons from four companies

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Here come the 2025 predictions

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What might or might not happen over the time it takes for the Earth to make one trip around the…

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Getting the balance right

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18 summers fly by quickly.

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Looking for New Year's resolutions you can keep?

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Celebrate progress, not perfection.

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Merry Christmas, from The Motley Fool

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And a Foolish Christmas Carol.

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Not so fast, Santa. We need to talk

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Before the good times carry you away...

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A 40-year mortgage? No thanks.

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A great way to make housing less affordable.

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No, you're not wrong about Bitcoin… yet, at least

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Three weeks does not an investment thesis make...

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No, Treasurer. Leave the Future Fund alone

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They just can't leave well enough alone...

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We Will Remember Them

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Lest we forget.

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The housing problem that's about to get a *lot* worse

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.. and a limited time to fix it!

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After all that scandal… a share price high?

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Karma isn't real. Sorry.

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Where to invest for 2, 5, 10 and 20 years

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How your timeframe should impact your investing.

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An investing lesson – sort of – well learned

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Sometimes, discretion is the better part of valour.

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An 'all-time high' investing plan

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With the ASX near all-time highs, what's an investor to do?

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How should investors respond to US rate cuts?

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It was a big cut. How should investors respond?

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The three things that drive your investment returns

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Bottom line? Kenny did a great job. But Penny did better.

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Enough with the corporate spin!

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The spin is making me dizzy.

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The recession(s) we're already having

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The headlines hide the real story.

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Here's why you're paying too much for financial advice

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Advice is too expensive. Here's why...

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