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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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House prices to double by mid-October

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China and the economy to propel housing higher

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For FoFA's sake… put investors first

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Investor protections must not be watered down

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It's back to the 80s for investors

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The 1980s are long gone, but Goldman Sachs is going back to the future

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Holy iron ore, BHP Billiton…

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Iron ore down 8% overnight

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Slaying the fully-franked sacred cow

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I wish I paid more tax. You should too.

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Happy New Year 2014!

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2013 is behind us, but the investing road ahead is long - in a good way - and likely prosperous!

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No investing pain, no investing gain

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This school of hard knocks is well worthwhile

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Why you need to avoid Qantas

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It’s a great airline… shame about the shares

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The pain might not be over for Forge shareholders

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The performance of the Forge share price yesterday shows the share market at its most brutal

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Beware of share market records

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A crash can be a great time to go shopping for bargains

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We will remember them

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Lest we forget

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How the @Twitter #IPO went, in 140 characters

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Twitter IPO'd last night. Here's a tweet-length overview

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Plenty of #profit for @twitter IPO shareholders

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There was hope. There was hype. And there was a huge price spike

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What you need to know about Twitter's IPO in 140 characters

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You're a tweet away from knowing everything you need to know

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Warren Buffett doesn't like your brand

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our job is to look for companies whose managers are following Buffett’s advice

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Have I got a deal for you

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The starter’s gun has been fired and we’re off. Everyone wants to know “is this the one to buy?”

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Full of sound and fury

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We will not permit conflicted financial advice

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An open letter to Tony Abbott

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The government must resist lobbying by the financial services industry to allow conflicted advice.

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Why the US shutdown is just a dress rehearsal

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I’m taking a leaf out of Warren Buffett’s book, and concentrating on what I can control – finding great investment…

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Here's how the housing bubble bursts

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Just because something is expensive doesn’t make it a bubble

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Buffett cautious amid IPO rush

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Sometimes you think you’ve seen everything that can possibly happen when it comes to investing and finance.

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Twitter and the fear of missing out

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Twitter is planning to hit the boards.

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Vote – and invest – for the long term

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The guessing game is a somewhat interesting sideshow – but irrelevant to long-term wealth building.

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Legacy

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Today is Legacy's Badge Day, and our chance to help Legacy care for the families of deceased and incapacitated Veterans

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Earnings bluff and double bluff…

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There's an element of the spy thriller happening on the ASX as we approach the last leg of earnings season

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The Writedowns of OZ

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Another day, another mining writedown

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Bread maker brings in the dough

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Goodman Fielder returns to profit. But can it last?

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Six stocks with 'sex appeal'

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Tony Abbott got himself in trouble yesterday, but here are half a dozen companies that fit the bill

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Half of Qantas' Dubai flights in a holding pattern

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Dubai is Qantas' new gateway to Europe... but the airport is in urgent need of repairs

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Profit up 26% but REA shares fall 4.4%. What gives?

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REA Group turned in another strong result, so why did investors give it the cold shoulder?

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Apple 'extremely undervalued'

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Activist investor is agitating for a cash return, but the main game is the company's product plans

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The GFC is almost over for investors

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The ASX - including dividends - is almost back to the pre-GFC highs

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GPT, Stockland and Domino's out as reporting season rolls on

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Reporting season is in full swing. Some companies have pleased - others have disappointed

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$5,000 for 3 hours 'advice'. I'm outraged and you should be too

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Clients deserve great service, great returns and should then be happy to pay up for that great performance

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Setting shareholders' cash on fire

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Has so much money ever been wasted by so few?

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How you can avoid the recession we DON'T have to have

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The sky is falling — again. No, I'm not talking about the election campaign — at least not directly —…

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The recession we don't have to have

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Our pessimism is a self-perpetuating cycle, and it’s time that we stopped it.

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A Masters class for investors

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Woolworths' hardware business misses targets -- does it matter?

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My path — and yours — to $1 million!

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For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a millionaire

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What investors can teach politicians

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Why governments must let the car industry die and save the reef.

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