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Bruce Jackson

Bruce co-founded The Motley Fool UK in 1997. Now back in his native Australia, Bruce is the General Manager of the Motley Fool's Australian operations. Bruce holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and a Diploma of Financial Services. He writes The Motley Fool's popular and widely read Take Stock free email newsletter. He is a keen investor himself, and particularly enjoys picking up stocks during the market's periodic but regular periods of panic.

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 5: Prepare For Investing Take-Off

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Pardon us for interrupting your illustrious investing career for this very important public service announcement: Any money you need in…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 6: Share Market Investing! Seriously, It's Simple

| Bruce Jackson

What would you do if we said you were missing out on an investing strategy that, in the long run,…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 7: The Dirty Little Secret Of Managed Funds

| Bruce Jackson

Active fund managers get paid to beat the market. Funny thing, though, is that most fail. What is not funny…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 8: The Great Dividend Tax Advantage

| Bruce Jackson

The old saying goes there are two things certain in life – taxes and death. Since you're reading this, we…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 9: Asset Allocation

| Bruce Jackson

As fun as finding winning shares is (and trust us, it really is fun), your allocation to shares (equities) is…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 10: Avoid the Biggest Mistake Investors Make

| Bruce Jackson

We're about to share with you the secret to avoiding a $10 billion investing mistake. It's not more money, a…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 11: Buy Your First Shares

| Bruce Jackson

When you buy a share, you're purchasing a stake in a living, breathing business. Buy shares of your favourite electrical…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 12: Five Reasons To Sell

| Bruce Jackson

When should I sell? This is one of the most frequent questions we hear. Our glib (yet truthy!) answer is:…

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⏸️ 13 Steps to Financial Freedom

Step 13: Tell Your Friends & Colleagues

| Bruce Jackson

The very fact that you are reading this sentence tells us a lot about your character. Clearly, you crave knowledge…

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Sharemarket trading versus gambling

| Bruce Jackson

Some people liken the share market to a glorified casino. We'd respectfully suggest they are either continually buying the wrong…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Choosing An Online Share Broker

| Bruce Jackson

Why Do I Need a Share Broker? If you want to buy shares, you're going to need a share broker.…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Getting Started In Investing

| Bruce Jackson

If you've read our 13 Steps To Financial Freedom, you'll already know a lot about the Motley Fool, and particularly…

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The Danger Of Penny Shares

| Bruce Jackson

Ever wonder what penny shares are, and whether they really cost a few cents? Read on. The term 'penny share'…

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8 Ways to Size Up A Share Broker

| Bruce Jackson

Whether you're ready to open your first online broker account or simply wondering if you're getting the best service for…

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Why Do I Need a Share Broker?

| Bruce Jackson

If you want to buy shares, you're going to need a share broker. And who wouldn't want to own shares,…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 7: Going Beyond Index Trackers

| Bruce Jackson

If you want to try to beat the ASX sharemarket, and have some fun along the way, you’ll have to…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 6: The Benefits Of Regular Investment

| Bruce Jackson

An excellent way of pacing your investments is by regular investment of say $100, $150 or $200 a month into…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 5: Why We Love Index Tracking Funds

| Bruce Jackson

For your first investment, you want to keep things both simple and cheap. We think that means some sort of…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 4: Why Shares Are Best

| Bruce Jackson

So which asset should you go for as a long-term investment? The asset that has generated the best returns over…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 3: Your Four Investing Options

| Bruce Jackson

Despite the thousands of financial products on offer, they all consist of just four basic investments

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 2: Why You Need To Invest

| Bruce Jackson

The first step in choosing an investment is deciding what you what to achieve

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⏸️ How to Invest

Part 1: The Difference Between Saving And Investing

| Bruce Jackson

Welcome to the Motley Fool's guide on 'Getting Started in Investing' in which we look at what makes an ideal…

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⏸️ Investing

4 Key Facts About The Australian Share Market

| Bruce Jackson

With so much data around about the performance of the Australian share market, we thought it best to put the…

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