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Motley Fool Take Stock

Motley Fool Take Stock is an unbiased, independent, no holds-barred look at the Australian share market.

The Motley Fool Australia's Chief Investment Officer, Scott Phillips, delves deeper than everyone else to figure out what's REALLY going on, and how you can use that information to find the BEST and SAFEST way to make money right now.

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A Black Friday stock tip for free

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No catch. Just a free stock tip.

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Warren Buffett
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Warren Buffett's 'last' letter

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Buffett on succession, strength, and serendipity.

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The single greatest risk to Superannuation

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And it probably isn't what you think.

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Success is a double-edged sword

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The advantage that can become a millstone.

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Common sense, accepted wisdom and other mistakes

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What mistakes are you making?

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A glistering opportunity… or a glittering trap?

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It's yellow, shiny... and expensive.

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Pessimists sound smart. Optimists win.

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It's not a lack of problems, but our ability to overcome them.

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Common sense prevails on Super

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It took a while, but the outcome is the right one.

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Two happy woman on a couch looking at a tablet.
Motley Fool Take Stock

A Black Friday stock tip for free

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

No catch. Just a free stock tip.

Read more »

Warren Buffett
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Warren Buffett's 'last' letter

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Buffett on succession, strength, and serendipity.

Read more »

A toy house sits on a pile of Australian $100 notes.
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The single greatest risk to Superannuation

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

And it probably isn't what you think.

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A group of three people in a bank setting with one customer.
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Success is a double-edged sword

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The advantage that can become a millstone.

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A woman looks quizzical while looking at a dollar sign in the air.
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Common sense, accepted wisdom and other mistakes

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

What mistakes are you making?

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Teen standing in a city street smiling and throwing sparkling gold glitter into the air.
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A glistering opportunity… or a glittering trap?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's yellow, shiny... and expensive.

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A group of six young people doing the limbo on a beach, indicating oversold shares that can not go any lower.
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Pessimists sound smart. Optimists win.

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's not a lack of problems, but our ability to overcome them.

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Superannuation written on a jar with Australian dollar notes.
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Common sense prevails on Super

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It took a while, but the outcome is the right one.

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Breaking the investing rules!

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An interview to watch and a book to buy.

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Investing can mess with your head

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The future is never clear.

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Some sense on the new Super tax?

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If the reports are true, the government is listening...

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What goes down… has always gone up

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Stay the course, we must.

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Economic roundtable or maturity test?

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My take on the Treasurer's economic roundtable.

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Happy Vanguard Index Chart Day

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The most important chart in investing.

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A rates day (non)-prediction

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Most talking heads have a view, a forecast or a prediction. Not me.

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What really matters

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More important than investing.

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A shovel, a winch… and an investing lesson

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An old maxim that isn't always right...

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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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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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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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