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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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Trading? Go fishing, instead.

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Of all of the things an 11 year-old can become obsessed with, I’ll take fishing any day!

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Afterpay increasing credit limits… what could go wrong?

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At the risk of being called Grandpa, I’m from the ‘spend what you can afford or have already saved’ camp.

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I wish I'd known this decades ago

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What would I tell my younger self?

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Alchemy? Nah, Fool's gold, instead!

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We hope you enjoyed our little joke.

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Why are bank shares up so much?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

While we can speculate on the answer, I’m not sure the speculation is useful.

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'Housing AND Super', not 'Housing OR Super'

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Yeah, but a home is more important than super, right?

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One big lesson from earnings season

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There is a lot to take in.

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A simple fix for superannuation

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's time to return Super to its original purpose, to remove the complexity and to stop it being used as…

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Legendary share market investing expert, and owner of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett.
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Buffett's latest thoughts on business, investing and Berkshire

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Whenever Warren Buffett speaks, or writes, I pay attention.

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Ignore forecasts (and guidance)

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Think like a business owner, not a speculator.

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Invest like a Roman general

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Humility is something to be cultivated in all walks of life.

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The beauty of dollar cost averaging

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Because it’s Friday. And I’m going to cover some investing fundamentals. But you knew that.

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Not all ETFs are the same… and that's a problem

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ETFs are great… right?

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Lessons from a $600,000 share price

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Today I’m going to aim straight down the investing fairway.

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Unpacking some big economic changes

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January was pretty busy.

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Happy Australia Day

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We have much to celebrate, as a country.

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Being told what we want to hear

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The goings-on in Canberra did remind me of one of the more important parts of investing.

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Don't assume you'll be rescued

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It pays to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

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Happy (Foolish) New Year!

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Investing resolutions we can all keep in 2024

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Some Christmas thoughts

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A little perspective this Christmas might be useful.

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Were you just caught with your pants up?

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I believe that share prices will march higher over time. I think it will be a long-term tailwind.

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Life advice from a Motley Fool co-founder

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The Motley Fool is currently holding its annual company conference.

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Are you ready for 2024?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

No-one knows, me included, what’ll happen during one arbitrary trip around the sun.

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Are you ready for the silly season?

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It’s that time of year again.

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Vale, Charlie Munger

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The most iconic investment partnership in history has been broken.

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The worst way to think about share price performance

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Don't get caught up in looking at the wrong things.

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Public policy vs. public outrage

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Let’s go back a step.

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Some of you don't want to hear this…

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I don’t know of any way of investing without the risk of the occasional loss.

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Stop paying the 'lazy tax'

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Your bank is not a charity!

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We will remember them

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We pause on Remembrance Day to honour and give thanks to those who, in their country’s name, made the supreme…

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Two ways to invest in a downturn

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What is an investor to do?

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Why aren't you investing (more)?

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Just, as the Nike ad says, do it.

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Gamble responsibly

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The one investing data point I'd put above all others

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Inflation is running hot. Now what?

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A little prudence is called for. A little old-fashioned financial discipline. 

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Another day, another thing to worry about

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If we invested only in companies that could never, under any circumstances, have any risks… well, we’d never invest.

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Shakespeare's advice for investors

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Many people are wondering whether or not to invest right now...

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Why Grand Finals are a terrible investing analogy

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Go the Chooks in 2024! Too early? Never!

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Think the good times have gone? Think again…

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It could be they're just warming up.

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How I learned to love low share prices

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I raise it to remind you of how you should think about share prices.

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You really should invest. Now.

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

By the time people get motivated to invest, it’ll probably be at the height of FOMO fever.

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