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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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Legendary share market investing expert and owner of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett
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Highlights from Buffett and Berkshire

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You’ll be a better investor for spending a little time taking in Warren Buffett's investing wisdom.

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Oil! Get off the grass!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Now that I think of it, what is the bowls equivalent of Happy Gilmour?

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High inflation. Falling retail sales. Are you ready?

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I’m sorry if this feels a little ‘doom and gloom’.

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I don't care about my portfolio's performance this year

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Want to hear something unusual… and a little strange?

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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?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

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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An open letter to Treasurer Jim Chalmers

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Treasurer, I want to put something to you.

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What a dirty car tells us about inflation

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Now, where did I put that car detergent and chamois? 

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What country music taught me about investing

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Get out into the regions. You’ll be glad you did.

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Happy Australia Day!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We have, despite our challenges and shortcomings, a hell of a lot to be proud of, and thankful for.

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Four years, and still not back to normal

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

This week, we’ve seen more mooted changes to Superannuation.

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You want revenge? Try 'revenge investing'!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Here’s our chance for a little revenge.

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A year to remember (so far…)

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

In just 9 trading days, we’re already ahead of the average annual result.

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What is investing?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

And what does it mean to be an investor?

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Redundancy, where art thou?

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In preparing for the future, what's your Plan B?

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Some year-end reflections

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

At the end of 2022, I’m feeling pretty positive.

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Christmas wishes…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Sharing festive cheer and happy holiday wishes to all our Foolish readers... along with a 'special' rendition of a well-loved…

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What I'm asking Santa for this Christmas

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Faced with the choice to be too optimistic or too pessimistic, I’ll take the former, every time.

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New rules, a new book, and new forecasts

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Predictions are interesting. But for investors, they’re probably best left alone.

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Is the economic worm turning?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The ‘full steam ahead’ vibe of a couple of months ago now seems to be squarely in the rear vision…

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What really cheeses me off

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

If you think this riles me up, you’re right.

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The pessimists were wrong. Again.

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Remember those people who said, a month ago, that it was all doom and gloom?

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Crypto in Super? No way!

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I’m sure there are some crypto fans and libertarians reading this.

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Who needs nuance?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We are not perfect. Nor is anyone else.

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Don't let Black Friday put you into the red!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Please resist the urge for that extra bit of ‘retail therapy’.

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Cycles are back…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Economies move in cycles.

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Do you know what happened on the ASX recently?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It falls to me, here, to do the anti-headlines.

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Musk, Twitter and a Crypto Crash

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It’s his company, and he’s going to run it his way.

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If even the RBA gets the forecast wrong…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

This might be enough to ensure I’m never asked to serve on a public company board

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Elon Musk's 'Alan Bond' moment?

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‘New normals’ are almost always overdone.

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They've got to be ETFing kidding!

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What the ETF is going on?

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Who pays the tax if these companies don't?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's remarkable how little tax you can pay, especially if you’re a multinational.

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Winners and losers this cup — and rates — day

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The future is bright, even if the skies are sometimes overcast.

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What to make of last night's budget

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This one was… different.

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What should be in tonight's budget (but probably won't)

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Treasurer, if you’re reading this, feel free to get in touch.

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Buffett was right… again.

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We’re in a funny time, economically.

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Make this change… then leave Super alone!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It would be very simple, and objectively incredibly fair.

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Don't miss the (investing) forest for the trees

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Whether the future is better or worse than the past is unknowable.

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Four simple steps to great investing

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It's worth asking yourself how many points out of four you’d give yourself on each company you own

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Don't be like our governments. Invest.

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So many people are so fixated on trying to guess the very lowest price, or the very best time that…

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Go home, ASX. You're drunk…

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Days like these have only one rationale: emotion.

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The pound, AGL, volatility, IKEA and Warren's wisdom

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We’ll look back on September and October 2022 as an attractive time to buy some companies that rely on discretionary…

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The biggest risk in a volatile market?

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Waiting for the coast to be clear could be very, very expensive.

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Why I was awake at 3.45am this morning…

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Could it be worrying about stock market volatility keeping me up at night?

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It's going to be bumpy… but worth it

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Trying to avoid the losers can also rob you of the chance to bank meaningful winners.

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Rates up… and more to come. Here's the real tragedy

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Australia's economic management has been a litany of mistakes but, believe it or not, higher interest rates are still better…

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