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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!

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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?

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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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'Sorry, you can't afford advice that's in your best interest'

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Reports suggest a review is going to recommend that financial advisors no longer have to apply the ‘best interest’ test…

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The most useless thing a CEO can do…

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The long-term damage done in pursuit of short-term objectives is frightening.

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Tomorrow: What I'm thinking and what I'm about to buy…

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Clear your diaries for 3pm AEST tomorrow.

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Are the stores themselves on sale?

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The market – writ large – has simply changed its collective mind.

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An ASX CEO's three most important jobs

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It seems like a simple question. Maybe you even have a simple answer for it.

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A fairer way to grow — and cool — the economy?

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We shouldn’t do things just because it’s the way we’ve always done them.

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The most wonderful day of the year (or close anyway)

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I get a little more excited than most.

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Don't believe everything the CEO says

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The CEO gilding the lily is often more persuasive than the person telling the unvarnished truth.

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The new normal? Kinda like the old normal…

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If anything is unAustralian, it’s four beers costing more than a pineapple.

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Why the RBA review will be a waste of time…

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Waiting until inflation arrived, and was entrenched, before acting was a monumental mistake.

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Want to pay less tax? Or make more money?

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You should be careful that you don’t let emotions lead you into making a big mistake.

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Our greatest national financial legacy?

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Why it’s time for an Australian sovereign wealth fund – The Australia Fund.

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Market crash: A message from our CIO

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Have we seen the absolute peak of human capitalism? I don't think so, which is why I'm continuing to invest,…

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Get ready for the bear market headlines!

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We all think we’ll invest during a crash, but do we?

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Investing is hard enough…

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You don't get extra points for 'degree of difficulty'.

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Are you ready for GFC Mark II?

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The regulator won't say it but I will: they're worried about a GFC.

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Interest rates have mugged shares… for now

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If some share prices are at panic levels, that opportunity isn’t going to be around for long.

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Sick of the ASX falls? Me too!

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No, it’s not comfortable, but here's what I plan to do.

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My hope for election day — and the next three years

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The investor's guide to the Federal election.

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$16 trillion 'wiped off' share markets. Buffett doesn't care

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Why is the world’s greatest investor buying when many are selling?

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The latest property band-aid

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Another day, another housing non-solution. Why the proposed first home super scheme is a no-go.

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The stock market got you down?

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We just have to keep our eyes on the horizon, and stay the course.

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Are you investing with the odds in your favour?

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When the rollercoaster is speeding downhill, you may want to get off. But then you might miss the best part…

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How to invest when interest rates go up

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Play your game, not theirs. Keep your eyes fixed firmly on the long term.

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Inflation ahead written on a yellow sign.
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How do you solve a problem like inflation?

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The offical inflation rate is 5.1% according to today’s release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Lest We Forget

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We will remember them.

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Motley Fool announces new BNPL-style offering

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New offerings set to revolutionise the BNPL industry.

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Merry Federal Budget!

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I know they’ll probably throw cash at us tonight, which is wrong and irresponsible, in my view.

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Why should we choose between Super and a house?

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Don’t we have more than just those two options?

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Too old to invest long term?

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The average 80 year-old can expect to live for another 10 years -- the outer limit of 'long-term' advice.

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Legendary share market investing expert and owner of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett
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Is Warren Buffett's best in the past?

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Just because a company’s shares look expensive on a ‘price per share’ basis, don’t believe it.

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One word for trying times like these

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Investing lessons from my flood damage and the one word that sums it up

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The best investing education you'll ever get

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One of my favourite days on the investment calendar is when Warren Buffett releases his annual letter to shareholders.

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What investors do while traders are distracted

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In difficult times, traders try to second guess what the market might do next. Investors are in for the long…

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Despite the bad news, things are getting better

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Today's market resilience shows that even in the darkest of days, there is light.

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Share prices are tanking. Please read this

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ASX-listed companies won’t be doing anything different tomorrow, next week, next month or next year, no matter what happens in…

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You're far, far luckier than you think

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I’m down a decent chunk since the highs of last year. But I still count myself as lucky.

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Are you sure you're on the right financial track?

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Is your financial life running smoothly?

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Happy Australia Day!

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Celebrating all that’s great about Australia

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Another 2.5% fall. Here's what we're thinking

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See-sawing Wall Street, and losses on the ASX. What's an investor to do?

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