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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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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

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

What would I tell my younger self?

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Alchemy? Nah, Fool's gold, instead!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

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'

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

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

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One big lesson from earnings season

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

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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Some of my best gains last year were invisible

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

This investing game has a stark, unforgiving scorecard. Either you’re making money, or you’re not. There’s nowhere to hide.

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What gives, when profits rise, but share prices fall?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Overwhelmed by earnings season ups and downs? Here are some tips to help investors ride the waves and prosper in…

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What I'm paying attention to, this earnings season

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

One way to choose a winning ASX share that harnesses good returns is to look at the bigger picture and…

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Don't make the same mistake I made

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Please, learn from my biggest mistake...

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What 'Facebook vs. The Rest' means for you

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Will Google get enough value for the money it’s paying? Will the media companies lose too many eyeballs by being…

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You need an investing roadmap

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

When investing, aim for the best returns you can achieve, but no more. Once you start to ratchet up the…

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What does the market look like when things go back to normal?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Despite phenomenal sales growth, JB Hi-Fi shares and those of other COVID-beneficiaries are likely to be more volatile in 2021.…

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Wake me up… before you go-go?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Thinking about investing for the long term can feel challenging, but your future self will thank you and reap the…

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The banks are playing silly buggers with your savings

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

If your bank is your favourite charity, then by all means accept a crappy interest rate for your loyalty. If…

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Tesla invests $2b in Bitcoin. Has crypto finally arrived?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The puzzle of what Bitcoin is and how much it's worth jumped back into in the spotlight today. Bottom line:…

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Amazon's CEO quits. Time to sell?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Just as it would have been a mistake to sell Apple because it had a new CEO, I’m not intending…

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GameStop… or GameStonk? And what does it mean for you?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Share markets play host to dumb risks like GameStop about every 10 years. So it pays to remember that fortune…

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The moral of the GameStop story?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Mike Brady, Jed Clampett, Taylor Swift and GameStop...

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Speculation deathmatch: Short sellers versus day traders

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Get rich slowly by regularly adding to a well-chosen portfolio, and stay away from the dark side where risky gambling…

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The first million (stars) are the hardest…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

I'm not sure 'invest like you're camping' will catch on. But as investors we are best to slow down and…

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2021 has its worries… even for an optimist

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

What could possibly go wrong in 2021? A few things … so let's be prepared for a volatile year and…

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When was the last time you reassessed your financial plans?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Will your financial plans outlive you?

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Are they really profiting from JobKeeper?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Companies aren't profiting from JobKeeper in the way many think... It's tricky, but in our circular economy, growth begets growth.

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The right sort of optimism for an investor

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The challenges of last year will continue into 2021, but that doesn't mean it's game over. We can be realistic…

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Simple steps to get financially fit in 2021

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

New Years Resolutions to help you take charge of your finances...

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As we bid farewell to 2020, don't miss this lesson…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We made it to the end of 2020! Just don't waste the lessons...

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Merry Christmas, and here's to a brighter 2021…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's been a tough year, but the future is still bright... And yes, as the most reprinted editorial in history…

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How do you live on bank interest when rates are this low?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

If you want a better solution to interest rates near zero, my answer is a well-balanced portfolio containing dividend shares.

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I wouldn't buy this if I was you…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

In trying to create wealth, I wouldn’t be buying shares in a company whose product is trading at what I…

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Investing advice from a teenager

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A school motto offers a timely reminder for investors to keep striving in challenging times, and embrace the future with…

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How some people got a 10-bagger, despite COVID-19

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Want to snare a 10-bagger? Don't run away when the ASX market stumbles. Stay optimistic. Buy quality shares. And hold…

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I thought I'd seen the worst financial policy in years. Then this…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Scrapping increases to Super payments is a money grab. Don’t let the government take a huge chunk of your retirement…

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Why every pessimist is right (often to their cost)

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The Pessimist's Creed: "There's (always) a hole in my bucket, dear Eliza"

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The end of Stamp Duty… and the beginning of a new tax

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

No more Stamp Duty - is this a case of ‘Property Tax and chill’? Or are we being sucked into…

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We Will Remember Them

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Today we stop at 11am, to reflect on the sacrifices paid by our service men and women in our country’s…

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It was close. Too close. At least now we have a winner

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It was a remarkable week. Who was the biggest loser?

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When 'cutting rates' doesn't mean what you think it means

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Here's a red hot question for the Big 4 banks: Why haven’t you passed on the cash rate cuts to…

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STOP PRESS: Today's RBA rate cut is only the sideshow.

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's momentous but we all expected a record cut to interest rates today. And there are 3 other parts of…

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Melbourne Cup tips inside (yes, really!)

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

A low-key Melbourne Cup may not stop the nation today, but we've brought our regular tipster Lewy back to share…

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Here's what the US election means for investors

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Nothing... We can't predict the outcome of the US election. So tune out the politics. Save, invest, and buy the…

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Don't listen to me. Listen to Charlie Munger…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

When it come to the financial services industry, it pays to remember that the incentives of others don’t always align…

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So much brainpower… wasted by betting against humanity

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

See, optimism isn’t blind faith. It isn’t ignoring reality. It’s realising that humanity and progress are inseparable, despite setbacks.

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If you LOVE a Bunnings sanga, you might LOVE the stock…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Love matters. Love isn’t enough, of course but if you can find a company that has loving customers, you’re off…

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The Budget verdict, without the politics

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

In a COVID-19 recovery bid, the Government has thrown everything and the kitchen sink at the Federal Budget. Here's our…

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Is the Treasurer destroying the village to save it?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Letting credit flow more freely is a worthwhile goal. As long as the credit goes to people who can responsibly…

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