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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?

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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'

| 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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BREAKING: ASX suffers biggest fall since… well, Friday

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The Toilet Paper Apocalypse?

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Shares are going to keep falling? Do tell…

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Everyone's an 'expert'. But do they make money?

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Well, I did it. I bought shares today

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Want to know why I was buying today? Here's my simple answer...

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The 'Market Crash!' edition

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The usual suspects are bleating about more doom and gloom. The market collapse they’ve been banging on about for 25…

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What's wrong, Warren?

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On Sunday morning, Warren Buffett released his Chairman’s letter to shareholders of his company, Berkshire Hathaway. Here's a dive into…

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Short term problem or long term opportunity?

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Cafe for sale. Going cheap!

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Why Holden died – and what investors should learn from it

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Vale, Holden. An inglorious exit for a once-proud company

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Blackmores gets a big bath

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Would a change in pay have helped Blackmores?

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Is this the most popular stock ever?

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Death or glory? It's Teslas at 20 paces

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Sorry, Motley. I'm out of here…

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The investing gods have spun the big chocolate wheel in the sky, and coronavirus is this week’s obsession for the…

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A $136,000 lesson. But was it really learned?

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Here's a closer look at why the successful investor aims to be right, not to win an argument. 

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I don't short stocks. But if I did…

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I don’t expect I'll ever short stocks. But if I was going to reinvent myself as a short-seller, I know…

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Coronavirus fears prompt market sell-off. Here's what you should do.

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US markets fall 1.4%. It's like SARS all over again

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Another retailer enters administration. The trend continues…

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Still reading the headlines? Stop it. Now.

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The world is changing… are your investments?

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When even the world's largest fund manager is making changes...

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The end is nigh for this Australian icon

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Football, meat pies, kangaroos and... that's it.

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Like telling a mother her baby is ugly…

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An ugly baby is one thing, but have you ever tried to disagree with someone about investing?

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New Year, New You? Here's how to invest better

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New Year's Resolutions that can really build your wealth

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Merry Christmas, from our Foolish family to yours

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May your heart be light (but not your wallet!). Merry Christmas, Fools!

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How did this fund beat 98% of the others?

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A closer look at the mechanics behind one fund's investment strategy and what we can learn from how performance is…

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An investor's response to MYEFO

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What if they had a MYEFO and nobody came?

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Ronald: 1, Silicon Valley: 0

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Who dares (to flip burgers) wins

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'Greedy bankers' and other useful tautologies

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Whether through genetics, circumstance, experience or opportunity, most of us haven’t made the decisions made by some of our financial…

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Westpac, Harvey Norman and the baying mob

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A win for justice... or the baying mob?

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Stocks for the "no-cash" economy

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You need to hold on...

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You need to hold on…

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The sun always comes up...

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Here's how to invest

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Our investing philosophy

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Our Melbourne Cup tips inside…

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More (recent) Cup winners than Bart...

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How many market 'experts' predicted this?

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BREAKING: $340 billion wiped *onto* the ASX in 2019...

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I should have written this last week

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After the events of the past few days between WiseTech and J Capital, we take a closer look at short-selling…

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Is the dress blue and black or white and gold?

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Here's to the crazy ones...

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I said 'Hands off!' our Super

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Will this make you poorer in retirement?

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Where we're going, we'll (probably) still need roads…

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A prescription for a healthy financial future.

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The CFD ban should be overturned? Wanna bet?

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Cry me a freaking river!

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What I called 'The worst financial idea ever'…

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How you can listen to our free podcast, Motley Fool Money.

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Are investment opportunities really drying up?

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If you're worried about low returns... why be in cash?

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Sorry, retirement. I have a mortgage to pay off.

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A 35-year home loan? You’ve gotta be kidding me!

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Tech, Bitcoin, Lithium… what's next?

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Here’s what’s different this time...

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Value vs. Growth: Warren Buffett's verdict

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Life isn’t black or white. It’s not goodies and baddies. And it’s not Value or Growth.

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Which of these 2 companies would you rather own?

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When 'great' isn't good enough...

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