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The Spontaneous Urge To Invest NOW

John Maynard Keynes was a 20th century economist, best known for advancing the use of budget deficits and surpluses to…

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5 Signs of Irrational Exuberance You Can't Ignore

The U.S. economy continues to show tangible signs of recovery. In April, businesses created new jobs at the fastest rate…

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U.S. Guru: The World Is Running Out Of Resources

What if we were running out of natural resources? What if global population growth was exacerbating this shortfall? As rhetorical…

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The Fool, Buffett & Berkshire 2011

Grandma's cooking, Fawlty Tower reruns, and old fashioneds never seem to disappoint. Neither do Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Berkshire…

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Buffett Holds Court at Woodstock for Capitalists

Every year in late April or early May, tens of thousands of investors board trains and planes, heading for the…

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The Next Big Thing: US Property As An Investment

The Aussie dollar party just won't end. As I write, it trades comfortably over $US1.09. AMP Capital Investors chief economist…

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The 4 Most Dangerous Words In Investing

It's often said that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Sir John Templeton's famous take on…

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This Stock Market – Going Up or Heading Down?

I was recently listening to a couple of experienced analysts give their thoughts on the current state of the Australian…

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5 Investing Insights From Another Master Investor

If you're a serious value investor, you're probably very familiar with the name Seth Klarman. But in case you haven't…

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The Housing Hangover: Coming Soon

Something doesn't feel right. Maybe it's me. This week, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates on hold…

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Do This And You Might Miss A 1300% Winner

We recently ran an article on The 3 Most Important Words in Investing. If you haven't had a chance to…

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Turning $10,000 into $1 Billion

The orders to buy Kollymagnus shares just keep dripping into the Fool Australia email bag, even after we revealed it…

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Buying Gold? You're a Jerk

Gold bugs rise up. Was Charlie Munger wrong to call gold buyers jerks?

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When Rich People Do Stupid Things

Enough. That's the title of Vanguard founder John Bogle's fantastic book about measuring what counts in life. The title, as…

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How Goldman Sachs Outsmarted Buffett

"Every day that Goldman does not call our preferred is money in the bank," Warren Buffett said last year. "Our…

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You Can Beat The Experts

Many would-be investors shy away from taking the plunge because they figure they don't know as much as the experts.…

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The End of Nuclear Power?

This column may be premature, with events at Japan's damaged nuclear power plants still unfolding. But regardless of whether events…

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Your Home Is 56% Overvalued

It hasn't taken long. After last week's panic selling on the back of fears of a Japanese nuclear catastrophe, world…

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I Know How This Will End

Wow… what a month! A terrible nuclear disaster, Western military operations over Libya, US national debt concerns and a landmark…

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Buffett Spends $9 Billion On Lubrizol

When Warren Buffett buys, he buys big. That's because the 80-year-old investor — dubbed 'the Oracle of Omaha' for his…

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What Japan's Disaster Means For You

The earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan last Friday afternoon has had an unimaginable impact on the people of north-eastern…

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In Investing, Temperament Trumps Talent

Last week, the S&P/ASX 200 closed at 4645 points. The previous Friday, the index had closed at 4864 – a…

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Buy Australian. I Am

Back in October 2008, the S&P/ASX 200 closed as low as 3,800 points. Only one month earlier, it had closed…

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Simple Investing Advice For Uncertain Times

Can you smell a little panic in the air? On Thursday the S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 1.4% to the…

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The Wonderfully Simple Rule Of 72

The Rule of 72 lets you estimate, with a fair degree of accuracy, how long it will take a lump…

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We Love Falling Markets, And You Should Too

At last, we have some volatility in world share markets. Over in the U.S, last week we had the S&P…

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Buffett's Crazy Comments Show Why He's Successful

After recently announcing he wouldn't seek re-election as a board member of the Washington Post, Warren Buffett made it clear…

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Buffett's Letter: 5 Investing Lessons

If Warren Buffett had a big, flowy, white beard, some people would view of the release of Berkshire Hathaway's annual…

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Why India Is Sexier Than China

A question that often surfaces in Foolish investing circles is: China or India? Which one will be the greater economic…

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The 10 Most Important Bits of Warren Buffett's Letter to Shareholders

Warren Buffett released his yearly letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday. The letter is important, and not just to…

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Don't Just Listen To The Experts

You may have heard of U.S. 'celebrity' experts Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, Robert Shiller, and Meredith Whitney. But are you…

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Dr. Doom Gets Bullish?

As if we weren't already concerned about certain sectors of the share market thanks to speculative excesses, now the US'…

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Shock: Share Markets Can Fall Too

News flash: sometimes shares go down. You have to prepare for market declines — or else you'll be a sitting…

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The Motley Fool Australian Investor Revolution

The name Motley Fool comes from the one character in Shakespearean literature – the court jester – who could speak…

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Your 13 Steps To Financial Freedom

Welcome! You may not realise it yet, but this may be your ticket to financial freedom. We're talking about the…

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Step1: The Miracle Of Compound Returns

This one simple concept could change your life. Forever. Albert Einstein called the deceptively simple concept the "greatest mathematical discovery…

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Step 2: Trade Wisdom for Foolishness

When you're plying your trade in the investment world, calling yourself Foolish (note the capital "F") is normally inadvisable. As…

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Step 3: Get Control Of Your Money

It might sound incredibly basic, but getting control of your money is about spending less than you earn. Boring, hey?…

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Step 4: Dump Your Debts

These days, being in debt is almost considered normal. The average adult has non-mortgage debts of several thousand dollars, and…

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Step 5: Prepare For Investing Take-Off

Pardon us for interrupting your illustrious investing career for this very important public service announcement: Any money you need in…

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