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Sebastian Bowen

Sebastian Bowen has been a Motley Fool contributor since late 2018. Sebastian found his passion for writing and educating others about shares and all things finance after completing his studies in political, economic and social science and enjoys bringing this passion to life at the Fool. His investment philosophy is a simple one – buying high-quality companies at prices that make sense. When he’s not researching his next investment at all hours of the morning, Sebastian enjoys classic movies and likes to unwind with a good book, newspaper or record.

Recent Articles

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Share Market News

Guess which ASX 300 director dumped over $17 million worth of his company's shares this week

| Sebastian Bowen

Is there a good reason why this director is selling his own company's shares?

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Dividend Investing

Why is the Whitehaven share price taking a thumping on Thursday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Whitehaven shares are dropping today, but it's for a happy reason.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Should I buy Woolworths shares following the ASX 200 supermarket giant's latest results?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how one ASX broker rates Woolworths after its earnings.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Wednesday

| Sebastian Bowen

Some takeover news has boosted one ASX share to the top of the volume tables today...

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How to invest

3 reasons I prefer buying ASX shares over an investment property

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why I think shares are better than property for a beginner investor...

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Share Market News

Why is the Star Entertainment share price on ice today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Star shares have been taken off market. What's going on?

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Dividend Investing

Here's why the AGL share price is dipping on Wednesday

| Sebastian Bowen

Investors might be happy AGL shares are falling today. Here's why.

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Dividend Investing

Why is the CBA share price sliding on Wednesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

CBA shares are falling today, but shareholders will be happy about it.

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Materials Shares

Why did the Arafura share price charge 10% higher on Tuesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

What was behind this rare earths rocketship on Tuesday?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

Some massive moves up for lithium stocks are driving volumes today.

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Resources Shares

At under 30 cents each, are these ASX lithium stocks cheap?

| Sebastian Bowen

Do lower priced lithium stocks give investors more potential upside?

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Dividend Investing

How I'd invest $200 in ASX 300 shares each month to target a $20,570 second income

| Sebastian Bowen

Let's walk through how to build passive income with ASX shares...

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the boosted Coles dividend

| Sebastian Bowen

Coles just announced its biggest dividend on record...

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Share Market News

3 ASX 300 shares that made big moves on earnings updates

| Sebastian Bowen

These ASX shares were on the move today after some interesting earnings reports.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

Massive falls in ASX lithium shares are dominating trading volumes today.

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Dividend Investing

Why is the Wesfarmers share price dipping on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Wesfarmers shares are falling, but here's why investors will be happy about it.

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Materials Shares

Why is ASX lithium share Magnis in a trading halt?

| Sebastian Bowen

This lithium share could be about to make a big announcement.

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Share Market News

Guess which ASX 200 director has been buying up shares since their company reported

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX 200 share is seeing its director putting their money where their mouth is?

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Bank Shares

Hoping to pocket the next CBA dividend? Here's what you need to do

| Sebastian Bowen

You'll have to be quick if you want CBA's largest interim dividend ever.

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Dividend Investing

Why term deposits can't compete with these 5 ASX dividend machines

| Sebastian Bowen

These ASX dividend shares just make term deposits look bad.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Thursday

| Sebastian Bowen

Some massive post-earnings share price falls are driving volumes today...

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Technology Shares

Why are ASX 200 tech stocks like Xero having such a cracking run today?

| Sebastian Bowen

The tech sector is smashing the ASX 200 today. Here's why.

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BNPL shares

Why is the Zip share price rocketing 7% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

With no news out, why is this BNPL share rocketing?

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ETFs

Is the Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (VHY) a good buy for passive income?

| Sebastian Bowen

Does this ETF live up to its name when it comes to income?

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the boosted Telstra dividend

| Sebastian Bowen

Telstra has just given investors a second consecutive dividend hike...

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Bank Shares

Is the CBA share price a buy following Wednesday's 5% fall?

| Sebastian Bowen

You might want to take a second look at CBA before buying yesterday's dip

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Share Market News

Does the BetaShares Nasdaq 100 ETF share price fall make it a no-brainer buy?

| Sebastian Bowen

This popular ETF could be in the buy zone right now...

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Wednesday

| Sebastian Bowen

It's a mixed bag of ASX 200 share on our most traded shares list today.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Should I buy Endeavour shares following the ASX 200 company's stellar results?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how one ASX broker rates the Endeavour share price today.

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Share Gainers

Star Entertainment share price rebounds 8% on Wednesday

| Sebastian Bowen

Star shares might finally have found a bottom...

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52-Week Highs

4 ASX 200 stocks smashing new 52-week highs on Wednesday

| Sebastian Bowen

These four shares are defying the markets to push to new heights today...

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Bank Shares

Why is the ANZ share price tumbling on Wednesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is CBA dragging down the ANZ share price today?

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52-Week Highs

Love all around: 2 ASX All Ords stocks smashing new 52-week highs on Valentine's Day

| Sebastian Bowen

These two ASX shares have been kissed by Cupid today.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

Our most traded ASX 200 share today just hit a new record low.

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Index investing

I'd drip-feed $400 a month into ASX shares to try for a million

| Sebastian Bowen

Shares will make you rich, all you need is time...

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ETFs

Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF: Short-term pain for long-term gains

| Sebastian Bowen

Is there ever a bad time to buy an index fund?

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Travel Shares

Are whales dipping in and out of this ASX 200 travel share?

| Sebastian Bowen

There are some massive trades happening with Flight Centre shares this month...

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Technology Shares

Appen shares dive again. Are they cheap enough to buy?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is the Appen share price just a falling knife?

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Travel Shares

Someone just bought $22 million of Flight Centre shares. Here's what we know

| Sebastian Bowen

Has a whale flooded into Flight Centre?

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Bank Shares

Buy ANZ shares today for 16% upside: broker

| Sebastian Bowen

These brokers reckon ANZ shares could still be undervalued...

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