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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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Energy Shares

The CEO just sold 900,000 of his Whitehaven shares. What's going on?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why has the Whitehaven CEO just sold $7 million worth of shares?

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Energy Shares

Why is the Whitehaven share price soaring 17% so far this week?

| Sebastian Bowen

Whitehaven shares have exploded in value this week.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Qantas is one of our most traded ASX 200 shares today...

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Dividend Investing

Should I buy this ASX 200 share for its whopping 18% dividend yield?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is an 18% dividend yield too good to be true?

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Dividend Investing

If you bought $15,000 worth of Woolworths shares this year, here's how much dividend income you'd have

| Sebastian Bowen

How much money will Woolworths shares pay you?

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How to invest

Markets are nervous. Why waiting to buy these ASX 200 shares could prove expensive

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how Warren Buffett would invest right now.

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Share Market News

2 directors of this ASX 200 company have been selling down their shares in the past week

| Sebastian Bowen

When is it ok for a CEO to sell their own shares?

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

It's three for three for ASX miners on today's ASX 200 volume charts...

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Energy Shares

Why are ASX 200 coal shares smoking hot on Tuesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Coal shares are lighting up the ASX 200 today. What's going on?

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Travel Shares

Why Macquarie just dumped Qantas shares from its model portfolio

| Sebastian Bowen

This ASX broker is giving Qantas the boot...

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Healthcare Shares

Why is the Polynovo share price on ice today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Polynovo shares aren't trading today. Let's take a look at what's going on.

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52-Week Highs

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares hitting multi-year highs on Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

These shares have just hit new highs. Here's the tea...

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Dividend Investing

How much dividend income would $20,000 worth of AGL shares have netted you in 2022?

| Sebastian Bowen

How much have AGL's dividends been worth this year?

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Some wild moves in the lithium space are dominating today's ASX volume charts...

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Technology Shares

BrainChip share price dips despite ex-Amazon hire

| Sebastian Bowen

Brainchip has a new recruit from Amazon.

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Resources Shares

Why is the Lake Resources share price smashing the ASX 200 on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Lake Resources shares are standing out on the ASX 200 today...

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Resources Shares

Why is the Fortescue share price getting hammered on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are Fortescue shares getting the cold shoulder today?

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Dividend Investing

If you'd bought $10,000 worth of Wesfarmers shares in January, this is how much you'd have earned in dividends

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how much Wesfarmers shares will pay you to own them...

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

An ASX lithium share is dominating trading volumes today...

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Dividend Investing

How much dividend income will $20,000 worth of CSL shares buy right now?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how much dividend income to expect form your CSL shares.

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How to invest

I'd use the Warren Buffett method to create a 'best ASX shares to buy now' list

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's some investing wisdom from Buffett's own mouth...

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Materials Shares

Did the Core Lithium chair really just offload $1 million of his shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX lithium share's non-executive chair has just netted himself a big payday.

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Dividend Investing

Why is the Washington H Soul Pattinson share price having such a lousy end to the week?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's gone wrong with the Soul Patts share price this Friday?

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Share Fallers

Are investors losing faith in Novonix shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

Novonix shares have been decimated in 2022. Have investors lost faith?

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

It's all about the miners on our most-traded shares list today...

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ETFs

Which stocks are in the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) right now?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's a deep dive into this VAS Vanguard ETF.

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Dividend Investing

How to have your ASX 200 dividend cake and eat it too

| Sebastian Bowen

To DRP or not to DRP? It doesn't have to be one or the other...

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Dividend Investing

Here's how much dividend income $20,000 worth of Telstra shares will get you today

| Sebastian Bowen

Has the telco been good for dividend income this year? Let's take a look.

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Bank Shares

The Bank of Queensland upsized dividend is being paid out today. Here's the lowdown

| Sebastian Bowen

It's dividend payday for Bank of Queensland shareholders...

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Financial Shares

The Magellan share price has caved 50% so far this year. Are directors seriously asking for a pay rise?

| Sebastian Bowen

Magellan is shaking the tin for shareholders.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Wednesday

| Sebastian Bowen

Could news of a potential dividend be boosting ASX 200 volumes today?

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Resources Shares

Why has the Fortescue share price leapt 18% in a week?

| Sebastian Bowen

It's not often you see a $60 billion ASX share move 18% in just five trading days.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Here's how much dividend income $10,000 worth of Coles shares will get you today

| Sebastian Bowen

How much can investors expect in dividend income from Coles shares today?

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Bank Shares

Hoping to bag the latest Westpac dividend payment? Here's what you need to know

| Sebastian Bowen

Westpac shares are about to cut off new investors from the latest dividend.

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52-Week Highs

Why did the Treasury Wine share price crack a new multi-year high on Tuesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Could Treasury shares finally be out of the China freezer?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

Some wild moves with ASX 200 lithium stocks are driving volumes today...

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How to invest

Thinking about buying your first ASX shares right now? Here are 3 stocks I'd invest in

| Sebastian Bowen

Here are three ASX shares for a beginner investor...

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Dividend Investing

How I'd aim to generate a growing passive income from dividend shares

| Sebastian Bowen

ASX shares can give investors significant passive income.

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Communication Shares

Why did the Telstra share price tumble 3% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why did Telstra shares wake up on the wrong side of the bed today?

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Share Fallers

Why did the AGL share price lag the ASX 200 on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Shares in the utility company faired poorly today. Here's why.

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