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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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Cryptocurrencies

How might volatile crypto prices impact your ASX shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

Bitcoin and other cryptos have had a rough week...

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Materials Shares

3 ASX 200 lithium shares smashing all-time highs on Friday

| Sebastian Bowen

There's no stopping ASX 200 lithium shares today, with 3 new record highs.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Friday

| Sebastian Bowen

Gold and lithium dominate the ASX 200's trading charts today...

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Dividend Investing

4 ASX 200 shares trading ex-dividend next week

| Sebastian Bowen

These 4 ASX 200 dividend shares are trading ex-div next week...

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BNPL shares

Wowsers: Why the Zip share price is up 18% today

| Sebastian Bowen

Zip shares are on fire today, gaining a whopping 18%.

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Materials Shares

Why have Minerals Resources shares hit two new all-time highs this week?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why does the Mineral Resources share price keep clocking new highs?

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ETFs

Guess which ASX ETF is up 13% so far this week?

| Sebastian Bowen

This ETF has beaten the ASX 200's returns by 13-fold this week...

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Thursday

| Sebastian Bowen

Our top-traded ASX 200 share today is up more than 35%...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

3 directors have been buying up over $1 million of this ASX 200 share in the past week

| Sebastian Bowen

It seems these directors can't stop buying their own company's shares.

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Gold

Can ASX 200 gold share Evolution Mining really surge another 30% on top of recent gains?

| Sebastian Bowen

Could Evolution shares have 30% to gain? Let's see what one broker thinks...

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ETFs

2 new ETFs are hitting the ASX for the first time today. Here's the lowdown

| Sebastian Bowen

Say hello to these newest ASX ETFs...

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52-Week Highs

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares that hit multi-year highs today

| Sebastian Bowen

These ASX All Ords shares hit new highs today.

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International Stock News

Why did Elon Musk just sell $6 billion worth of Tesla shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why is Elon Musk selling Tesla shares?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Wednesday

| Sebastian Bowen

We have no lithium shares on our list today for a change...

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Gold

Why is the Newcrest share price surging 5% on Wednesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

The Newcrest Mining share price is powering ahead today.

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Financial Shares

The Magellan share price has crashed 50% in 2022. Is the company looking for a buyer?

| Sebastian Bowen

As if Magellan investors didn't have enough on their plates...

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Travel Shares

How does a weak Aussie dollar impact Qantas shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why a low Aussie dollar is giving Qantas shares some turbulence.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

A director has been buying up Wesfarmers shares. Should you?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why a big fish might be looking at Wesfarmers shares today.

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Share Market News

Could the US stock market be set for a major boost?

| Sebastian Bowen

We could see some positives for the US markets this week.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

It's three for three with ASX lithium shares on the highest-traded list today...

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Materials Shares

Why are Novonix shares listed on the Nasdaq as well as the ASX?

| Sebastian Bowen

Novonix has two sets of shares listed. Let's check out the details.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Core Lithium share price spiking 3% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Lithium shares don't seem to know what to do today.

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ETFs

How regularly does the Vanguard Australian Shares ETF (VAS) pay dividends?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how often the VAS ETF pays out a dividend...

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Materials Shares

Could Liontown shares keep surging on a weaker Aussie dollar?

| Sebastian Bowen

Could a rising Aussie dollar ruin Liontown's share price party?

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Miners are dominating the ASX 200's most traded shares this Monday.

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Communication Shares

Why is the Telstra share price trailing the ASX 200 on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why aren't Telstra shares enjoying some gains today?

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Share Market News

This ASX All Ords share dumped 50% last week, now a director is buying up big

| Sebastian Bowen

Bravura shares have been climbing amid news of some insider buying...

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Resources Shares

Why is the Rio Tinto share price having such a stellar start to the week?

| Sebastian Bowen

Rio shares are off to the races today...

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Dividend Investing

Why is the Macquarie share price starting the week lower?

| Sebastian Bowen

It's ex-dividend time for Macquarie shares...

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Dividend Investing

What is the current dividend yield on Telstra shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's the income an investor can expect from their Telstra shares.

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Gold

Is there any good news in sight for the gold price and ASX 200 gold shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why has gold had such a tough year?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Friday

| Sebastian Bowen

It's again lithium that is dominating the ASX 200's most traded shares today...

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Technology Shares

US$10 billion was just wiped from the value of Atlassian. How are ASX 200 tech shares responding?

| Sebastian Bowen

Atlassian got sent to the cleaners last night...

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Dividend Investing

The ASX 200 fledgling that's a dividend heavyweight in the making: expert

| Sebastian Bowen

This expert has just named a future ASX dividend heavyweight...

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Dividend Investing

Would you like to bag the latest Macquarie dividend? Read this

| Sebastian Bowen

Macquarie is cutting off new investors from its dividend next week...

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Bank Shares

Hoping to bank the latest ANZ dividend? Read this

| Sebastian Bowen

Time is running out to bag ANZ's latest dividend.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Thursday

| Sebastian Bowen

We've seen some big falls on the share market today...

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Resources Shares

Why is the Core Lithium share price tanking 3% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Lithium stocks seem to be hit harder than the broader market during sharp sell-offs.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Coles shares underperformed the market last month. What's next?

| Sebastian Bowen

It's not all doom and gloom for Coles. Let's take a look...

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Share Gainers

Is Pilbara Minerals the hottest stock on the ASX 200 right now?

| Sebastian Bowen

Are Pilbara shares the hottest thing going on the ASX right now?

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