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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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Financial Shares

The final Hub24 (ASX:HUB) dividend is being paid today. Here's what you should know

| Sebastian Bowen

Own Hub24 shares? It's payday today...

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Industrials Shares

What's up with the Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price today?

| Sebastian Bowen

The company has today outlined a new bond issuance. Here are the details

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Energy Shares

Why did the Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price slide today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Woodside Petroleum shares underperformed the market today. We look at the possible cause

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52-Week Highs

WAM Capital (ASX:WAM) share price hits 52-week high amid investment update

| Sebastian Bowen

Why did this LIC just reach a new high? We take a closer look

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are topping the volume charts this Thursday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

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Technology Shares

Why is the Xero (ASX:XRO) share price leaping 5% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's lighting Xero on fire today?

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Bank Shares

The ANZ (ASX:ANZ) dividend yield is topping the big four ASX bank shares

| Sebastian Bowen

ANZ is beating the other big four banks' dividend yields right now...

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Communication Shares

Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price edges lower amid Digicel acquisition news

| Sebastian Bowen

Telstra's potential acquisition of Digicel Pacific is just weeks away from being sealed.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why did the A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price have such a great FY22 first quarter?

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at A2 Milk shares over the past quarter...

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ETFs

ASX set to welcome first cryptocurrency ETF… but there's a catch

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX is set to host its first crypto ETF, sort of...

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 heaviest traded ASX 200 shares this Wednesday so far

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

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ETFs

ASX ETF sector continues to boom and hit record highs

| Sebastian Bowen

ETFs just keep getting bigger.

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Technology Shares

These ASX tech shares are lighting up the ASX 200 today

| Sebastian Bowen

The tech sector is doing far better than the broader ASX 200 index today.

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International Stock News

This Aussie fund manager values Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) share price at over US$3,000

| Sebastian Bowen

What are Tesla shares really worth?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 heaviest traded ASX 200 shares on Tuesday so far

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

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Energy Shares

Why is the Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) share price falling on Tuesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's up with Beach shares today?

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Communication Shares

What happened for the Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price in the FY22 first quarter?

| Sebastian Bowen

How has the Telstra share price been performing lately?

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Technology Shares

Why did ASX tech shares just have such a good FY22 first quarter?

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the ASX's tech shares over the recent quarter...

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Dividend Investing

WAM Research (ASX:WAX) dividend hits 8% after share price drop

| Sebastian Bowen

A WAM dividend is on its way to investors...

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 heaviest traded ASX 200 shares on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

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How to invest

3 million Aussies now qualify as sophisticated investors. Do you?

| Sebastian Bowen

How 'sophisticated' is a sophisticated investor these days?

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Technology Shares

Here's why the Douugh (ASX:DOU) share price is rocketing 18% today

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are Douugh shares on fire today?

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Dividend Investing

These 7 ASX shares are going ex-dividend this week

| Sebastian Bowen

These shares are trading ex-dividend this week...

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Bank Shares

How did ASX bank shares perform in the last quarter?

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX banking share was the winner last quarter?

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Healthcare Shares

Here's what happened to the CSL (ASX:CSL) share price in the FY22 first quarter

| Sebastian Bowen

We look at how the biotechnology giant's shares performed over the last quarter

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Industrials Shares

Own Brickworks (ASX:BKW) shares? Here's what you're invested in

| Sebastian Bowen

What's behind the bricks at Brickworks?

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are the most popular by trading volume today

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

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Resources Shares

Why do Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) shares keep topping the volume charts?

| Sebastian Bowen

We consider some of the possible reasons why the lithium producer's shares are so heavily traded

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Broker Notes

Here's why these top brokers reckon the Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price is cheap

| Sebastian Bowen

Could Magellan shares still be a buy today?

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BNPL shares

Here's what happened to the Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price in the FY22 first quarter

| Sebastian Bowen

We look at how Afterpay shares have been performing lately - and it seems the Square deal might have played…

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 heaviest trading ASX 200 shares so far this Thursday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

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ETFs

The ETFS Hydrogen ETF (ASX:HGEN) just debuted on the ASX. How is it going?

| Sebastian Bowen

A new hydrogen ETF has just debuted on the ASX boards...

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ETFs

Own BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX:HACK)? Here's what you're invested in

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the top companies this cybersecurity ETF holds and its share price performance.

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Bank Shares

What happened for the CBA (ASX:CBA) share price in the FY22 first quarter?

| Sebastian Bowen

The CBA share price performance put the ASX 200 to shame, gaining 17x the index in Q1 FY22.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

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Financial Shares

Why is the Regal Investment (ASX:RF1) share price halted right now?

| Sebastian Bowen

Let's find out.

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Materials Shares

Why has the Brickworks (ASX:BKW) share price slumped 5% in 9 days?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's up with Brickworks shares going down?

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Retail Shares

Here's what happened to the Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price in September

| Sebastian Bowen

The retail giant did not have its best month of trading...

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are topping the volume charts this Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

Read more »

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Financial Shares

How has the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price beaten the market over the past week?

| Sebastian Bowen

Are the financial services company's dog days over?

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