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Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Scott Phillips is The Motley Fool’s Chief Investment Officer in Australia. He is Advisor of The Fool’s flagship investment service, Motley Fool Share Advisor and the Portfolio Manager of Motley Fool Everlasting Income and Premier Portfolio, as well as running our most premium service, Motley Fool Platinum. He is passionate about investing, having managed his own portfolio for over 15 years. A dyed-in-the-wool Fool (in the best way), he has been a member of The Motley Fool since 1999. Scott holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Management) and a Graduate Diploma of Accounting. Before joining The Fool, Scott worked in various Sales and Finance roles in industry, which has allowed him to see the good, bad and the ugly of corporate management close-up. Giving him a great understanding of the way businesses run – and what separates the business wheat from the chaff – Scott wholeheartedly agrees with Warren Buffett when he said he was a ‘better investor because I am a businessman and a better businessman because I am an investor’. Scott left a successful career to follow his passion – helping our members achieve the best possible investment returns, and helping Australians learn to better manage their money. It’s no surprise he ended up at The Motley Fool.

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No, Treasurer. Leave the Future Fund alone

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They just can't leave well enough alone...

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We Will Remember Them

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Lest we forget.

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The housing problem that's about to get a *lot* worse

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.. and a limited time to fix it!

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After all that scandal… a share price high?

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Karma isn't real. Sorry.

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Where to invest for 2, 5, 10 and 20 years

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How your timeframe should impact your investing.

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An investing lesson – sort of – well learned

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Sometimes, discretion is the better part of valour.

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An 'all-time high' investing plan

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With the ASX near all-time highs, what's an investor to do?

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How should investors respond to US rate cuts?

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It was a big cut. How should investors respond?

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The three things that drive your investment returns

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Bottom line? Kenny did a great job. But Penny did better.

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Enough with the corporate spin!

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The spin is making me dizzy.

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A male investor sits at his desk looking at his laptop screen with his hand to his chin pondering whether to buy Origin shares
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The recession(s) we're already having

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The headlines hide the real story.

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Here's why you're paying too much for financial advice

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Advice is too expensive. Here's why...

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The secret of stock market success in a single picture

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

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The email I always delete

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'It’s not you, it’s me…'

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Global Rout? I need you to read this.

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The falls of the past few days offer nothing but opportunity.

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"ASX Crash"? What I'm doing next

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We’ve been here before.

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Would you buy a single share for $1 million?

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The master investor cracks an Aussie dollar milestone.

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The recession is already here (sort of)…

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Per-person GDP has been declining for ages. Which, when you think about it, is all that really matters.

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The secret to a worry-free holiday

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What I’ve done to prepare my portfolio for three weeks largely off-grid.

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How good are stocks, hey?

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The clarity that comes from simplicity.

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Nuclear power, debt and burritos

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It’s been that sort of week.

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We see patterns everywhere. That's not always helpful.

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Where are we? The same place as last time.

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Do you want a guaranteed 60% return?

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I’ve never before offered a 60% return, let alone a guaranteed one.

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Where are the women investors?

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We simply have too few high profile female investors.

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Why I don't want to trade 24/7

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Bitcoin trades 24/7. Shares don’t. Good!

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The greats you should base your investing on

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If I have a skill, or perhaps more accurately an ‘approach’ that works, it’s in doing my best to synthesise…

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We need to fix the economy. Here's how

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I would ask that you put the political barracking and ideology aside for a few minutes here.

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My 2024 Budget verdict

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That’s a lot of ‘stuff’ to take in. And the numbers are mind-boggling.

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A young couple sits at their kitchen table looking at documents with a laptop open in front of them while they consider the state of their investments.
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What should be in tonight's Budget

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Good luck tonight, Treasurer.

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Why 'Property vs. Shares' isn't a fair fight

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But if you asked me to look at the probabilities, I know what I feel more comfortable with.

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Legendary share market investing expert and owner of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett
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Highlights from Buffett and Berkshire

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You’ll be a better investor for spending a little time taking in Warren Buffett's investing wisdom.

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Oil! Get off the grass!

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Now that I think of it, what is the bowls equivalent of Happy Gilmour?

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A businesswoman ponders why her boat is sinking in the ocean.
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High inflation. Falling retail sales. Are you ready?

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I’m sorry if this feels a little ‘doom and gloom’.

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I don't care about my portfolio's performance this year

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Want to hear something unusual… and a little strange?

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Community Service Announcement

Lest We Forget

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We remember their service. We honour their sacrifice. We pledge to never forget.

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Trading? Go fishing, instead.

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Of all of the things an 11 year-old can become obsessed with, I’ll take fishing any day!

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Afterpay increasing credit limits… what could go wrong?

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At the risk of being called Grandpa, I’m from the ‘spend what you can afford or have already saved’ camp.

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I wish I'd known this decades ago

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What would I tell my younger self?

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Alchemy? Nah, Fool's gold, instead!

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We hope you enjoyed our little joke.

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Why are bank shares up so much?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

While we can speculate on the answer, I’m not sure the speculation is useful.

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