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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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Bread maker brings in the dough

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Goodman Fielder returns to profit. But can it last?

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Six stocks with 'sex appeal'

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Tony Abbott got himself in trouble yesterday, but here are half a dozen companies that fit the bill

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Half of Qantas' Dubai flights in a holding pattern

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Dubai is Qantas' new gateway to Europe... but the airport is in urgent need of repairs

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Profit up 26% but REA shares fall 4.4%. What gives?

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REA Group turned in another strong result, so why did investors give it the cold shoulder?

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Apple 'extremely undervalued'

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Activist investor is agitating for a cash return, but the main game is the company's product plans

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The GFC is almost over for investors

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The ASX - including dividends - is almost back to the pre-GFC highs

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GPT, Stockland and Domino's out as reporting season rolls on

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Reporting season is in full swing. Some companies have pleased - others have disappointed

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$5,000 for 3 hours 'advice'. I'm outraged and you should be too

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Clients deserve great service, great returns and should then be happy to pay up for that great performance

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Setting shareholders' cash on fire

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Has so much money ever been wasted by so few?

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How you can avoid the recession we DON'T have to have

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The sky is falling — again. No, I'm not talking about the election campaign — at least not directly —…

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The recession we don't have to have

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Our pessimism is a self-perpetuating cycle, and it’s time that we stopped it.

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A Masters class for investors

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Woolworths' hardware business misses targets -- does it matter?

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My path — and yours — to $1 million!

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For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a millionaire

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What investors can teach politicians

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Why governments must let the car industry die and save the reef.

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Lots of movement, no progress

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It’s been another familiarly strange week on the markets.

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"We'll all be rooned"

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With apologies to bush poet John O’Brien.

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Cheering the end of QE

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The economy is getting better -- so why are investors panicking?

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Market slide: What would Buffett do?

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What goes up without a sound foundation is on shaky ground

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Stop whinging: The Optimist's Manifesto

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Since when did talking down the Australian economy become the national pastime?

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Can Fairfax Media make its new model 'pay'?

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Fairfax readers will have to pay, as the company places its chips on a digital future

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What your broker really means

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For as long as humans have been upright and speaking, we've been developing words and phrases to help us communicate…

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Enjoying the boom? Not so fast…

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In Buffett’s words, “be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy”.

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Live – The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting

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If you can't be in Omaha for the Berkshire Hathaway, here's the next best thing!

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Lest We Forget

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We will remember them

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Don't buy the gold miners – yet

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Why it's not the right time to be scooping up shares of gold miners.

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Warren Buffett is right — gold is incapable

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It's been a good week for share market investors, with the benchmark S&P / ASX 200 closing up 2.5%. Unfortunately,…

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A super taxing question for investors

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Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten finally caved on the ‘rule in/rule out’ game…

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'Buy and Hold' is dead — Announcing our new market-beating service

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The next Buffett has been discovered. Read a special announcement regarding our new recruit... his two top ASX picks, including…

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What's the difference between a 'limit' and 'market' order?

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Knowing what sort of order to place can help make - or save - you some real money

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Berkshire: The easiest investment decision, ever

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Quality businesses and outstanding track records don’t come much bigger or better than the company run by the world’s fourth…

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Shafted shareholders deserve a fair go

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It's time for retail shareholders to be treated like owners - and as equals!

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Motley stock of the week: G8 Education

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Though similar to the failed ABC learning, G8 Education is forging a profitable growth path.

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The last hurrah for bank shareholders as the 'new normal' ends

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Are banking investors missing the signs?

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The bulls are back — and adding $75b of value on the ASX

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The ASX has put on gains in 11 out of the past 12 days and shows no signs of slowing…

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Top US stocks for 2013… and beyond

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Ignore the US at your peril

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Has the shine come off Apple?

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It would be a brave person to bet against Apple’s long-term future.

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Investing resolutions for the New Year

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It's back to basics

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Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas from all of us at The Motley Fool

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Gerry Harvey's American nightmare

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Retailers must respond

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Ardent Leisure: Fun for the whole family

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If it’s fun and costs money, Ardent wants to own and manage it

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