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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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⏸️ Best ASX Shares

5 ASX shares for the rest of your life

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It’s hard to go wrong buying shares in solid, high yielding companies. Scott Phillips has identified five large-cap companies with…

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Ten American shares you could buy today

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

With the Aussie dollar still going strong, and global share markets still well off their highs, now might just be…

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OrotonGroup Limited: One for the buy list

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Retailers are struggling. But with quality brands, impressive management, a conservative balance sheet and a shareholder-friendly long-term mindset, OrotonGroup is…

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5 quality ASX shares the market has forgotten

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

No matter how many times I look at this market, I can't escape a simple conclusion – short of a…

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The death of shares has been greatly exaggerated

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The sad reality is that despite decades of economic booms and busts, we don’t seem to be able to learn…

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Kicking the tyres on super-cheap Automotive Holdings

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Automotive Holdings current valuation isn't demanding, and it trades on an attractive fully franked dividend yield of 8.7 per cent.…

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3 ways to lower your sharemarket investing risk

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

You can never eliminate risk in investing. The best we can do is plan for those risks we can reasonably…

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The bull, the bear and the banks

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Another day, another $1.75 billion. That seems to be the pattern for Australian banks this reporting season. Yesterday it was…

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⏸️ Lessons From Investing Greats

Buffett buys into IBM

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The world's most successful investor, Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) overnight unveiled a significant…

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⏸️ How to Invest

Buy it like Buffett

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

When the going gets tough, the tough get buying. At least, that seems to be the path taken by the…

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Tilting the investing odds in your favour

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

If you're like me, your email inbox receives a steady stream of correspondence from so-called daily deal websites. Clearly many…

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This mistake could cost you big money

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Every investor should aim to take the emotion out of our investment decisions. Problem is, it's easier said than done.…

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Tatts and Tabcorp: Worth a punt?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

With the race that stops the nation now run and won, bookmakers and the lucky few punters who picked the…

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Nightmare for Qantas shareholders set to continue

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Not much has to go wrong for Qantas’ profit to turn to a loss. It is this reality, as well…

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The Melbourne Cup of investing

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

I don’t make my living picking the winners of horse races, but the Spring Carnival and its showpiece event on…

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In troubled times, dividends are king

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The headlines are gloomy. But the Motley Fool has been pretty clear that now is not the time to run.…

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3 stocks to profit from the coming sharemarket rally

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Investors buying shares at today's prices potentially stand to benefit twice. Firstly, from rising profits, and secondly, from a removal…

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The coming sharemarket rally

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The future is very likely to look better than today’s sharemarket is predicting, because of its over-reliance on events of…

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Should you catch Billabong's wave?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Billabong shares have been dumped in recent months. But with the shares looking cheap, are they a wave worth catching…

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3 investing lessons from Steve Jobs

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The life of Steve Jobs has lessons for technologists and leaders. There are also some key lessons to be learned…

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Coal: Does This Signal The End of The Mining Boom?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Whether you’re buying shares, property or any other financial asset, it’s a good mental exercise to try to get your…

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One cheap ASX airline stock ready for take-off

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Forget Qantas and Virgin. This one cheap ASX airline stock is flying under the radar

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Growth and income: The best of both investing worlds

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Growth companies with high dividend yields. It's the best of both investing worlds.

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Three lessons for better investing

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Focus on the business of investing, not gyrating ASX share prices

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One cheap way to play the retail recovery

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

This cheap blue-chip ASX share has passed the test of time, and has a dividend yield of 7.4%.

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Buying opportunities among the unloved

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Buying something on special is one of life’s little pleasures. And with the ASX down 16.5% from its 2011 highs,…

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Shares marked down – time to buy?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Many ASX shares are trading near their 52-week lows. Now is the wrong time to shut up shop and avoid…

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Three beaten down winners going cheap

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Investors have the opportunity to pick up these 3 great companies at good prices

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Share market madness – and an antidote

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The stock market continues its wild ride. Picking the low point is largely impossible, but that hasn't stopped Scott Phillips…

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⏸️ Shares to Watch

Has Woolworths lost its WOW?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The go-go growth days for Woolies may be over, but today's price gives investors a great opportunity to buy one…

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Don't make this $8 billion mistake

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Why pay more for stocks that are selling cheap?

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Learning to love market crashes

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Rather than panic, experienced investors view crashes as opportunities.

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5 Stocks for this choppy market

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The Motley Fool team choose 5 stock ideas for greedy investors

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The Changing Face of Retail

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Last week, we wrote about the second coming of the dot.com boom. Growing multiples, billions being spent on companies yet…

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Welcome To Bubble 2.0

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Party like it's 1999. Forget the house price bubble. The dot com bubble is back.

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The Spontaneous Urge To Invest NOW

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

John Maynard Keynes was a 20th century economist, best known for advancing the use of budget deficits and surpluses to…

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Get Ready For Higher Interest Rates

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

If the Australian Dream is home ownership, then surely the Australian Obsession must be property prices and interest rates. Nothing…

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U.S. Guru: The World Is Running Out Of Resources

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

What if we were running out of natural resources? What if global population growth was exacerbating this shortfall? As rhetorical…

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Buffett Holds Court at Woodstock for Capitalists

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Every year in late April or early May, tens of thousands of investors board trains and planes, heading for the…

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The 4 Most Dangerous Words In Investing

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's often said that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Sir John Templeton's famous take on…

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