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Motley Fool Take Stock

Motley Fool Take Stock is an unbiased, independent, no holds-barred look at the Australian share market.

The Motley Fool Australia's Chief Investment Officer, Scott Phillips, delves deeper than everyone else to figure out what's REALLY going on, and how you can use that information to find the BEST and SAFEST way to make money right now.

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What happened to the crash?

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It was looking terrible... and then...

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The good news you won't read today – but really should

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Billions wiped off... but far, far more wiped 'on'.

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Don't let them screw up CGT

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The intentions are (mostly) honourable. That's not enough.

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Are we about to get real economic reform?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

'Politics over policy' leads to terrible outcomes.

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What have we learned from earnings season so far?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's been a bumpy ride... and it's not over.

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How is your super actually invested?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The job is only half done.

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Do you have the best super fund?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

New Year is a great time for a super check-up.

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The wrong way to fix housing affordability

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The wrong way to do the right thing.

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Make this change… then leave Super alone!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It would be very simple, and objectively incredibly fair.

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Don't miss the (investing) forest for the trees

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Whether the future is better or worse than the past is unknowable.

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Four simple steps to great investing

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It's worth asking yourself how many points out of four you’d give yourself on each company you own

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Don't be like our governments. Invest.

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

So many people are so fixated on trying to guess the very lowest price, or the very best time that…

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Go home, ASX. You're drunk…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Days like these have only one rationale: emotion.

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The pound, AGL, volatility, IKEA and Warren's wisdom

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We’ll look back on September and October 2022 as an attractive time to buy some companies that rely on discretionary…

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The biggest risk in a volatile market?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Waiting for the coast to be clear could be very, very expensive.

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Why I was awake at 3.45am this morning…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Could it be worrying about stock market volatility keeping me up at night?

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It's going to be bumpy… but worth it

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Trying to avoid the losers can also rob you of the chance to bank meaningful winners.

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Rates up… and more to come. Here's the real tragedy

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Australia's economic management has been a litany of mistakes but, believe it or not, higher interest rates are still better…

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'Sorry, you can't afford advice that's in your best interest'

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Reports suggest a review is going to recommend that financial advisors no longer have to apply the ‘best interest’ test…

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The most useless thing a CEO can do…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The long-term damage done in pursuit of short-term objectives is frightening.

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Tomorrow: What I'm thinking and what I'm about to buy…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Clear your diaries for 3pm AEST tomorrow.

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Are the stores themselves on sale?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The market – writ large – has simply changed its collective mind.

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An ASX CEO's three most important jobs

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It seems like a simple question. Maybe you even have a simple answer for it.

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A fairer way to grow — and cool — the economy?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We shouldn’t do things just because it’s the way we’ve always done them.

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The most wonderful day of the year (or close anyway)

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I get a little more excited than most.

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Don't believe everything the CEO says

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The CEO gilding the lily is often more persuasive than the person telling the unvarnished truth.

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The new normal? Kinda like the old normal…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

If anything is unAustralian, it’s four beers costing more than a pineapple.

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Why the RBA review will be a waste of time…

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Waiting until inflation arrived, and was entrenched, before acting was a monumental mistake.

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Want to pay less tax? Or make more money?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

You should be careful that you don’t let emotions lead you into making a big mistake.

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Our greatest national financial legacy?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Why it’s time for an Australian sovereign wealth fund – The Australia Fund.

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Market crash: A message from our CIO

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Have we seen the absolute peak of human capitalism? I don't think so, which is why I'm continuing to invest,…

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Get ready for the bear market headlines!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We all think we’ll invest during a crash, but do we?

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Investing is hard enough…

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

You don't get extra points for 'degree of difficulty'.

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Are you ready for GFC Mark II?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The regulator won't say it but I will: they're worried about a GFC.

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Interest rates have mugged shares… for now

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

If some share prices are at panic levels, that opportunity isn’t going to be around for long.

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Sick of the ASX falls? Me too!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

No, it’s not comfortable, but here's what I plan to do.

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My hope for election day — and the next three years

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The investor's guide to the Federal election.

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$16 trillion 'wiped off' share markets. Buffett doesn't care

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Why is the world’s greatest investor buying when many are selling?

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The latest property band-aid

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Another day, another housing non-solution. Why the proposed first home super scheme is a no-go.

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The stock market got you down?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We just have to keep our eyes on the horizon, and stay the course.

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Are you investing with the odds in your favour?

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When the rollercoaster is speeding downhill, you may want to get off. But then you might miss the best part…

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How to invest when interest rates go up

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Play your game, not theirs. Keep your eyes fixed firmly on the long term.

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How do you solve a problem like inflation?

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The offical inflation rate is 5.1% according to today’s release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Lest We Forget

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We will remember them.

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Motley Fool announces new BNPL-style offering

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New offerings set to revolutionise the BNPL industry.

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Merry Federal Budget!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

I know they’ll probably throw cash at us tonight, which is wrong and irresponsible, in my view.

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Why should we choose between Super and a house?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Don’t we have more than just those two options?

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Too old to invest long term?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The average 80 year-old can expect to live for another 10 years -- the outer limit of 'long-term' advice.

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