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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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Getting the balance right

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18 summers fly by quickly.

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Looking for New Year's resolutions you can keep?

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Celebrate progress, not perfection.

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Merry Christmas, from The Motley Fool

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And a Foolish Christmas Carol.

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Not so fast, Santa. We need to talk

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Before the good times carry you away...

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A 40-year mortgage? No thanks.

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A great way to make housing less affordable.

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No, you're not wrong about Bitcoin… yet, at least

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Three weeks does not an investment thesis make...

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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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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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An ASX XI to take on the world

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To mark the fifth Ashes Test starts today, the Motley Fool investing team has put together an ASX Test XI...…

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Resolutions for a better financial future

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Investing Resolutions You Can Keep

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Merry Christmas

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We’re thinking of you, and hoping you’ll find some Christmas joy, even if it's tinged with sorrow.

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An auspicious day…

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Our 10th Birthday...

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If this is volatility, bring it on

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A note on volatility...

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I lost money. I didn't buy. But I loved Monday.

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What I loved about Monday? You!

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What I learned about investing from my nephews

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In investing, a picture paints 200,000 words...

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It's going to be a long few months…

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They've just set the 'spin cycle' to maximum. Here's the truth

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If you don't know the difference, you're in trouble

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Young people are keen to invest. "And that's when the trouble started..."

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95% of investing in 4 simple steps

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There are 4 simple steps that take care of almost all investing needs. The third step is the most difficult,…

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We will remember them

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In memory of those who served, suffered and died in war.

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For most of the last four years, shares went nowhere. But…

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The price went nowhere. And then...

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What if the stock market emperor has no clothes

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"The market is stupid!"

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You can't drive using the rear vision mirror

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How successful companies are like sharks (in a good way!)

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Invest like a whisky maker

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Investing truth from the master distillers

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The most important investment you can make?

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Saving money is awesome. Saving a life is better.

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The world is returning to normal. What about investing?

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The complicated post-lockdown world for investors

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NSW has reopened. Time to buy?

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Is there a simple answer to the $64,000 question?

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The best news you won't read about

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Is Evergrande really the next crisis?

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If the second-largest Chinese property developer falls in a forest…

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The Evergrande saga? I thought you'd never ask...

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The risk from the rise of the 'finfluencer'

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Spreading the news about investing is great. Unless it's done badly...

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Why I'm not buying miners (but own this ecommerce stock)

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Iron Ore and (The Good) Oil

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Daily share price movements: Full of sound and fury…

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All of that talk. All of that ink. For meaningless movements.

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Does your company love its customers?

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"All you need is love"? No, but it helps... a lot

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Are you ready for the crash?

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I don't think a crash is coming. I know it is.

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Stop making excuses. Seriously.

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How badly do you really want financial independence?

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What comes after Afterpay?

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The rise, rise, fall, rise and rise of Afterpay has been a story that has kept on giving.

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Another reason software wins

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They will come, and you will build it

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The investment metric you won't find on the balance sheet

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Why 'culture eats strategy for breakfast' matters for investors!

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Want to invest, but not sure where to start?

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Get invested in one week: THIS week

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Two things to avoid this earnings season

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Diamond hands? Laser eyes? Don't let them distract you from the main game....

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Is your portfolio ready for climate change?

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The IPCC report is stark reading

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The easiest $150,000 you'd ever make

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The most valuable piece of paper in the world

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Want to beat the market? Don't play its game

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How I try to beat the market at its own game in earnings season...

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Are you a 'Catch and Release' investor?

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The 'value' of 'growth'

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The Father/Son rule doesn't stretch to investing

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Be a referee... not a fan.

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The least productive argument in investing…

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The Case For Reinstating JobKeeper (and JobSeeker)

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I believe confidence is the single most important economic indicator there is.

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Bitcoin is worthless… but maybe priceless?

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Cryptocurrency may simply belong in the too hard basket

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I'm investing for my kids. Any advice?

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Take the #Investor5DayChallenge!

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