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This Stock Market – Going Up or Heading Down?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

I was recently listening to a couple of experienced analysts give their thoughts on the current state of the Australian…

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Drunk On The Dollar

| Bruce Jackson

Up until yesterday at least, foreign exchange traders were having a wonderful time of it. The Aussie dollar continued its…

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The World Is So Much More Dangerous Than You Think

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The Economist recently ran an article with a funny line that caught my attention. "This was supposed to be a…

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5 Investing Insights From Another Master Investor

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If you're a serious value investor, you're probably very familiar with the name Seth Klarman. But in case you haven't…

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The Housing Hangover: Coming Soon

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Something doesn't feel right. Maybe it's me. This week, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates on hold…

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Do This And You Might Miss A 1300% Winner

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

We recently ran an article on The 3 Most Important Words in Investing. If you haven't had a chance to…

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Turning $10,000 into $1 Billion

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The orders to buy Kollymagnus shares just keep dripping into the Fool Australia email bag, even after we revealed it…

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That One Hot Stock You Simply Had To Ignore

| Bruce Jackson

On Friday morning, April 1st 2011, we sent out an email urging you to pile into "one of the hottest…

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One Hot Stock You Simply Can't Ignore

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Dear Foolish Investors, We interrupt normal service to bring you what I can only describe as one of the hottest…

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The 3 Most Important Words in Investing

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Warren Buffett has made billions for himself and shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway following the one rule of investing: Don't lose…

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Buying Gold? You're a Jerk

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Gold bugs rise up. Was Charlie Munger wrong to call gold buyers jerks?

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When Rich People Do Stupid Things

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Enough. That's the title of Vanguard founder John Bogle's fantastic book about measuring what counts in life. The title, as…

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How Goldman Sachs Outsmarted Buffett

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"Every day that Goldman does not call our preferred is money in the bank," Warren Buffett said last year. "Our…

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You Can Beat The Experts

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Many would-be investors shy away from taking the plunge because they figure they don't know as much as the experts.…

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The End of Nuclear Power?

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This column may be premature, with events at Japan's damaged nuclear power plants still unfolding. But regardless of whether events…

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Your Home Is 56% Overvalued

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It hasn't taken long. After last week's panic selling on the back of fears of a Japanese nuclear catastrophe, world…

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Aussie Dollar Parity: Who Really Cares?

| Bruce Jackson

So much fuss was made about the Aussie dollar reaching parity, and beyond, versus the once-mighty US dollar. In reality,…

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I Know How This Will End

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Wow… what a month! A terrible nuclear disaster, Western military operations over Libya, US national debt concerns and a landmark…

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Your Greatest Asset In Today's Market

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The events unfolding in Japan over the past several days are of tragically epic proportions. The human and economic tolls…

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Buffett Spends $9 Billion On Lubrizol

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When Warren Buffett buys, he buys big. That's because the 80-year-old investor — dubbed 'the Oracle of Omaha' for his…

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What Japan's Disaster Means For You

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan last Friday afternoon has had an unimaginable impact on the people of north-eastern…

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In Investing, Temperament Trumps Talent

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Last week, the S&P/ASX 200 closed at 4645 points. The previous Friday, the index had closed at 4864 – a…

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Buy Australian. I Am

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Back in October 2008, the S&P/ASX 200 closed as low as 3,800 points. Only one month earlier, it had closed…

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Simple Investing Advice For Uncertain Times

| Bruce Jackson

Can you smell a little panic in the air? On Thursday the S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 1.4% to the…

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This Get Rich Quick Scheme Is Over

| Bruce Jackson

The sirens are sounding, louder and louder… No, we're not talking about the imminent start of the football season…we're talking…

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This Nasty Beast Could Cost You A Fortune

| Bruce Jackson

Interest rates could yet be heading higher later this year. It's great news for savers and importers. It's great news…

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The Wonderfully Simple Rule Of 72

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The Rule of 72 lets you estimate, with a fair degree of accuracy, how long it will take a lump…

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We Love Falling Markets, And You Should Too

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At last, we have some volatility in world share markets. Over in the U.S, last week we had the S&P…

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Buffett's Crazy Comments Show Why He's Successful

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After recently announcing he wouldn't seek re-election as a board member of the Washington Post, Warren Buffett made it clear…

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Buffett's Letter: 5 Investing Lessons

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If Warren Buffett had a big, flowy, white beard, some people would view of the release of Berkshire Hathaway's annual…

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Why India Is Sexier Than China

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A question that often surfaces in Foolish investing circles is: China or India? Which one will be the greater economic…

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The 10 Most Important Bits of Warren Buffett's Letter to Shareholders

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Warren Buffett released his yearly letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday. The letter is important, and not just to…

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Don't Just Listen To The Experts

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You may have heard of U.S. 'celebrity' experts Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini, Robert Shiller, and Meredith Whitney. But are you…

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Dr. Doom Gets Bullish?

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As if we weren't already concerned about certain sectors of the share market thanks to speculative excesses, now the US'…

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Shock: Share Markets Can Fall Too

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News flash: sometimes shares go down. You have to prepare for market declines — or else you'll be a sitting…

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Australia: One Last Giant Property Bubble?

| Bruce Jackson

Famed investor Jeremy Grantham called it a "time bomb," saying "you cannot possibly miss it." Economist Steve Keen says "it…

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Your Money, Made Simple

| Bruce Jackson

Money is simple. You earn it. You spend it. Sometimes, you even save it. You make all those decisions. Yet…

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Gold & Beyond: 3 Ways to Protect Yourself From Inflation

| Bruce Jackson

In The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Motley Fool CEO and co-founder Tom Gardner said the biggest fear in…

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The Motley Fool Australian Investor Revolution

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The name Motley Fool comes from the one character in Shakespearean literature – the court jester – who could speak…

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You Need A Million Dollars

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We hope we don't ruin your day with this news flash, but you know that comfy retirement you're dreaming of?…

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