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Your 13 Steps To Financial Freedom

| Bruce Jackson

Welcome! You may not realise it yet, but this may be your ticket to financial freedom. We're talking about the…

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Step1: The Miracle Of Compound Returns

| Bruce Jackson

This one simple concept could change your life. Forever. Albert Einstein called the deceptively simple concept the "greatest mathematical discovery…

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Sex, Shoes and Interest Rates

| Bruce Jackson

We have yet more proof, if any was needed, of Australia's 2-speed economy. There's one speed for those directly and…

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Tom Gardner, Live in Australia

| Bruce Jackson

As featured in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Tom Gardner is coming to Australia. Come along and meet…

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Step 2: Trade Wisdom for Foolishness

| Bruce Jackson

When you're plying your trade in the investment world, calling yourself Foolish (note the capital "F") is normally inadvisable. As…

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Step 3: Get Control Of Your Money

| Bruce Jackson

It might sound incredibly basic, but getting control of your money is about spending less than you earn. Boring, hey?…

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Step 4: Dump Your Debts

| Bruce Jackson

These days, being in debt is almost considered normal. The average adult has non-mortgage debts of several thousand dollars, and…

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Step 5: Prepare For Investing Take-Off

| Bruce Jackson

Pardon us for interrupting your illustrious investing career for this very important public service announcement: Any money you need in…

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Step 6: Share Market Investing! Seriously, It's Simple

| Bruce Jackson

What would you do if we said you were missing out on an investing strategy that, in the long run,…

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Step 7: The Dirty Little Secret Of Managed Funds

| Bruce Jackson

Active fund managers get paid to beat the market. Funny thing, though, is that most fail. What is not funny…

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Step 8: The Great Dividend Tax Advantage

| Bruce Jackson

The old saying goes there are two things certain in life – taxes and death. Since you're reading this, we…

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Step 9: Asset Allocation

| Bruce Jackson

As fun as finding winning shares is (and trust us, it really is fun), your allocation to shares (equities) is…

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Step 10: Avoid the Biggest Mistake Investors Make

| Bruce Jackson

We're about to share with you the secret to avoiding a $10 billion investing mistake. It's not more money, a…

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Step 11: Buy Your First Shares

| Bruce Jackson

When you buy a share, you're purchasing a stake in a living, breathing business. Buy shares of your favourite electrical…

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Step 12: Five Reasons To Sell

| Bruce Jackson

When should I sell? This is one of the most frequent questions we hear. Our glib (yet truthy!) answer is:…

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Step 13: Tell Your Friends & Colleagues

| Bruce Jackson

The very fact that you are reading this sentence tells us a lot about your character. Clearly, you crave knowledge…

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4 Easy Steps to a Richer Retirement

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Never before have so many people faced so many threats to their long-term financial survival. But no matter where you…

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10 Really Simple Financial Lessons to Live By

| Motley Fool Staff

If you liked The Black Swan, you'll love Nassim Nicholas Taleb's latest book, The Bed of Procrustes. Unlike Taleb's previous…

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Buffett's Top 10 Investing Secrets

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"I can say the dumbest things in the world and a fair number of people will think there's some great…

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Charlie Munger's Thoughts On Just About Everything

| Motley Fool Staff

The opinions of Warren Buffett's sidekick, fellow billionaire Charlie Munger, include common sense and humorous comments on today's share prices,…

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Sharemarket trading versus gambling

| Bruce Jackson

Some people liken the share market to a glorified casino. We'd respectfully suggest they are either continually buying the wrong…

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Share Market Greats – Benjamin Graham

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Benjamin Graham is widely regarded as the Father of Value Investing. His books, Security Analysis and The Intelligent Investor, pioneered…

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Share Market Greats – Peter Lynch

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Peter Lynch ran the US giant Fidelity Magellan Fund between 1977 and 1990. Lynch stalked the huge winners. Undiscovered, under-rated,…

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Stop Losses

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The subject of whether to use a stop loss is a controversial one for many investors. It's a relatively simple…

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Your Share Market Success: Skill or Luck?

| Motley Fool Staff

Are you a skilful investor? Or just plain lucky? If behavioural finance theory is anything to go by, most people with…

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Warren Buffett's Best Advice Ever

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It's funny how often a prominent person's legacy is remembered with a single speech, or even a single phrase. "Four…

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24 Common Investing Mistakes

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"Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with the 130 IQ… Once…

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The Best Books On Buffett

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He's accumulated about US$30b through the share market and tells everyone how he's done it via his famous Shareholder Letters…

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Share Market Greats – Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett is arguably the world's greatest investor. His US$30b fortune certainly makes him one of the world's richest men.…

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Warren Buffett's Priceless Investment Advice

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"It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price."…

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Recommended Reading

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If you're looking to deepen your understanding of business, investing, and personal finance by devouring some books, well done. Many…

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How to invest in the ASX sharemarket

| Motley Fool Staff

With a little investing education, some common sense, and desire to save relatively small amounts of money over a long…

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Choosing An Online Share Broker

| Bruce Jackson

Why Do I Need a Share Broker? If you want to buy shares, you're going to need a share broker.…

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Getting Started In Investing

| Bruce Jackson

If you've read our 13 Steps To Financial Freedom, you'll already know a lot about the Motley Fool, and particularly…

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The Danger Of Penny Shares

| Bruce Jackson

Ever wonder what penny shares are, and whether they really cost a few cents? Read on. The term 'penny share'…

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When's The Right Time To Invest?

| Motley Fool Staff

It's not surprising that first-time investors often worry about the timing of their initial share purchases. Getting started at the…

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What Should You Invest In?

| Motley Fool Staff

Now that you know why you're investing and how to get started, it's time to dig deeper and pick some…

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Why Should You Invest?

| Motley Fool Staff

Welcome to Investing Basics! If you've found your way here, chances are you've either got some money tucked away or…

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How to Salvage Your Retirement Nest Egg Now

| Motley Fool Staff

The global financial crisis of 2007-8 knocked the value of most share portfolios down a notch or five. The share…

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8 Ways to Size Up A Share Broker

| Bruce Jackson

Whether you're ready to open your first online broker account or simply wondering if you're getting the best service for…

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