
Scott Phillips
Co-Host at Motley Fool Money Australia
Chief Investment Officer at The Motley Fool (Australia)
Investor. Business person. CIO @themotleyfoolau. Director @cityrecitalhall Here for nuanced policy discussion and observations, not cheerleading. And some fun!
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1 week ago |
fool.com.au | Scott Phillips
A couple of weekends ago, I spent two days in the bush with my boys: learning how to properly use a bushcraft knife, make fire without matches, and treat water so it wouldn't make me crook. We learned to navigate by the sun… and the stars. And we slept under tarps in sleeping bags. We had a ball, and it was one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things I've done in yonks.
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2 weeks ago |
fool.com.au | Scott Phillips
So, it's a public holiday across most of Australia, today. And the ASX is closed. Which is… all to the good. It's a reminder that commerce – and life – continues, even when the ASX isn't open. You can hit 'refresh' on your broker's website as often as you like, today, and the numbers won't change. But Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) will still sell groceries. BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) will mine iron ore. CSL Ltd (ASX: CSL) will provide vaccines and our banks will process millions of transactions.
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1 month ago |
fool.com.au | Scott Phillips
The Australian government is proposing an additional tax on large Super balances. Fair enough. But the way they're doing it is bad in three distinct ways. Our Chief Investment Officer, Scott Phillips, shares his views on why – and why it could impact many, many more people in the future! VIDEO
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1 month ago |
fool.com.au | Scott Phillips
Can we talk about the proposed Superannuation tax for a minute? I know for many people, Super feels a long way away. And also locked away. And I know that critiquing a tax that applies only for people with more than $3m in Superannuation feels like sticking up for the rich and powerful, and something that you and I needn't worry about. Plus, whenever you criticise something done by one side of politics or the other, things can get pretty tribal, pretty quickly.
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1 month ago |
fool.com.au | Scott Phillips
In all of the election news over the weekend, I suspect many people might have missed the news that an investing era will draw to a close at the end of 2025. Warren Buffett, the man known as the 'Oracle of Omaha' has announced that he will retire as CEO of investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway in just under seven months' time.
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