52. Scott Phillips - The Motley Fool

Aussie Firebug

My guest today is Scott Phillips - a Sydney based investor with over 20 years experience. Scott holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Graduate Diploma of Accounting but is most famous for his role as Chief Investment Officer of The Motley Fool Australia. This is a monster episode where we dive deep into many different areas of investing.

Some of the topics we cover are:

• Where does it all begin with Scott Phillips and finance? (00:05:10)
• How and when did Scott start investing? (00:14:31)
• What does Scott invest in these days and what is his investing style/philosophy? (00:16:30)
• Is there a significant difference between getting income from dividends or selling down shares? (00:26:48)
• How do you identify a good company and what methods do you use? (00:31:43)
• Structuring investments for children. (00:35:57)
• Was financial independence ever a goal for Scott? (00:38:51)
• What does Scott make of this low-interest-rate world we are currently living in? (00:51:02)
• Does Scott think Australia is in a housing bubble? (00:54:20)
• What are Scott’s thoughts on Cryptocurrency and NFT’s? (01:06:34)

Links

• The Motley Fool Australia
• Scott’s investment holdings

www.aussiefirebug.com/podcast/