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)LinksThe Motley Fool AustraliaScott’s investment holdingswww.aussiefirebug.com/podcast/