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Hey there Fools,It's been another week so let's dig into the important stuff first. As of market close on February 2, 2012 the Motley portfolio has returned 20.42% versus the market’s 13.97%. For those keeping up that means I have picked up a little bit on the market to the tune of 6.45 points. Not bad, I’ll take it. But we can do better.Earnings season is in full force and some of the companies that have reported already include ABCB, SBUX, WTM, HTLD, CLX, STJ, and MAT. There are of course ...More
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When looking at a company that doesn't file with the SEC, if the company has audited financial statements still being given to investors, why is there more risk than a company that files with the ...More
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OTC Product News is a convenient way to track and follow events in the consumer healthcare inudustry such as at J&J, P&G, L'Oreal, etc. You can get free news alerts and editorials sent ...More
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Around the 50 day mark of tracking picks I first made public in an article on the Motley Fool Blog network December 18th, I thought I'd check back in on them and detail their performance. ...More
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For the past month and change I've been putting out a weekly series that highlights CEO gaffes. Some are absolutely worse than others and this week's highlight, Diamond Foods, is no exception. I ...More
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The past week in monetary policy saw just one bank lift rates; Jordan +50bps to 5.00%, and two banks cut rates; Belarus -200bps to 43.00%, and Indonesia -25bps to 5.75%. Meanwhile the banks ...More
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I was reading this on Wikipedia today and thought I would share. Mellon plan Mellon came into office with a goal of reducing the huge federal debt from World War I. To do this, he needed to ...More
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In 2008 and 2009 I blogged about dividend paying stocks. Fortunately that choice has proved to be correct and currently I sit in the top 3% of the CAPS group even though I refuse to pick 100's ...More
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Location: Outoffocus's CAPS Blog Author: Outoffocus I just checked my profile and it says I joined the Fool in November 2001 (at the tender age of 19). I don't think I had declared my major yet ...More
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The word of the day is equanimity: e·qua·nim·i·ty n. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure. To me, equanimity means a non-reactive state of ...More
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This morning, the important transportation sector is declining sharply lower. The iShares Dow Jones Transportation Index (NYSEARCA:IYT) is trading down by $1.41 to $$93.40 a share. This index is ...More