The Danger Lurking in Your Portfolio
Fool’s School
Your portfolio may be less diversified, and therefore more at-risk, than you think. Full Story
Name That Company
Founded in 1946 and based in Phoenix, I’m the world’s largest hotel chain, with around 4,000 hotels offering more than 300,000 rooms worldwide to roughly 400,000 guests nightly. Not a publicly traded company, I’m a nonprofit association of independently owned and operated for-profit hotels. Full Story
Lockheed Tackles Its Pension
The Motley Fool Take
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently reported healthy third-quarter results, with sales up 5 percent over last year, an 8 percent improvement in earnings per share, an impressive 35 percent rise in operating cash flow, and even some modest backlog growth. So why did the stock slump on the news? Simple: pensions. Full Story
Ignore Drunk Cousins
My Dumbest Investment
My first foray into participating in the stock market led to my dumbest investment. I listened to a drunk cousin at a wedding reception and his hot tip to “buy Global Crossing.” Well, six months and $10,000 later, those shares were worthless.
— S.A., online
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Last week’s trivia answer
I trace my roots back to the mid-1990s, when I was known as Republic Industries. Today, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., I’m America’s largest automotive retailer, with more than 250 new-vehicle franchises in 15 states and more than 15,000 employees. I’ve sold more than 7 million vehicles (under 37 different brands), more than any other auto retailer. Full Story
Some Low Yields Are OK
Ask the Fool
Q I own some stocks that have
dividend yields of 2 to 5 percent,
and others with yields of 10
percent or more. Full Story
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