Fool's School
Be Thankful for What You Have
With Thanksgiving here again, it's appropriate to reflect on all we have and to realize that even those of us of modest means are still exponentially better off than billions of others on this planet. Full Story
My Dumbest Investment
Left Oracle Behind
Back in the early 1970s, I bought shares of a small company called Frontier Electric, as it was local and seemed to be expanding every day. Years later, I heard that the firm had been bought by another company. Since I'd never heard of the acquirer, some new upstart, I sold my stake in it. That company was Oracle. Full Story
Ask the Fool
Is Adding Stocks Worth It?
Q I am invested in a range of mutual funds. Is it worth adding some individual stocks to that mix? - B.W., Vail, CO A Individual stocks can indeed boost your portfolio's performance, but they can also hurt it if you haven't taken the time to learn how to evaluate and choose them carefully. Full Story
Name That Company
I'm an agricultural cooperative founded in 1930 and owned by more than 750 growers in the United States and Canada. Most of my products are based on a fruit grown primarily in Wisconsin and Massachusetts that's commonly harvested in large beds of water. It's one of only three fruits native to North America. In 1995, I introduced dried Craisins. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
I was founded in 1937, after Vernon Rudolph bought a doughnut shop and recipe from a French chef. I'm based in Winston-Salem, N.C., today. My more-than-400 stores in 41 states and several nations make more than 3 million doughnuts per day. The sprinkles I use each year would fill many 18-wheeler trucks. Full Story
The Motley Fool Take
USG Hits the Wallboard
Wallboard manufacturer USG's (NYSE: USG) third-quarter figures were terrible, but you might still want to look for an opportunity to snap up some shares. For the quarter, sales fell 10 percent to $1.3 billion, and net income plummeted 95 percent. USG's struggles were no surprise. New housing starts, which fell to 14-year lows, represent 40 percent of wallboard demand. Full Story
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