Dealing With a Volatile Market
Fool's School
Just look at the Dow Jones industrial average, will you? It's been whipping up and down a lot lately. On one recent day, it was up 417 points, or 3.6 percent - its strongest one-day gain since 2003. Not much earlier, it had fallen 370 points, or 2.9 percent. It's enough to give you whiplash. Full Story
Name That Company
In 1982, my founder, a former textile businessman and vineyard owner named Ely, bought a small golf club company called Hickory Stick USA, aiming to make "demonstrably superior and pleasingly different" clubs. A former high-end pool-cue designer created my famous line of clubs named after World War II artillery. My brands include Odyssey, Top-Flite and Ben Hogan. Full Story
The Motley Fool Take
Gilead Not Slowing
The drug approvals keep coming for Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD). The drug developer recently announced that it had received preliminary European Union (EU) approval of antiviral drug Viread as a treatment for hepatitis B. (Viread is already approved as a treatment for HIV and AIDS in the EU. Full Story
Too Green an Investor
My Dumbest Investment
Back in 1998, I bought 1,000 shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters for about $4 per share. I was all about short-term gains back then, and I was ecstatic when two years later I sold for a little over $10 apiece. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
In the 1890s, my Scott Paper company introduced a new, "unmentionable" product: bathroom tissue. It introduced paper towels in 1907 to help keep schools sanitary. In 1915 I developed Cellucotton wadding, used as bandages in World War I. I made anti-aircraft gun mounts in World War II. Full Story
Ask the Fool
52-Week-Based Investing
Q: Would I be smart to look for stocks that are trading near their 52-week lows and to consider selling ones trading near their highs? - G.J., Murfreesboro, Tenn. A: Never focus on just a stock's price. If a company's stock is trading near its all-year low, that might be due to some temporary or long-lasting trouble. Full Story
What Is This Thing Called The Motley Fool?
Remember Shakespeare? Remember "As You Like It"? In Elizabethan days, Fools were theonly people who could get away with telling the truth to the King or Queen. The Motley Fool tells the truth about investing, and hopes you'll laugh all the way to the bank. Full Story
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