Return on Equity
Fool's School
When a company generates earnings, there are many things it can do with that profit. For example, it can pay shareholders a dividend, pay down its debt, buy back shares of its company stock, or reinvest in operations. Full Story
Name That Company
In 1894, my founder accidentally created a wheat flake. In 1906, he began selling toasted flakes made of corn in Battle Creek, Mich. In 1916, I launched an all-bran cereal, and in 1928 I gave the world a little snap, crackle and pop. My rooster, named Cornelius, debuted in 1953, followed by a feline named Tony in 1958. I rake in nearly $12 billion annually. Full Story
Tata to Jag and Rover
The Motley Fool Take
By now you've likely heard that beleaguered automaker Ford (NYSE: F) will sell the British car companies Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM) for about $2.3 billion. Upon closing the deal, Ford will contribute $600 million to the two units' pension funds, leaving it with $1.7 billion, roughly a third of what it originally paid for the brands. Full Story
Doubted Buffett
My Dumbest Investment
My dumbest mistake was selling four Class B shares of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway company at $2,800. They've been above $4,000 recently. I seem to sell either too soon or not soon enough. But in the long run, I am still ahead. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
Founded in 1859 and headquartered in Ohio, I'm a big name in ATMs, safes, vaults, voting machines, video monitoring, alarms, fire-resistant storage devices, bullet-resistant items, biometric identification systems, drive-through technologies, pneumatic-tube delivery systems, check-cashing machines, fire-detection services and more. Full Story
Portfolio Rebalance
Ask the Fool
Q: What does rebalancing a portfolio mean? - H.C., Anderson, Ind. A: It involves tweaking the percentage of your portfolio in various holdings (such as stocks, bonds, etc.) by reallocating your money. Imagine that three years ago you invested in 10 companies, putting about 10 percent of your portfolio's value in each. 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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