When Life Changes, Taxes Change
Fool's School
When your life takes a turn, be sure to consider the tax implications, lest you later face headaches or penalties. For example, when you start a new job, fill out that W-4 form carefully, so you don't end up having too much or too little withheld. If you have substantial other income, such as interest and dividends, adjust the withholding to account for it. Full Story
Name That Company
I was founded in North Carolina in 1946 and soon became known for low prices, because I'd cut out wholesalers and dealt mainly with manufacturers. For a long time, my main customers were professional homebuilders, but in the 1980s, I began serving do-it-yourself consumers more. My new layouts are designed to appeal to women as well as men. Full Story
A Windy Investment
The Motley Fool Take
Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has been aggressively touting wind power as an alternative energy source, indicating that the wind energy industry may have reached a tipping point in interest and investment. Enter the PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio (Nasdaq: PWND), a new exchange-traded fund offering investors access to a concentrated portfolio of wind energy stocks. Full Story
Beware Steep Dividends
My Dumbest Investment
In 1989, on a recommendation from a prestigious brokerage, I bought 200 shares of Furr's Restaurant stock after Kmart spun it off. It cost about $10 per share, and it was paying $2 per share in dividends, for a 20 percent yield. Within the first year, though, the dividend was reduced to nearly nothing and the stock price sank. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
I was founded in 1980 to focus on Applied Molecular Genetics. Today, I'm one of the world's largest biotechnology companies, helping people fight cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses. (Perhaps you've heard of Aranesp, Enbrel, EPOGEN, Kepivance, Neulasta, NEUPOGEN, Sensipar or Vectibix? Full Story
Waiting for Profits
Ask the Fool
Q Is it crazy to consider investing in companies with losses when there are so many profitable companies out there? 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 y ou'll laugh all the way to the bank. Full Story
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