Dripping Up Dollars
Fool's School
If you have just $20 or $30 per month to invest in stocks, you can do so effectively, thanks to dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs). DRIPs permit you to buy shares of a company's stock directly from the company, bypassing brokers (and broker commissions!). Hundreds of major corporations (such as Nokia, Abbott Labs, Medtronic, ExxonMobil and PepsiCo) now offer these plans. Full Story
Name That Company
Born in 1927 and based in Dallas, I pioneered the convenience store concept when I started selling groceries at an ice store. In 1946 I extended my hours and changed my stores' name to reflect them. I boast about 34,000 stores in 14 nations and ring up more than $45 billion annually. Customers often take a big bite or big gulp of my products, or just slurp them. Full Story
Stryker Strikes Back
The Motley Fool Take
Stryker (NYSE: SYK) just can't seem to get the feds off its back. In 2006, the government was investigating almost all the major orthopedics makers for allegedly giving kickbacks to doctors to encourage them to use each company's brand of replacement joints. Full Story
Kremed by Doughnuts
My Dumbest Investment
I fell victim to online hype about Krispy Kreme Doughnuts stock back when it was around $30 per share, and bought in. Everyone knows the rest of the story — it's trading around $4 per share these days. The experience taught me these lessons: (1) Buy quality, and hold. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
Born in 1995, today I'm "The World's Online Marketplace." In fiscal 2007 I sported nearly $60 billion in gross merchandise sales and welcomed tens of millions of shoppers. My online payment subsidiary PayPal generates nearly $2 billion yearly. My other units include Internet communications company Skype, the price-comparison site Shopping. Full Story
Affordable Brokerages
Ask the Fool
Q I want to open a brokerage account, but the firms I checked require between $1,000 and $5,000 up front. What can I do? — T.R., Hickory, N.C. A Keep looking. Many brokerages, such as optionsXpress, don't have minimums. Others have modest minimums, such as Scottrade's $500. 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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