What to Do When Your Portfolio Has Plunged
Fool's School
Here's how to keep a level head: • Breathe — really. Take several, slow, deep breaths. This can slow your heart rate and your racing mind. • Take control. Separate what you can control from what you can't. If the Dow plunges or a company you own cuts its dividend, you have no control over that. Full Story
Name That Company
I was born 15 years ago as a printed financial newsletter sold by two brothers to friends and relatives. A year later I debuted online and became quite popular. I'm on a mission to improve people's lives, offering superior investment ideas. Full Story
Bad Moon Rising on Solar
The Motley Fool Take
It was a sunny day for solar power when Congress decided to bail out Wall Street. The final bill included gifts for many industries, including the renewal of investment tax credits (ITCs) for solar power for eight more years. Full Story
Heeded Broker: Sold Too Soon
My Dumbest Investment
My biggest blunder was several years ago, when I'd bought 100 shares of Wal-Mart. Shortly thereafter, my broker went to work for a different company. My new broker advised me to sell Wal- Mart and buy shares of Cisco Systems, for $22 per share. When it hit $30, he advised me to sell, which I did. After looking at the value of these two stocks today, I kick myself. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
Founded in 1982 and based in San Jose, I'm a top global software company, raking in $3 billion annually and employing some 7,300 employees worldwide. I have something in common with sun-dried, unburned bricks of clay and straw. One of my products evokes gymnastics, while another is another term for low-energy nuclear reactions, and a third is a hit song by Gary Wright. Full Story
Determining a 79-Year-Old Gain
Ask the Fool
Q If I had put $1 in the market after the crash of 1929, how much would it be worth today? — Jim Gargotta, via e-mail A Not everyone realizes it, but the crash of 1929 really occurred over several months, not hours. The Dow Jones industrial average ("the Dow") peaked in early September 1929, at 381. 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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