Don't Be a Turkey
Fool's School
When managing your money, avoid these common financial mistakes: • Racking up credit card debt. High interest rates increase your debt, making it harder and harder to pay off. That's reverse investing! (Learn more and get help at www.fool.com/ccc. Full Story
Name That Company
You may not know my name, but I'm a multinational holding company with subsidiaries making high-performance coatings, sealants and specialty chemicals, primarily for maintenance and improvement. I rake in more than $3 billion yearly. Full Story
Still Going Strong at MasterCard
The Motley Fool Take
Credit card runner-up MasterCard (NYSE: MA) reported better-thanexpected third-quarter earnings recently — impressive for a financial firm these days. Revenue was up 24 percent over the year-ago quarter, and net income rose 7 percent. Full Story
Stopped and Lost
My Dumbest Investment
My dumbest investment was in Intel stock. I bought 100 shares in 1995 at what was then $62 per share. They advanced to $78. Then my broker advised me to enter a "stop-loss" order to protect my profits. Duh ... sounded like a good idea. Sure would hate to lose those profits. So we placed an order to sell if the shares fell to $74. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
I'm a top global brand, having begun with a handful of beans in Seattle's Pike Place Market in 1971. In 1991 I became the first privately owned U.S. company to let part-time workers participate in a stock option program. I went public in 1992. You'll find my more-than-10,000 retail locations in China, Kuwait, Indonesia, Switzerland, Peru and elsewhere. Full Story
Pure Plays
Q What's a "pure play" company? — M.J., Tucson, Ariz. A Unlike conglomerates, a pure play is a company that focuses on one single business. When investors are drawn to a particular industry, they may look for a company that's a pure play, so their invested dollars won't be spread out over other, less desirable businesses. 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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