Options, in a Nutshell
Fool's School
Imagine that you want to invest in Tattoo Advertising Co. (Ticker: YOWCH). You can buy shares the usual way — or you can use options. There are two main types of options: calls and puts. A call gives you the right to buy a set number of shares, at a set price, within a certain period of time (typically just a few months). For this right, you pay a price premium. Full Story
Name That Company
I'm a global leader in records management and have been storing boxes of documents for companies since 1951. My founder was once known as the "Mushroom King" in upstate New York, where he grew fungi. I rake in some $3 billion annually from my 120,000-plus customers. Full Story
Is 7 Microsoft's Lucky Number?
The Motley Fool Take
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has been ailing, but it's not dead yet. By all accounts, Windows Vista was a massive failure. But remember — the company has been here before, with Windows Millennium Edition. After ME, Microsoft learned from its mistakes, fixed a ton of problems, and then unleashed Windows XP on a skeptical world. Full Story
Down Payment Down
My Dumbest Investment
I received an inheritance. I wasn't sure what to do with it, so I put it in the stock market. I had the thought of buying another home when prices became more reasonable. Well, the stock market dropped and now I lost part of my principal. I know better. Why didn't I remember my own advice? Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
My roots go back to 1795 and a bourbonmaking grain mill operator named Jacob Beam. Today I'm a leading consumer brands company, with brands that focus on home and hardware products (Moen, Master- Brand, Waterloo, Simonton, Therma-Tru and Master Lock), spirits (Jim Beam, Courvoisier, Maker's Mark, Cruzan, Canadian Club, Sauza, Laphroaig, DeKuyper, Teacher's and Harveys), Full Story
Protecting Your Brokerage Account
Ask the Fool
Q I'm thinking about opening an online brokerage account. If the brokerage goes bankrupt or closes, will my account be protected? — P.C., Davenport, Iowa A Most brokerages carry Securities Investor Protection Corp. (SIPC) insurance, protecting your account for up to $500,000, including up to $100,000 in cash claims. 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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