When Average Is Good
Fool's School
Mutual funds may sound perfect, letting you leave your money in the hands of professionals, but consider these things: • The majority of stock mutual funds tend to underperform the overall stock market average. • Many charge steep loads (sales fees), sometimes topping 5 percent. Full Story
Name That Company
Founded by two Stanford classmates in 1939, I'm a global leader in computer printers, shipping more than a million each week, along with nearly 50 million computers each year. My first product was an audio oscillator that Walt Disney Studios used for its film, "Fantasia." I spend $3. Full Story
Linear: The Formula for Profits?
The Motley Fool Take
Looking at integrated circuit-maker Linear Technology's (Nasdaq: LLTC) secondquarter report, it's easy to see why the stock is a Motley Fool Stock Advisor pick. Linear's competitive moat is a mile wide, and few rivals can afford even the entry fee into this neighborhood. Full Story
Up and Down Like a Rocket
My Dumbest Investment
I know this goes back awhile, but during the dot-com boom, I bought shares of JDS Uniphase. It went up like a rocket. I was cruising! But what did I know? It soon plunged 50 percent. Whoopee! A hot buying opportunity for "smart investors," I thought. I bought more. Then it plunged another 20 percent, then another … all the way down to oblivion. Lessons? Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
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
Mutual Funds Versus UITs
Q How do unit investment trusts differ from mutual funds? — K.A., Augusta, Ga. A Mutual fund managers invest in assets (such as stocks or bonds) according to stated sets of objectives. 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 K ing 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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