Screen for Stars
Fool's School
You can discover great stocks by stumbling upon them in conversations or in the media, or you can hunt them down yourself, perhaps via screening. When you screen, you simply set parameters describing what you're looking for and then click a button for the results. Full Story
Name That Company
My founder started me in 1984 when he sold pizzas out of a back room in his father's tavern. A year later, he opened his first restaurant. Today, based in Kentucky, I'm America's No. 3 pizza provider, trailing Pizza Hut and Domino's. I sport more than 3,000 restaurants worldwide, including more than 100 in the United Kingdom and China. I've been rated No. Full Story
Drug CROs
The Motley Fool Take
In a struggling economy, businesses that help companies control costs and improve efficiency should hold up relatively well and benefit when the economy gets rolling again. Full Story
Here's Rubble
My Dumbest Investment
In 1989 I sold 300 shares of Amgen for a down payment on a $140,000 condo in the San Fernando Valley. The real estate market was skyrocketing and profits seemed all but guaranteed. Today those shares would be worth more than $800,000 — far more than the condo, which I no longer own and which was rebuilt from rubble after the 1994 earthquake. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
Founded in 1889, today I'm the world leader in the making, marketing and distribution of spices, seasonings and flavors to the entire food industry. My brand names include Zatarain's and Old Bay. Full Story
The Closed-End Scoop
Ask the Fool
Q What are "closed-end" funds? — M. B., Janesville, Wis. A First off, don't confuse them with regular mutual funds that have closed to new investors. (It's generally good when big funds close, as being too big can hamper performance. Full Story
What Is This Thing Called The Motley Fool?
Remember Shakespeare? Remember "As You Like It"? In Elizabethan days, Fools were the only 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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