Dividend Investing
Fool's School
You may have heard that dividend stocks have significantly outperformed their stingier counterparts since 1972. You may have heard that the majority of the market's historical gains have come from dividends. And you may have heard that dividend payers are the best stocks to own during bear markets. It's all true. Full Story
Name That Company
Founded in 1807, I once published Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville. I'm no Johnnycome lately. More successful than a hapless coyote, I publish scientific, technical, medical, professional and scholarly journals, encyclopedias, books and more. I've published the works of more than 350 Nobel laureates. Full Story
Windows 7 Ready to Launch
The Motley Fool Take
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) plans to replace the Vista operating system with Windows 7 in October. In its initial release, Vista was a resource hog and less reliable than Windows XP. As Windows 7 steps into the fray, Microsoft is facing entirely new challenges, such as strong competitors and the rise of the netbook system that places new demands on the operating system. Full Story
Hoping Someone Learns
My Dumbest Investment
I have four kids, all close in age, and huge expected college expenses. I saw that coming and saved like crazy. I built a diversified, aggressive portfolio. Didn't go on ski trips or fancy vacations, didn't get cars for the kids. But … I also didn't move a single centavo to safer investments when it got close to college time. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
I was founded in 1897, when I made reed organs. In 1932 I introduced pipe organs. At that time I was known as Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. I make or have made pianos, motorcycles, drums, skis, tape decks, boats, golf clubs, furniture, tennis rackets, semiconductors, synthesizers, computer drives, fancy home furnishings and snowmobiles. I've even owned and run some resorts. Full Story
Look Out, Orville!
Ask the Fool
Q Is it a good time to invest in airlines? — B.B., Sacramento, Calif. A Some have suggested it's never a good time. Superinvestor Warren Buffett, for example, has said that "if a farsighted capitalist had been present at Kitty Hawk, he would have done his successors a huge favor by shooting Orville down. 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 you'll laugh all the way to the bank. Full Story
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