Declining Earnings
Fool's School
Shareholders can be a company's biggest fans and most forgiving critics — but that can cost us. Consider: Which of the following stocks is expected to post lower earnings this fiscal year — Microsoft, Target, Carnival or Adobe Systems? Full Story
Name That Company
My history can be traced back to 1881's Eastman Dry Plate Co. My founder aimed to simplify photography with low-cost mass production. After introducing film in rolls in 1883, he offered a $25 camera pre-loaded with enough film for 100 exposures. By 1900, my popular Brownie sold for a mere dollar. Full Story
Is Palm a Poor Stock?
The Motley Fool Take
In The Motley Fool's 135,000-member CAPS community, stocks are rated on a scale of one to five stars, based on member ratings. One-star ratings are the CAPS' equivalent of a flashing red warning beacon. Palm (Nasdaq: PALM), known originally for its Palm Pilot and later its Treo, sports that dreaded one-star rating. Full Story
Fish Oil and Web sites
My Dumbest Investment
During the tech bubble, I bought shares of Zapata, a company known for selling fish oil. It announced it would be purchasing Internet sites. The stock went crazy, and I bought in. This is an example of the craziness that was going on. How dumb is that? Buying a fish oil company that was going to acquire Web sites? Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
Founded in 1807, I once published Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville. I'm no Johnny-come-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
Social Security Pay
Ask the Fool
Q How can I learn what Social Security might pay me in retirement — J.J., Knoxville, Tenn. A The Social Security Administration (SSA) regularly mails out a record of your earnings history along with estimates of the benefits you may qualify for now or later. If you haven't seen yours, you can submit Form SSA-7004, "Request for Social Security Statement. 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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