Want to Retire Soon?
Fool's School
For some investors, the market's plunge over the last year has actually been good news. Those in their 40s and early 50s have time to recover from their losses — and many young investors had little to lose, so they're happy to see their favorite stocks at more affordable prices. Full Story
Name That Company
Born in 1979 in Arkansas, I'm one of the nation's top retailers and distributors of automotive replacement parts and accessories. I sport roughly 4,200 stores, some of which provide commercial credit, and deliver parts and other products to local, regional and national repair garages, dealers and service stations. Full Story
Shrinking Inventories
The Motley Fool Take
As shoppers rein in their spending, many retailers are rethinking their overstuffed inventories. But stores' efforts to whittle down their bloated roster of products could ultimately do more harm than good. Full Story
Lost on a Casino
My Dumbest Investment
My dumbest investment was investing $5,000 in an upstart Internet casino business. Turns out, it was a scam. Its ad was posted in a major financial publication, and I thought that it was a trusted site that would do some review of the companies allowed to solicit in its magazine. Major learning experience. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
Tracing my history back to Minnesota in 1870, today I'm one of the largest American supermarket companies, with annual sales topping $40 billion. My regional brands include Acme, Albertsons, Bristol Farms, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Hornbacher's, Jewel Osco, Shaw's/Star-Market, Shop'n Save and Sunflower Market. Full Story
Capital Ideas
Ask the Fool
Q What's a company's "capital allocation?" — S.L., Honolulu A It's how the company spends its money. Full Story
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