Find a Fortune Abroad
Fool's School
Do you have enough international stocks in your portfolio? If not, this is a great time to consider adding some. From 2004 to 2007, world stock markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE index, rose at a faster pace than stocks here at home — 17 percent annually, compared to just 9 percent for the S&P 500. Full Story
Name That Company
Some people know me as the Federal National Mortgage Association, but most people know me by a name that makes me sound like one of the Beverly Hills Clampetts. Born in 1938, I'm a government-sponsored enterprise, chartered by Congress. Full Story
A Promising Drugmaker
The Motley Fool Take
A strong dollar isn't always a good thing. Consider pharmaceutical giant Novartis (NYSE: NVS). It managed a solid 8 percent sales increase in local currencies recently, only to see all of that disappear when converted into U.S. dollars, its reporting currency. Sales were down 2 percent. Full Story
Three-Day Wonder
My Dumbest Investment
When I first started investing, I bought 200 shares of Exide Technologies at $15 apiece because my brother and I happened to watch the end of a NASCAR race in which the sponsor of the winner was Exide batteries. I really didn't follow NASCAR, but the guy drove a Ford (which is where I worked) and had a battery that I knew was good. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
I'm the world's largest restaurant company in terms of system units, sporting more than 36,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries and territories. Under my roof, you'll find Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's and A&W All-American Food Restaurants. Based in Louisville, Ky. Full Story
Dividend Too High?
Ask the Fool
Q What does it mean if a company's annual dividend is more than its earnings per share? — A.S., Charlotte, N.C. A It's a red flag. Imagine that Wanton Punctuation (ticker: ?#$@!) has paid out $2 per share in dividends in the past year, but reported earnings (also known as net income) of just $1.50 per share over that period. Full Story
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