Don't Follow the Herd
Fool's School
Between 1984 and 1999, during a great bull market in America, roughly 90 percent of mutual fund managers underperformed the Wilshire 5000 Index — a relatively low bar to beat. Think about this for a moment. Only one out of 10 "expert" mutual fund managers generated a return higher than that of the overall general market. Why does this happen? Full Story
Name That Company
Founded in Arkansas in 1935, I'm the world's largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork. I process 40 million chickens per week and the chicken wings I produce each year would stretch from Los Angeles to New York and back more than six times. I'm America's No. Full Story
Disney's Cash Machine
The Motley Fool Take
Not even Mickey Mouse is immune to this recession. But he'll make it through all right. Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is a strong international performer in most economic climates. The star performer in its third quarter was the media networks division. ESPN, ABC and the Disney Channel collectively held their ground year over year, losing just 2 percent of their sales. Full Story
Skipped the Options
My Dumbest Investment
My dumbest investment was to succumb to management pressures to not exercise my stock options and sell stock when my employer's stock was at a peak. Although I came out all right in the end, my net worth would have been higher had I exercised them and diversified at an earlier age. Moral: Don't let your company's stock be a dominant part of your portfolio. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
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
When Is It Time to Sell?
Ask the Fool
Q I was sitting on $12,000 in profits, but they're now down to $5,000. Should I sell and keep the cash in case the Dow crashes again? — K.F., Newark, N.J. A If you do and the Dow does crash soon, you'll be well positioned to profit. But what if it just keeps rising? You'll miss out on a lot of gains. Full Story
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