Fool’s School
Foolanthropy 2009!
Over the first 12 years of Foolanthropy, you — members of the Fool community — have helped us raise more than $3 million for a wide range of deserving charities. This year, we’re “adopting” Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School, located 20 minutes from us in one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. Full Story
Name That Company
Most know my products, but not my name. Founded in 1984, I’m based in Ontario, Canada. My flagship product is named after a small, da fruit that’s composed of many smaller fruits. I’m a leading maker of wi - less communications products, and in a little more than a decade, employees have grown from 200 to more than 12,000. Full Story
The Motley Fool Take
Teva Advances
Teva Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: TEVA) has tired of waiting for the U.S. government to establish a pathway for approval of generic versions of biologic drugs. Instead, it’s asking for approval for its copy of Amgen’s Neupogen under the normal branded-drug process. Full Story
My Dumbest Investment
Beware Cold Call Losses
In 1957, I received a “cold call.” An unknown solicitor presented me with a “hot tip” about an oil and gas company, and I ended up buying my first shares of common stock. Later, when I tried to sell my 100 shares, I discovered there was no market for them. I lost $125. Full Story
Last week’s trivia answer
Based in Houston, I’m the globe’s top marketer and distributor of food-service products. I deliver fruits and vegetables, prepared packaged meals, fresh and frozen meats, seafood, poultry, canned and dry products, paper and disposables, and more. I serve some 400,000 customers, including restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals and retirement homes. Full Story
What Is This Thing Called The Motley Fool?
Remember Shakespeare? Remember “As You Like It”? In Elizabethan days, Fools were the only 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.
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Ask the Fool
A Good Time for 401(k)s
Q Is this a good time to start
contributing to a 401(k)
account at work?
— G.W., online
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