Too Old for Stocks?
Fool’s School
As you get older, it seems that no one wants you to have any fun. After a lifetime of investing experience, and after you’ve gotten familiar with dozens of companies that have served you well, financial planners may tell you to bid farewell to those trusty stocks — even blue chips. Full Story
Name That Company
My slogan is “Cover the Earth.” Founded in 1866 and based in Cleveland, I’m America’s largest specialty retailer of paint, stains, coatings, wall coverings and sundry items. I patented a resealable tin can in 1877 and paid my first dividend in 1885. These days, I’m developing environmentally friendly coatings. Full Story
P&G’s Tricky Task
The Motley Fool Take
Recession-smacked Procter &Gamble (NYSE: PG) lowered prices on roughly 10 percent of its products last year. Now it’s trying to squeeze more sales out of its most popular brands — but that movecould flop badly. Full Story
From $5,000 to $5
My Dumbest Investment
I bought shares of Pacific Ethanol because I read that Bill Gates did. It turns out that Bill Gates is a lousy investor. It was my worst and best investment. It was the worst because my $5,000 turned into $5. (No, I never sold — I kept waiting for a comeback.) It was the best because I learned some lessons of a lifetime: Don’t buy on speculation of future earnings. Full Story
Last week’s trivia answer
I was founded in New York City in 1892. Early customers buying my outdoor gear included Teddy Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart. By the early 1900s I was selling clothing for women and men. Over the years I’ve offered golf lessons, a kennel, hot air balloons, falconry equipment, hip flasks during prohibition and much more. Full Story
Footnotes & Tulips
Ask the Fool
QI s it OK to just read a company’s
filings without reading
the footnotes, too?
— M.S., Tucson, Ariz.
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