Lessons From BP
Fool’s School
The oil spill in the gulf took a toll on investors, as well as the environment and local businesses. Here are some lessons we should all remember: Full Story
Name That Company
I was born in 1981 as the Au Bon Pain Co. I bought the Saint Louis Bread Company in 1993 and 1999, sold Au Bon Pain and took my current name. My stock has grown more than tenfold since then. recently bought the Paradise Bakery & Café chain. Today I’m a major player in the café-bakery world, with some 1,400 stores in 40 states and Canada. Full Story
Don’t Count eBay Out
The Motley Fool Take
Over the past five years, eBay’s (Nasdaq: EBAY) stock has plunged some 50 percent as it lost ground to its biggest competitor, Amazon. com. The current mobile boom may just be what the doctor ordered, though. Full Story
Social Security Match
My Dumbest Investment
My worst investment over the last 40-plus years has been Social Security. Around 1970, I decided I needed to start saving and investing, but how much? I decided to match the amount shown on my paycheck for Social Security tax (not including the company match). This money went into my retirement account. I continued this level of saving all of my working life. Full Story
Last week’s trivia answer
I was born in 1906, when Polish immigrant Jacob Sapirstein borrowed $50 to start a business in Cleveland selling postcards to drugstores and candy stores. I introduced self-serve display racks for cards in 1929. I flourished during the Great Depression and began printing my own greeting cards in 1936. Full Story
Brand Behemoths
Ask the Fool
Q What are the world’s biggest
brands?
— J.L., Allentown, Pa.
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