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The Dow Jones Industrials Average (INDEX: ^DJI) gets more attention than any other measure of the stock market in the world. But if you follow the Dow, you might be surprised to learn that one of its idiosyncrasies has held it back from even larger gains over the years.
I'll reveal a way to...
If you're a busy investor with more than just stock-picking on your plate, you might want to consider a mechanical investing strategy. And if you're interested in stocks, one of the most intriguing of these strategies is Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula.
Greenblatt details this approach in his...
As the world's third-richest person and most celebrated investor, Warren Buffett attracts a lot of attention. Thousands try to glean what they can from his thinking processes and track his investments.
We can't know for sure whether Buffett is about to buy Boeing (NYS: BA) -- he hasn't...
If you're a busy investor with more than just stock-picking on your plate, you might want to consider a mechanical investing strategy. And if you're interested in stocks, one of the most intriguing of these strategies is Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula.
Greenblatt details this approach in his...
Why Apple's Huge Success Will Be Its Biggest Challenge
1:36PM 2/11/2012
Apple is highlighted in The Motley Fool's new report,"3 Hidden Winners of the iPhone, iPad, and Android Revolution." The report highlights three other companies that are poised to cash in on the booming smartphone and tablet trend in the United States. You can get instant access to these...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI) fell 0.4% this week, with most of the pain coming yesterday after there was some doubt raised as to whether Greece would receive its latest batch of bailout money.
Investors fear that failure to bail out Greece would leave an overleveraged...
In late 2010 I was able to chat with Cirrus Logic's (NAS: CRUS) CEO Jason Rhode. After doing some due diligence on the company and its relationship with key customer Apple (NAS: AAPL) , I decided to make the jump and buy shares in the real-money portfolio I manage on Fool.com.
A year and a...
The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which the Fool's Brendan Byrnes and Andrew Tonner discuss topics around the investing world.In today's edition, Brendan and Andrew continue their series of looking at one dividend stock to buy and one to sell. Brendan...
Capitalism creates an environment where might is right, money is all that matters, and the Davids of the world have no chance against the Goliaths ... right?
Well, not always. As evolution has shown, with the right circumstances, cooperation can be more effective to survival than competition....
The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which consumer goods editor/analyst Austin Smith and consumer goods editor/analyst Brendan Byrnes discuss topics around the investing world.In today's video, Brendan and Austin each pick one of their favorite stocks from...
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