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OCZ Technology Group (NAS: OCZ) carries $69.3 million of goodwill and other intangibles on its balance sheet. Sometimes goodwill, especially when it's excessive, can foreshadow problems down the road. Could this be the case with OCZ? Before we answer that, let's look at what...

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oilfield services provider RPC (NYS: RES) has earned a respected four-star ranking. With that in mind, let's take a closer look at RPC's business and...

Microsoft has been tempting to value investors for the better part of five years.  Despite smartphones becoming a greater and greater threat to Mr. Softy, Microsoft still maintains an effective monopoly in the cash cow personal computer OS business. With its Windows 8 upgrade due...

Dividend checks continue to get fatter in corporate America, as more companies jack up their distribution rates. Readers of the Income Investor newsletter can certainly appreciate that kind of thinking. Let's take a closer look at some of the companies that inched their payouts higher...

May has been a lousy month for stocks so far. I don't have to tell you that. But if it's been a bad month for stocks in general, it's been a really bad month for riskier, higher-beta stocks. Which makes sense -- by definition, higher-beta stocks tend to rise faster than the average, but...

It takes money to make money. Most investors know that, but with business media so focused on the "how much," very few investors bother to ask, "How fast?" When judging a company's prospects, how quickly it turns cash outflows into cash inflows can be just as important as how much...

It takes money to make money. Most investors know that, but with business media so focused on the "how much," very few investors bother to ask, "How fast?" When judging a company's prospects, how quickly it turns cash outflows into cash inflows can be just as important as how much...

It takes money to make money. Most investors know that, but with business media so focused on the "how much," very few investors bother to ask, "How fast?" When judging a company's prospects, how quickly it turns cash outflows into cash inflows can be just as important as how much...

Here at The Motley Fool, I've long cautioned investors to keep a close eye on inventory levels. It's a part of my standard diligence when searching for the market's best stocks. I think a quarterly checkup can help you spot potential problems. For many companies, products that sit on the...

It takes money to make money. Most investors know that, but with business media so focused on the "how much," very few investors bother to ask, "How fast?" When judging a company's prospects, how quickly it turns cash outflows into cash inflows can be just as important as how much...