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The Motley Fool
August 18, 2005 |
Are You Holding a Holding Company? Holding companies are conglomerates that own other firms.   |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
What Is a Holding Company? Learn the definition of a holding company and see some examples. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2004 |
"Consolidated" Financial Statements If you're looking at "consolidated" numbers, you've got a complicated company. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2006 |
Holding Companies Explained Investors, in a general sense, holding companies are conglomerates that own other firms. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2006 |
"Consolidated" Financial Statements Investors, learn to make sense of consolidated statements. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Fortune Brands' Future Solid in 2003, the consumer products company looks forward to a similar '04. |
BusinessWeek
December 25, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
Fortune's Spirits Rise Shares of Fortune Brands have vaulted despite concerns that a housing slump might crimp 2007 earnings. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Lucky Fortune Brands Investors toast Fortune Brands' improved outlook for the first quarter. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Making a Fortune Diversified consumer products company Fortune Brands has a breakout quarter. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2005
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Fortune Brands' Out-of-Office Message The consumer-brands company will help create a new power in office products. Investors approve. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Jim Beam Can't Save Fortune Brands Fortune Brands operates in the disparate spirits and wine, home products, and golf businesses. The only thing tying them together is that the products are market leaders. Investors, the only thing untying current results is exposure to housing. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2011
Jim Royal |
What's Fortune Got Up Its Sleeve? There's a lot to like about this conglomerate. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2007
Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: Berkshire Hathaway Bear Berkshire Hathaway trades at a premium to other insurers, is stingier to its shareholders than other conglomerates, and looks to be too cash-rich to invest its entire hoard successfully in the future. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
All-Star Stocks: Splendid Diversification In the spirit of today's All-Star Game, our own all-star analysts offer a glimpse at their best-performing stocks over the past few years: Best Blue Chip -- Berkshire Hathaway... Best Mutual Fund -- Vanguard Emerging Markets Index Fund... etc. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Fortune Brands Shows Strength in Diversity Fortune Brands, Otter Tail, and 3M all look like safe holdings for the long term, shielded from disasters in any one business area by extremely diverse operations. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2004
Matt Logan |
Building a Fortune Since becoming CEO, Norman Wesley has presided over a near doubling of earnings per share, and a 133% surge in Fortune's stock. Wesley talks about the company's history, expansion, and innovation. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Five-Star Financials: Berkshire Hathaway Investors just can't get enough of this financial giant. While the company continues to produce excellent results and massive amounts of cash, the stock has basically tracked the S&P over the past five years. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2008
Timothy M. Otte |
Fortune Still Down on Its Luck Management explains that they're growing market share and positioning the company for success in the long term. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Fortune Hunting Fortune Brands' continued positive outlook warrants closer consideration of its stock. The firm sells a broad range of consumer products, including Moen bathroom fixtures, Titleist golf clubs, and Jim Beam whiskey. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2006
Steven Mallas |
Fortune Bulks Up on Growth Fortune Brands had a wonderful GAAP quarter, although it wasn't all derived from organic operations. Fortune's stock is currently yielding 2% -- if the shares pull back and start sporting a higher yield, then it is definitely time to do some serious work on this one. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Fortune Brands' Unfortunate Home Exposure Look to Fortune Brands for its spirit exposure. There's no hurry to buy the shares, since 2007 could be a challenging year, but make sure to keep this company on your watch list. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
Is Fortune Brands' Luck Finally Turning? Positive news out of the housing market may pass by Fortune Brands. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Fool on the Street: Fortune's Mixed Bag of Brands Fortune Brands has a business model with 44% of profits dependent on the struggling home improvement industry. But it is a growing player in the highly profitable spirits and wine segment of the alcohol industry. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2004
Matt Logan |
An Inexpensive Fortune? Fortune Brands' CEO Norman Wesley says the company is undervalued. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2011
Tom Jacobs |
Breaking Up Is Fun to Do When a company plans a breakup, investors have plenty of good options. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2005
Jeremy MacNealy |
Fortune's Message in a Bottle The company is feeling good as it expands its reach into the liquor biz. Strong growth and stable margins should mean good things going forward. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
When Acquisitions Go Awry Steer clear of companies engaging in obviously silly or reckless deals. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2008
Timothy M. Otte |
Fortune Brands' Three-Putt Weak home and hardware sales drive lower fourth-quarter profits for the spirits and golf company. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2008
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Warren Buffett's Recommended-Reading List What to read to get ahead in the investing world. |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Best Stocks for 2010: Berkshire Hathaway Cheap, diverse, and enduring, Berkshire Hathaway is a winning stock for 2010. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Fortune Good, Debt Bad The alcoholic-beverages side of Fortune is the most attractive, but if it weren't for things like doors and faucets, Fortune might not have turned in another quarter of 10% earnings growth. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
5 Reasons to Invest in Berkshire Hathaway Now In the midst of everything going on in the world, now is the time to be buying Berkshire Hathaway. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2011
Tony Luckett |
Why Buy Berkshire Hathaway? Is Warren Buffett's company worth buying at the moment? |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2007
Sham Gad |
The Intelligent Investor's Investment When it comes to picking stocks, be businesslike. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
What You Don't Know About Berkshire Hathaway If you're not reading Berkshire's filings, you may have overlooked some important facts about the company. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2007
Chuck Saletta |
Even Warren Buffett Fell Behind Warren Buffett experienced a five-year period when his Berkshire Hathaway performed behind S&P index funds. What two traits did he use to get on top again? |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2007
David Meier |
The Power of the Chairman's Letter Warren Buffett always shares his investing strategy. Investors would be wise to pay attention. Here is how he uses return on average net tangible worth, or RANTW, in his business and how investors can when looking at a stock. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Berkshire Hathaway's Lackluster 2011 Berkshire's stock didn't shine in 2011. What went wrong? |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2011
Jim Royal |
Fortune Brands Is in the Sweet Spot But what's this company worth? |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Anand Chokkavelu |
When Would Buffett Sell? Even the man who tries to hold forever sells occasionally. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Will This Trend Be Bunk or a Bunker for Golf Investors? Golf's popularity is on the downswing, threatening investor profits. |
The Motley Fool
February 14, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Buffett Burps Warren Buffet will not seek re-election to Coke's board next month. One can easily imagine that, with or without Buffett on the board, Coca-Cola will continue to dominate brand surveys, commanding the top spot in worldwide brand-name recognition. |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
So Easy, a Caveman Can Shoot It Could Berkshire Hathaway cash in on ABC's sitcom idea based on GEICO's caveman characters? |
Fast Company
January 2004
Jennifer Reingold |
The Ballad of Clayton Homes Berkshire Hathaway's $1.7 billion acquisition of a mobile-home company seemed like a perfect match. Then shareholders got a look, and a folksy tale suddenly turned ugly. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2006
Bill Mann |
Talk About a Competitive Advantage! Berkshire companies should market that 31% of their profits are destined for charity. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Buffett Says It's Over Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett called the end of the U.S. recession, saying the economy has "sort of plateaued at the bottom." The day before, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said the recession "was very likely over." How should investors position themselves? |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2007
Buz Livingston |
Dueling Fools: Berkshire Hathaway Bull It's more important to know whether your investments have a system in place, as Berkshire does, to generate shareholder value in the future. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2008
Brian Richards |
Roundtable: Buffett's Next Moves, and Is Berkshire a Buy? Several analysts discuss what they would ask William Buffett if they could. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
Anand Chokkavelu |
Buy, Sell, or Hold: Berkshire Hathaway With all due respect to Mr. Buffett, let's lay out the cases for buying, selling, and holding Berkshire Hathaway. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2008
Bill Mann |
Is Buffett Talking Up His Own Book? Reflecting on columnist David Weidner's article about Warren Buffett on Marketwatch.com. |
