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The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 Shannon Zimmerman |
A Beginner's Guide to Growth Stocks Now appears to be an excellent time for investors to go growth shopping: After years of market-lagging performance, that seems to be where the market's bargains lie -- provided you know how to find 'em. |
The Motley Fool November 6, 2006 Tim Hanson |
Don't Try to Beat the Market It's entirely possible to be a hands-off investor and still put the long-term wealth-building power of the stock market to work for you. The secret? Index funds. |
The Motley Fool March 11, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
5 Things You Shouldn't Do There's a lot we can learn from those more experienced than us. Following are five investing tips from a long-time investor. |
The Motley Fool September 11, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu |
How Expensive Is Amazon.com Stock Right Now? Let's see what numbers can tell us about how cheap Amazon.com might be. |
The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
Beat the Market in Your Sleep Outperform without all that pesky volatility. The Vanguard 500 Index a world-class and dirt cheap S&P tracker that provides quick and easy exposure to such household names as Microsoft, General Electric, and IBM -- has notched an annualized gain of 12%. |
The Motley Fool May 1, 2007 Shannon Zimmerman |
A Beginner's Guide to Market Rallies You can still find values during market upswings, and right now is a fine time for newbie investors to hit the market's sales rack. |
The Motley Fool September 11, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu |
How Much of a Bargain Is Johnson & Johnson Stock Right Now? Let's take a look to see how cheap shares of Johnson & Johnson are trading, how consistent its performance has been, and what kind of growth profile it has -- both on an absolute and a relative basis. |
The Motley Fool December 5, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
The Best Way to Invest in Growth The best fund managers know that, when a stock's price has outrun even the rosiest of growth scenarios, it's time to head for the exits. They don't fall in love with a stock's "story," in other words. They focus on fundamentals and make their buy -- and sell -- decisions accordingly. |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2008 Shannon Zimmerman |
Better Living Through Cheating You can beat the market without breaking a sweat. No, really. |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2008 Shannon Zimmerman |
Beat the Market in Your Sleep Outperform without all that pesky volatility. |
The Motley Fool September 13, 2006 Seth Jayson |
Exploiting the Averages The market's best companies aren't always served up with hefty discounts. That's why it's important to pay attention when the opportunity does come along. |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Shannon Zimmerman |
Million-Dollar Shortcuts Here's how to shave time off your road trip to financial freedom. |
The Motley Fool January 8, 2012 Anand Chokkavelu |
Best Buy's Stock Looks Cheap by the Numbers Let's take a look. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2005 |
Understanding "Multiples" Multiples can help you evaluate stock prices. Here's what they mean. |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Focus on Fees When it comes to mutual funds, it pays to be a cheapskate. Take a look at the funds you currently own. Are you paying for the "privilege" of underperformance? If so, it could be time for a mutual fund makeover. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2004 |
Seeking Outstanding Mutual Funds Don't settle for below-average performance when you can earn average or better. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2004 |
Beating the Market Can an actively managed mutual fund consistently post market-beating returns? |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2005 |
Understanding "Window Dressing" Some mutual funds are pulling the wool over your eyes. |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu |
How Expensive Is Google Stock Right Now? Let's use some carefully chosen metrics to size up Google's true value. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2004 |
Fussing About Fund Fees Mutual fund fees may look small, but they can eat much of your earnings. |
The Motley Fool March 13, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
A Shock-Resistant Portfolio Volatility happens. Here's what you can do about it: Consider plunking down the lion's share of your investment moola on a portfolio of world-class (and well-diversified) mutual funds and then supplementing with individual stock picks. |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
Get Off to a Smart Start Just getting your feet wet with investing? We've got a cheat sheet. |
The Motley Fool April 2, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Money So Easy It Feels Like Cheating You don't have to get rich on your own -- let others do it for you by investing in solid, well-run mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Shannon Zimmerman |
Cheap Stocks for New Investors If you don't have 30 years -- or quite that much discipline -- financial independence can still be within reach. To achieve it, you'll want to beat the market's average, of course. And you'll need to manage your investments and personal finances effectively along the way. |
The Motley Fool March 7, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
Can 90 Million Investors Be Wrong? As convenient as they are, the vast majority of mutual funds are market-lagging dogs. With more than 7,000 funds vying for your hard-earned savings, the trouble lies in separating the fund industry's proverbial wheat from its chaff. |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2007 Michael Leibert |
Dueling Fools: Wal-Mart Bear Rebuttal Wal-Mart's management will someday get out of the way of the company's share price, rewarding long-term shareholders, but that day continues to seem distant. |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Are Your Funds Worth Owning? There's nothing magical or intrinsically worthwhile about a mutual fund in itself. A fund is only as good as the folks picking the investments. How does your fund measure up? |
The Motley Fool September 3, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu |
Is Microsoft Stock Cheap Right Now? Let's take a look. |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
A Very Simple Plan Got discipline? We've got a plan. 1. Get serious about saving... 2. Invest wisely... |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Exciting Young Funds Buck the Trend Death and rebirth in the land of mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool March 3, 2011 Ilan Moscovitz |
Amazon.com May Be Cheaper Than You Think Amazon.com has a tendency to produce more free cash flow than net income. This means that the standard price-to-earnings multiple investors use to judge companies may overstate its price tag. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu |
How Much of a Bargain Is Frontier Communications Right Now? Let's take a look. |
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 David Gardner |
Finding the Best Funds Here's how you can climb to the top of the mutual fund heap. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu |
Is Pfizer Stock Cheap Right Now? If you find Pfizer's numbers compelling, continue your due diligence. |
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Todd Wenning |
Yes, You Can Beat the Market How do individual investors have the upper hand against fund managers? As an individual investor, you have mobility and freedom on your side -- something mutual fund managers don't always have. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu |
How Cheap Is ExxonMobil Stock Right Now? Let's take a look. |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
The Case for Mutual Funds Our resident fund jockey takes on all doubters. Are mutual funds a good investment, or just a way to underperform? |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
The Only Investing Strategy for a Bear Market Investors should ask themselves: in this new "bear" reality, where no one knows which way the market is heading, what works and what doesn't and, most importantly, how can I protect my assets against further losses? |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2009 Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Watch eBay Warily In advance of online auctioneer eBay's earnings report let's take a look at its peers and competitors. |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 Todd Wenning |
How to Become a Great Investor Mutual funds are managed by some the sharpest minds in the business, who, more importantly, have the time and expertise to pick the right stock for you. |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 |
Don't Be Afraid of Heights: The One Thing You Need to Know About High P/E Ratios Companies with high P/E ratios are simply being rewarded for what the market sees as future profit potential. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu |
Is DuPont Stock Cheap Right Now? Here's how DuPont compares it its peers for trailing five-year growth. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu |
How Cheap Is General Electric Stock Right Now? Let's use some carefully chosen metrics to size up General Electric's true value. |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Fidelity Chairman Challenges SEC In an editorial, Edward Johnson challenges the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to require all chairpersons of mutual funds to be "independent" -- meaning they'd have no stake in the fund's management company. |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2005 Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Starbucks-Gazing Analysts expect Starbucks to report $1.7 billion in sales and generate $0.15 per share in profits. But this stock is priced at better-than-perfection. |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2004 |
Understanding "Multiples" Understanding multiples can help you evaluate a stock's attractiveness. |
The Motley Fool October 31, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Why Pay for Nothing? From the standpoint of the individual investor, mutual fund fees often go unnoticed. However, they're extremely significant and represent a large handicap for savers to overcome in trying to reach their financial goals. |
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu |
There Are Better Opportunities Than Boston Scientific Let's take a look. By the numbers, Abbott, Medtronic, and Johnson & Johnson all look more compelling than Boston Scientific. |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2008 Joe Magyer |
Dismantling the PEG Ratio Breaking down a broken-down metric. |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
The Case for Mutual Funds Picking the right fund is every bit as important as picking the right stock, if not more so. |