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The Motley Fool December 23, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Stock Buybacks Decline, at the Dumbest Time Ironically, this is probably one of the best times for companies to buy back their own stock. What a shame that more companies aren't seizing the opportunity. |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Is What Will Push Stocks Higher As long as interest rates stay low, investors have a huge incentive to put money to work in the stock market, and that's how this rally will feed on itself. |
The Motley Fool December 19, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Repeat This 2008 Mistake Target funds got billed as the perfect way to save for retirement or other long-term goals. Yet judging from their performance this year, investors who relied on target funds to get their allocations right got a nasty surprise. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Dividend Cut? Don't Panic! There are other ways to get the income you need. |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
How to Beat Risk Before It Beats You In putting together a lifetime financial plan for your investments, you want to balance the risks you take against the returns you earn. But, figuring out the right way to accomplish that task is easier said than done. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Why Pay Taxes When You Don't Have to? Park your dividends in your Roth IRA and save a lot more money. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Mistake Could Cost You $3.8 Million You can't afford not to reinvest dividends. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Wrong Way to Protect Your Portfolio Using complex products designed to cater to your sense of fear is rarely a smart move for investors. |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Have You Seen CD Rates Lately? Allocate your cash effectively and you can earn more than 5%. CDs are now comparable to what you'd earn on many bonds, and they're likely to outperform or compete with many stocks, too. |
The Motley Fool May 3, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
4 Stocks That Are Leading the Rebound in Dividends With their April dividend raises, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, and ExxonMobil added $1.9 billion to S&P 500 dividends |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Next Victim of the Recession Forget about those 5% yields. |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
A Market-Beating Safety Net for Your Stocks Dividends can protect your stock's downside. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Saving the Next Generation of Investors The era in which you first get exposed to investing plays a pivotal role in defining how you invest. Therefore, this bear market could endanger the investing future for millions. |
The Motley Fool November 11, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
3 Smart Ways to Boost Your Portfolio Income Stocks could be down for a while. Make sure you're prepared. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Money for Nothing -- and Lots of It These investments just keep on giving. |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 John Rosevear |
This Common Move Will Kill Your Retirement Sometimes, the "right thing to do" is actually the wrong thing to do. You can buy stocks that will let you sleep at night -- while still giving you returns that should handily outpace those of the CD or bond fund you were going to buy instead. |
Financial Advisor January 2009 Gail Liberman |
Boring But Beautiful CDs are looking mighty attractive to some clients these days. |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Stretching for Short-Term Yield Don't let a higher yield jeopardize the money you need within five years. Boring may be, well, boring, but it is also safe. So when you're searching for fairly short-term yields, make sure the risks you're taking are appropriate. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Todd Wenning |
Stocks That Pay You Back Supplement your income with these dividend-paying stocks: Pfizer... Merck... Procter & Gamble... Coca-Cola... |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2007 Elliott Orsillo |
The Dividend Dilemma Are high-dividend stocks the best investments? |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Profit From the Stalling Rally Anybody can make money when stocks are going up, and if you know how to sell stocks short, you can profit when stocks drop, too. But what the heck are you supposed to do in a flat market? Here's how even flat markets can produce profits. |
The Motley Fool July 16, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Speaking Mathanese: Capital Gains Taxes Can you beat the market? Here's the math you need to find out, explained in plain English. Did you include dividends when calculating capital gains taxes? Believe it or not, you shouldn't have. |
The Motley Fool May 14, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
Will You Really Get Rich With This Stock? For long-term investors, the goal is to build a portfolio of high quality companies that have the potential to deliver attractive returns over a long period of time. |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 Brian Orelli |
Best Stock for 2009: Pfizer Pfizer's languishing stock price has made the company so much more attractive; it could see a breakout in 2009. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Are Savers Bailing Out Banks? Rate cuts hurt those on a fixed income. A large group of investors, especially retirees who rely on their savings to pay living expenses, have already started to feel the effects of lower interest rates. |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Trim Your Taxes With Treasuries Until you know the tax implications of a particular investment, you can't make a valid comparison. While high rates will often produce the highest after-tax returns, it's worth a second look to make sure you're not missing out on a better deal. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2004 |
Who's in the Dow? Did you realize that the Dow is an average of just 30 companies? |
The Motley Fool July 21, 2011 Todd Wenning |
What Does IBM Do With Its Free Cash? Let's find out whether it's a good steward of your capital. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2008 Todd Wenning |
Supercharge Your Income With These Stocks Dividend stocks offer the best option, but you need to start now. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2009 Brian Orelli |
Merck Pummels Pfizer One of these acquisitions is not like the other. |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Are No Free Lunch Extra yield may be worth the risk in some cases, but be sure you know what you're getting into. |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Speaking Mathanese: Dividend Taxes The taxman cometh. Do you know what you owe? Here is how to figure your dividend tax. |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2010 John Rosevear |
Options? Are You Nuts?! Is the options market really a place for individual investors? |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2004 |
Wanted: Safe Short-Term Investments Where should you put money that you'll need in a year or two? |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
Are You Missing Out on Dividends? Dividend stocks have been getting a lot of attention lately, and that's no accident. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Crazy Thing You Already Should Have Done The time you should be most interested in getting back into stocks is when it seems like only a crazy person would buy them. |
The Motley Fool February 13, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Simple Step You Can't Afford to Skip Stocks that pay healthy dividends have helped investors create fortunes over the years. But if you forget one simple step along the way, you'll end up with only a fraction of the nest egg you could have had. |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2010 |
Dividend Growth Stocks You Need Dividend stocks outperform. But companies that have raised their dividends do especially well -- and companies that are about to raise their dividends do better still. |
The Motley Fool February 16, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Don't Leave These Big Bucks on the Table! This secret weapon could turbocharge your portfolio. Over the past eight decades, reinvestment of dividends has contributed more than 40% of the S&P 500's return. |
The Motley Fool November 18, 2005 |
The Dow's Components Did you know out of thousands and thousands of existing companies, just 30 make up the Dow? |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2011 Todd Wenning |
What Does Procter & Gamble Do With Its Free Cash? Let's find out whether it's a good steward of your capital. |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Rally Is Nowhere Near Over The stock market's rally over the past three months has many investors thinking it must be too good to be true -- and definitely too big to last. One well-known stock expert, though, says that we may just be getting started. |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Big Buybacks Some big companies are planning big buybacks, benefiting investors. IBM... Pfizer... etc. |
The Motley Fool July 21, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Dividend Stock You Can Buy Don't let dividends confuse you. Once you understand why stocks pay dividends, you'll be able to separate the best from the rest and buy stocks that work for your needs. |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
6 Stocks to Get Your Kids Through College The right investments make a huge difference. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2010 Jim Royal |
5 Stocks for the Good Life The lowest-risk, most secure way to a great retirement may be to invest in blue-chip stocks. |
The Motley Fool May 25, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Avoid Sure Losses With These Investments Here are some investing ideas that can help you fight the risks that plague your portfolio, rather than simply accepting losses as inevitable. |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Yet Another Goldman Investment You Shouldn't Buy Equity-linked CDs aren't what you think. |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
How Dividend Stocks Will Make You Rich Yields and compounding returns over time add up to amazing wealth. |
The Motley Fool March 20, 2008 Dave Mock |
The Easiest Way to Double Your Returns The key to earning superior returns is not timing the market, but rather spending time in the market -- particularly if you hold great, dividend-paying companies over the long haul. Read on for more. |