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The Motley Fool
November 18, 2011
Rich Smith |
Why Congress Can't Stop Stealing Salary of rank-and-file members of the U.S. Congress: $174,000. Average annual Civil Service Retirement System benefits for retired members as of 2007: $63,696. But the profits they can make by trading on inside information? Priceless.   |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
Rich Smith |
Senators, Act Senatorially -- and Pass the STOCK Act All investors are equal -- except in the U.S. Congress. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2011
Rich Smith |
Support Your Local "Sheriff" ... in Supporting the STOCK Act Over a year ago, only a bare half-dozen congressmen were on record supporting a law that would ban insider trading on Capitol Hill. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
Rich Smith |
Dear Congress: Please Stop Robbing Us It's time to pass the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Rich Smith |
Highway Robbery on Capitol Hill Could it be that some politicians are just as guilty of engaging in financial shenanigans as the bankers they love to castigate? |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2010
Rich Smith |
Highway Robbery on Capitol Hill, Part Deux All investors are equal, but Congress is more equal than others. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2012
John Reeves |
Let's Thwart America's Criminal Class A handy bibliography for the STOCK Act, proposed law that is designed to prohibit Senators and Representatives from trading securities based on nonpublic information. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2010
Rich Smith |
An Open Letter to the Next Speaker of the House Dear Mr. Soon-to-be-Speaker, Representatives Brian Baird and Louise Slaughter have proposed a bill that would end insider trading on Capitol Hill -- the "Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act" |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Insider Trading on Capitol Hill? Are some of our senators taking advantage of their inside scoop? |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2006
Chuck Saletta |
Your Edge Over Buffett With less competition chasing a larger pool of great potential investments, you've got a far better chance of finding and buying great stocks. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
A Confidence Shortage on Wall Street Major brokerages' reputations have taken a nosedive. |
Geotimes
April 2004
Kendy & Vranes |
Breaking Down the Barriers: A Two-Part Series, Part 1 Although it is a tired cliche, knowledge is power, and nowhere is that more true than in legislative politics. Your members of Congress cannot do their jobs without citizens' input. In other words, they need to be lobbied. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2006
David Meier |
Berkshire Hathaway Is Not for Everyone If you understand Berkshire thoroughly and believe it's a bargain today, go for it. If not, don't worry. There are plenty of great investment opportunities out there. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Buffett's Buying What? Speculation abounds that Buffett's on a binge. Here is the lowdown on the hype. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2008
Toby Shute |
Buffett's No-Brainer Buy Warren Buffett is a believer in GE, and he's stepped in today with a sizable investment in the blue-chip behemoth. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2011
Rich Smith |
Ambush on Capitol Hill! The STOCK Act is in danger. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2010
Eric Bleeker |
Buffett's Big Hedge: Goldman Sachs Is a Win-Win for Berkshire (Fool TV) It turns out that because of Buffett's preferred positions, Berkshire wins whether Goldman's stock price goes up or down. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2007
Sham Gad |
Buffett's Words of Wisdom: Part 2 Want to become a better investor? Do what Warren would do: Invest in great businesses that you understand, and then be patient. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why Insider Sales Could Skyrocket Taxes are a huge factor influencing executives' decisions about selling their company shares that could push insider sales even higher still between now and the end of the year. |
Geotimes
May 2004
Kendy & Vranes |
Breaking Down the Barriers: A Two-Part Series, Part II Part two in a series on how to effectively lobby your members of Congress. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
I Blame Warren Buffett If Buffett can't win in this market, and he's arguably the greatest investor of our generation, how do we stand a chance? |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Warren Buffett Is a Big Loser If the world's greatest investors goof up sometimes, you definitely will too. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Why Can't You Be More Like Oracle? Now that Oracle has initiated a dividend, let's see the bigger tech tightwads follow the lead. The time has come for Google, Apple, and Cisco to ante up. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2008
Morgan Housel |
A Subsidiary Soap Opera for Berkshire Hathaway What does General Re's management turmoil mean for shareholders? |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2007
Buz Livingston |
Dueling Fools: Berkshire Hathaway Bull Rebuttal Stay calm, investors. Buffett's eventual end won't be Berkshire's. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Warren Buffett Goes Shopping What's the Oracle of Omaha been up to lately? Selling Treasury bonds and buying U.S. stocks, that's what. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2003
Mathew Emmert |
Warren, Show Me the Money Why Berkshire Hathaway should pay dividends. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2007
Sham Gad |
Buffett's Words of Wisdom Want to become a better investor? Do what Warren would do: Invest in great businesses that you understand, and then be patient. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2011
Rich Smith |
Congresswoman Tackles an Ethical Dilemma About a week ago, I wrote a few words here on the subject of "insider trading" in Congress. Was someone reading my mind? |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2012
Lawrence Greenberg |
Why Congress Isn't Liable for Insider Trading Has Congress exempted itself from the laws that send ordinary Americans to jail if they engage in insider trading? |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Is This the End of Berkshire Hathaway? Berkshire Hathaway did something it hasn't done since Warren Buffett took the helm in the mid-60s. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Why Congress Loves Bank Stocks Little wonder that in a world where Congress can legally trade on inside information, the most faith is put in companies where Congress' actions influence most of the outcome. |
The Motley Fool
May 29, 2008
Todd Wenning |
The Only Two Things You Can Do Wrong Wise words from Warren Buffett regarding the two things investors can do wrong when buying stocks.. |
Salon.com
August 31, 1999
Larry Kanter |
Warren Buffett The Oracle of Omaha -- the world's greatest stock market investor -- lives in a house he bought for $31,500, dines on burgers and quotes Mae West. He's worth $36 billion ... give or take a few mil. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Warren Buffett, Sports Gambler Several months ago, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary backed an insurance contract that would leave the company on the hook for $30 million if France won the World Cup. |
BusinessWeek
July 29, 2010
Eric Pooley |
Commentary: America Sits Out the Race There are some obvious ways to make the U.S. more competitive with China in clean energy. Why won't the Senate debate them? |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2009
Anand Chokkavelu |
The Home Run Stock Buffett Can't Buy For us mere mortals is that there's more opportunity for outsized returns in small-cap stocks than there is in larger-cap stocks. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Keeping the Faith at Berkshire The question of succession planning at Berkshire is getting to be plain old-fashioned silliness. It's fairly likely that when it comes time for Buffett or Munger to step aside, Berkshire's share price will fall in the short term. If it does, it will probably be an opportunity. |
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. |
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
May 7, 2009 |
Roundtable: Berkshire After Buffett Is Berkshire Still Berkshire Without Buffett? Three Berkshire-owning analysts discuss what Berkshire Hathaway will be like once Warren Buffett is gone. |
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 24, 2009
Ken Solow |
What If Warren Buffett Were a Strategic Asset Allocator? Enter a terrifying 'what if' world scenario in which Warren Buffett no longer cares about little things like "value." |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
Nick Kapur |
Warren Buffett Is Breaking the Rules! The Oracle is making big bets. Are you? For a guy who claims his first rule of investing is "Never lose money," Warren Buffett doesn't appear to have much of a problem with it. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2010
Eben Esterhuizen |
Warren Buffett's Trades: Visualizing the Oracle's Portfolio Tweaks A look at Berkshire Hathaway's recent moves. |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2004
Bill Mann |
Buffett Rips Congress on Options Why just counting the options given to the top five execs is a dumb, dumb idea. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why You May Never See Another Deal Like This Berkshire shareholders get some bad news. Goldman Sachs announced that it was electing to redeem the preferred shares it had issued to Berkshire in September 2008 after the collapse of Lehman Brothers during the financial crisis. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2008
Andy Louis-Charles |
Has the Berkshire Annual Meeting "Jumped the Shark"? Are Berkshire Hathaway's famous shareholder meetings best days behind them? Take a look at 5 under-the-radar annual meetings that would make Berkshire shareholders jealous. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Is Congress Hurting Market Returns? Practically the entire advance in the market since 1897 corresponds to the periods when Congress is in recess? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Solar Power Goes to Washington Solar power's success in lobbying Congress could benefit investors. |
