AvoidTheseFourGoldStocks
Wedonotdigthesefourproducersoftheyellowmetal.
byParvathyKrishnan,CFA|03-13-06|06:00AM|E-mailArticle|PrintArticle|Permissions/Reprints
Goldpriceshavebeenskyrocketingrecently,continuingthesecularbullmarketingoldthatstartedin2001.Afterstarting2005at$420perounce,goldpriceshaveralliedtoabove$525perounce,levelsnotseensincethelate1980s.Notsurprisingly,goldbugsfeelvin...[
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The10BestStocksYouMightActuallyBuy
BySethJayson(TMFBent)
I'measilyobsessedbywhatIread.ToomuchTomWolfeandmysentencesareparagraph-lengthheadtrips.IfmybedtimestoriescomefromStephenKing,it'llbeaweekofsewer-dwellingmonster-clownsandthe"copperytasteofbloodandfear"onthebackofmytongue.
Thismonth,I'mobsessedwithsomethingabitlessfrightening.Infact,it'sdownrightuplifting.I'mtalkingaboutthenumbersi...[
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TheMarket'sCapitalOpportunities
ByTimHanson(TMFMmbop)
Sincethebeginningof2006,I'vebeenmildlyobsessedwithstudyingthetopstocksofthepast10years.I'vereachedtwoconclusions:
Itpaystolookatsmallcaps.
Managementmatters.
SmallcompanieswithsuperiorCEOswillgiveyouaheadstartonmarket-beatingreturns,butIthoughttherewouldbemoreindicators.Sofar,I'vebeenwrong.
Thequandaryofcash
Beforestartingmyana...[
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RidingTechnologytoaTriple
ByDavidGardner
Today'sheadlinesaretrulynewsworthy:"NYSENowTradesonNYSE,""213YearsOldandFinallyPublic,"andaproposoftoday'snearly$10gain,"StockSoars."Yes,ladies,gentlemen,andFoolseverywhere,youcannowbuyapieceoftheNewYorkStockExchange.ThecompanyisNYSEGroup(NYSE:NYX).
Abig-time$10gain.ThedebutoftheNYSEasastock.Thisisagreatstory.
Buthowcouldyouhavemadesomerealmon...[
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PrepareforaGruesomeRetirement
BySelenaMaranjian(TMFSelena)
It'stimeforsometoughlove.Iwantyoutohaveacomfortableretirement,doingthingsthatyouenjoyandthingsyou'vealwayswantedtodo.Thatmaymeandininginsomefinerestaurants,travelingtotheGalapagosIslandstoseeblue-footedboobies,takingyourgrandchildrentoHershey,Pa.,andlivinginaspiffyretirementcommunity.ButjudgingfromsomestatisticsIrecentlyranacross,y...[
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ITurned$3,000Into$210,000
BySelenaMaranjian(TMFSelena)
Thisarticlesportsquitetheheadline,doesn'tit?Itmightsmackofexaggeration.Butbelieveitornot,it'strue.Comewithmenow,onajourneyintothepast.
Howithappened
Pictureit:NewJersey,1995.IwasnotyetaFoolemployee.Perhapslikeyou,Iwasanavidreaderoftheonlinesite.TheFool'sfoundingbrothers,DavidandTomGardner,wereoccasionallyrecommendingstocks,andint...[
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GreenFieldsGrow40-Baggers
ByDaveMock
Here'saquickquiz:WhatdoeBay(Nasdaq:EBAY),Starbucks(Nasdaq:SBUX),andAmazon.com(Nasdaq:AMZN)haveincommon?Besidesbeingkillerstocks,theyallprosperedbypursuinggreenfields--marketsthatwereeithernonexistentorlargelyuntappedpriortotheirarrival.
Insteadofsquaringoffagainstcompetitorsinacrowdedmarket,thesecompaniesdecidedtoblazeatrailalltheirown.Starbuckspione...[
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CashMachines
ByNathanParmelee(TMFDoraemon)
Inaninvestors'utopia,wewouldallbeabletoearnmarket-beatingreturnswithnoeffortandnexttonocost.I'mheretotellyouthatthisdoesn'texist...butyoucangetclose.
Youcangetreturnsthatmatchthemarketwithnoeffortbysimplyloadinguponanindexfundinyourretirementaccount.Butwithastrategythatisfocusedondividendpayersandregularreinvestment,Ibelievebeatingthemarketispo...[
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Can90MillionInvestorsBeWrong?
ByShannonZimmerman(TMFZman)
Advisor,MotleyFoolChampionFunds
Quick:Nametheinvestmentvehiclethatappearsintheportfoliosofmorethan90millionAmericans.
Ifyousaid"mutualfunds,"giveyourselfagoldstarandheadtothefrontofyourcubicle:Youarecorrect!
The"wisdom"ofcrowds
Troubleis,asconvenientastheyare,thevastmajorityofmutualfundsaremarket-laggingdogs.Withmorethan7,000o...[
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AreYouaQualifiedInvestor?
BySelenaMaranjian(TMFSelena)
There'saninterestingterminthefinancialworld:"qualifiedinvestor."Ibetitdoesn'tmeanwhatyouthinkitmeans.Here'sonedefinitionfromChrisLottatwww.invest-faq.com:
Foranindividualtobeconsideredaqualifiedinvestor(alsotermedanaccreditedinvestor),thatpersonmusteitherhaveanetworthofaboutamillionbucksorhaveanannualincomeinexcessof$200,000.Compani...[
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